Fritz B Burns Foundation

• This foundation funds mainly educational institutions - schools, colleges, scholarships, sports facilities and operating support - alongside religious, arts, health, legal advocacy and community organisations, with purposes spanning capital works, equipment, research, endowed funds and general support.
• No geographic focus is stated, though the filings show grants mainly in California and Utah.
• Typical grants range from $25,000 to $1,000,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 57 grants falling in this band and a median of $250,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant on record was $10,000,000.
• In its latest filing, all of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the two prior filings, which suggests it is a relationship-led funder that favours repeat recipients rather than a wide pool of newcomers.
• Apply by letter by the 30 September deadline, with approval following in November and payment in February; applicants must be 501(c)(3) charities, as private foundations are not funded.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Thomas Aquinas College · Contribution is to a charity exempt under Section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation. Contribution is for partial funding of annual operating costs.
  $3,000,0002024 tax year
• Saint Matthew's Parish School · Contribution is to a charity exempt under Section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation.Contribution is to provide funding for the lower school campus renovation project that will add five additional classrooms, three in A. Quincy Jones building, and two in the Gensler building.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• West Valley Christian School · Contribution is to a charity exempt under Section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation.Contribution is for Dance Studio, Science Lab document cameras and oculus headsets, STEM curriculum and equipment, Film Studio, middle school laptops, newscast technology and Journalism Studio computers, broadcasting equipment, classroom furnishing, part-time staffing for Fine Arts and STEM, campus security, school office renovation, play production and concert equipment, gymnasium event sounds and lighting, Choral Rehearsal Hall, piano and soundproof practice room.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Karl G Maesar Preparatory Academy · Contribution is to a charity exempt under Section 501(c)(3)which is not a private foundation. The contribution is to provide partial funding of Fine Arts Building including 850 seat auditorium, two large ensemble rehearsal spaces, six classrooms, a large scene shop, and storage.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Notre Dame High School · Charity is to a charity exempt under Section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation. Contribution is for modernization of classrooms in Fr Basil Moreau Hall and St. Andre Bessette Hall.
  $500,0002024 tax year
• San Fernando Mission · Contribution is to a charity exempt under Section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation. Contribution is to provide funding for Bride's Room, rebuilding and landscaping the waterfall stream area in the West Garden, repair of Mission fountains and pumps, and waterproofing and tiling the basins.
  $500,0002024 tax year
• West Valley Christian School · Contribution is to a charity exempt under Section 501(C)(3) which is not a private foundation. Contribution is for Preschool Auditorium Renovation and Classroom construction project, replacement of pitched and flat roofs, acoustic improvements, upgrade of HVAC, electrical, and technological systems.
  $400,0002024 tax year
• Sisters Servants of Mary Guild · Contribution is to a charity exempt under Section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation. Contribution is for fixing interior damage to ceilings, walls, and rooms from leaks, repair of plumbing, updating pathways and outdoor seating areas, and replacement of roofs.
  $400,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.