Bourns Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Riverside, CA EIN: 95-6044472

Bourns Foundation is a private foundation, based in Riverside, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $58K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $77K. Net investment income was $84K.

Key facts about Bourns Foundation

In short: Bourns Foundation gave $77K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
95-6044472
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$76,773
Grants made (2025)
9
Average grant
$8,530
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$57,949
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$58K

-53.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$77K

-82.1% YoY

Grant Count

9

-18.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-78.1% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bourns Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Bourns Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 63% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 9 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

RiversideRedlandsIrvineJurupa ValleyMalibuNewport BeachPacific PalisadesPalo AltoRialtoRiversdie

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K6 grants20203 grants20214 grants20229 grants202311 grants20249 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Cavalry Christian School: $26KCavalry Christian School$26KScience & Technology Education Partnership: $15KScience & Technology EducationPartnership$15KRiverside Community Services Foundation: $14K across 2 grantsRiverside Community ServicesFoundation$14K · 2 grantsLa Sierra University: $5KLa Sierra University$5KRiverside Community College District Foundation: $5KRiverside Community CollegeDistrict Foundation$5KRiverside STEM Academy Foundation: $5KRiverside STEM AcademyFoundation$5KOak Valley College: $5KOak Valley College$5KThe Uc Riverside Foundation: $2KThe Uc Riverside Foundation$2K

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K5$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CAVALRY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Pacific Palisades, CAFunding to Re-establish STEM programs for the school after being impacted by the Palisades fires CONSISTING OF 110 SHARES OF ANALOG DEVICES STOCK WITH A TAX BASIS OF $256, AND A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $25,754 DONATED ON 08/15/2025.$25,754
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP Riverside, CAFunding for various annual programs including STEPCon Student Conference to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM.$15,000
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION Riverside, CAGALA SPONSORSHIP FOR THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT$10,000
LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY Riverside, CAPAYMENTS 4 OF 5 FOR STEM SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT CONSISTING OF 21 SHARES OF ANALOG DEVICES STOCK WITH A TAX BASIS OF $49, AND A FAIR MARKET VALUE OF $5,142 DONATED ON 10/26/2025.$5,142
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FOUNDATION Riverside, CAFUNDING FOR Moreno Valley College School of Public Safety Comfort K9 Program$5,000
RIVERSIDE STEM ACADEMY FOUNDATION Riverside, CAFunding for STEM projects/inventions by students$5,000
OAK VALLEY COLLEGE Rialto, CAPAYMENT 1 OUT OF 3 FOR $15,000 SCHOLARSHIP$5,000
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION Riverside, CAFINAL PAYMENT FOR THE NAMING SPONSOR OF THE BOURNS FAMILY YOUTH INNOVATION CENTER$3,877
THE UC RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION Riverside, CAFunding for Highlander Invitational, the Inland Empire's premier STEM competition & UCR's official Science Olympiad invitational. The tournament's goal is to drive engagement in STEM education by fostering youth engagement with the sciences.$2,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$57,949$125,202$305,151
Revenue$9,628$255,084$511,580
Expenses$79,293$430,123$304,936
Qualifying Distributions$76,773$428,009$300,311
Net Investment Income$83,662$25,125$27,110
Distributable Amount$3,528$13,750$5,381

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 16, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bourns Foundation is led by Gordon L. Bourns II, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gordon L. Bourns II

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Anita Bourns Macbeth

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Caitlin M. Cunnane

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Macbeth IV

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen D. Butler

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Bourns Moyles

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Bourns Hill

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon L. Bourns

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Michael E. Freibott

    Treasurer

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Rush N. Hill III

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bourns Foundation

How much does Bourns Foundation give each year?

Bourns Foundation gave $77K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $428K across 11 grants.

What is Bourns Foundation's typical grant size?

Bourns Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,530, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bourns Foundation give grants?

Bourns Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Riverside, CA (7 grants).

Does Bourns Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Bourns Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Bourns Foundation's largest grantees?

Bourns Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Cavalry Christian School ($25,754), Science & Technology Education Partnership ($15,000) and Riverside Community Services Foundation ($13,877 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Bourns Foundation?

Bourns Foundation reported $58K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $77K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Bourns Foundation's EIN?

Bourns Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6044472. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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