Bourns Foundation
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.
Bourns Foundation at a glance
In short: Bourns Foundation gave $77K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $76,773
- -82.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,530
- -78.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $57,949
- -53.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bourns Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cavalry Christian School ($26K). Together the top 7 received $72K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 36 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $77K (2025) to $428K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $77K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cavalry Christian School Pacific Palisades, CA | Funding 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, CA | Funding for various annual programs including STEPCon Student Conference to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM. | $15,000 |
| Riverside Community Services Foundation Riverside, CA | Gala sponsorship for the city of riverside parks, recreation and community services department | $10,000 |
| La Sierra University Riverside, CA | Payments 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, CA | FUNDING FOR Moreno Valley College School of Public Safety Comfort K9 Program | $5,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $5,000 |
| Oak Valley College Rialto, CA | Payment 1 Out of 3 for $15,000 Scholarship | $5,000 |
| Riverside Community Services Foundation Riverside, CA | Final payment for the naming sponsor of the bourns family youth innovation center | $3,877 |
| The Uc Riverside Foundation Riverside, CA | Funding 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 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $57,949 | $9,628 | $79,293 | $76,773 | 9 | $76,773 | $83,662 | $3,528 |
| 2024 | $125,202 | $255,084 | $430,123 | $428,009 | 11 | $428,009 | $25,125 | $13,750 |
| 2023 | $305,151 | $511,580 | $304,936 | $300,311 | 9 | $300,311 | $27,110 | $5,381 |
| 2022 | $82,115 | $202,611 | $209,525 | $208,530 | 4 | $208,530 | $1,353 | $4,049 |
| 2021 | $94,535 | $203,174 | $225,478 | $218,954 | 3 | — | $16,394 | $5,869 |
| 2020 | $98,392 | $214,481 | $230,469 | $226,000 | 6 | — | $206,207 | $8,674 |
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.
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 (6 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. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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