Burke Family Foundation Inc
Burke Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations in Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia.
Burke Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Burke Family Foundation Inc gave $261K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Florida. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $260,500
- -35.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,050
- -67.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,174,691
- +5.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (5 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Burke Family Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it states that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 567 Canal Road, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Phone: (904) 686-1883
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Burke Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Church of ELEVEN22 ($100K). Together the top 10 received $261K.
Grant Size Distribution
42 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 42 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 64% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida, 23% to Tennessee, 8% to Alabama, and 5% to Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Burke Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 10 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $44K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $48K repeat.
- 30% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 500% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2020) to $403K (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $261K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Church of ELEVEN22 Jacksonville, FL | General Fund | $100,000 |
| Fellowship Adventures Fairview, TN | General Fund | $60,000 |
| Okoa Refuge Jacksonville Beach, FL | General Fund | $47,500 |
| The Bell Center Birmingham, AL | General Fund | $20,000 |
| K9S for Warriors Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | General Fund | $10,000 |
| Treign up Foundation Ashland, VA | General Fund | $10,000 |
| Arize Together Jacksonville, FL | General Fund | $5,000 |
| Willis Chapel UMC Huntly, VA | General Fund | $3,000 |
| Manos De Fe Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | General Fund | $2,500 |
| Kim's Open Door Jacksonville, FL | General Fund | $2,500 |
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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 | $1,174,691 | $367,002 | $269,591 | $260,500 | 10 | $262,050 | $165,614 | $52,379 |
| 2024 | $1,115,067 | $258,806 | $409,938 | $402,500 | 5 | $402,695 | $251,563 | $60,600 |
| 2023 | $1,412,341 | $705,795 | $237,035 | $228,600 | 10 | $229,988 | $248,191 | $50,911 |
| 2022 | $1,037,822 | $712,012 | $226,782 | $222,000 | 8 | $222,575 | $126,391 | $29,954 |
| 2021 | $796,873 | $74,148 | $230,845 | $217,425 | 9 | $218,138 | $68,377 | $42,724 |
| 2020 | $940,743 | $750,274 | $32,113 | $30,500 | 5 | — | $248,613 | $21,830 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Burke Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $52K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose own missions describe work in several areas: OKOA Refuge says it works with local churches on family stability, healthcare, childcare, training, and humanitarian outreach; K9s for Warriors says it provides service dogs to veterans; Arize Together describes itself as a community working to break the cycle of sexual exploitation; and Kim’s Open Door says it supports children’s ministries locally, nationally, and abroad.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $260,500. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $100,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest awards were $100,000 to The Church of Eleven22 in Jacksonville, Florida; $60,000 to Fellowship Adventures in Fairview, Tennessee; $47,500 to OKOA Refuge in Jacksonville Beach, Florida; and $20,000 to The Bell Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Each was listed for “general fund.”
Other 2025 grants included $10,000 each to K9s for Warriors in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and Treign Up Foundation in Ashland, Virginia; $5,000 to Arize Together in Jacksonville, Florida; $3,000 to Willis Chapel UMC in Huntly, Virginia; and $2,500 each to Manos de Fe in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and Kim’s Open Door in Jacksonville, Florida.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Richard L Burke Jr as director, vice president, and treasurer; Karen G Burke as director and president; and Emily C Burke as director and secretary.
Burke Family Foundation Inc is led by Karen G. Burke, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karen G. Burke
Director & President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily C. Burke
Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard L. Burke Jr.
Director, Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Burke Family Foundation Inc
How much does Burke Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Burke Family Foundation Inc gave $261K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $403K across 5 grants.
What is Burke Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Burke Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $26,050, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Burke Family Foundation Inc that year got $8K on average.
Where does Burke Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Burke Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (23%) and Alabama (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Jacksonville, FL (3 grants) and Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (2 grants).
Does Burke Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Burke Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Burke Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Burke Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Church of ELEVEN22 ($100,000), Fellowship Adventures ($60,000) and Okoa Refuge ($47,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Burke Family Foundation Inc?
Burke Family Foundation Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $262K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $52K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Burke Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Burke Family Foundation Inc?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it states that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Burke Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Burke Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3486464. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Burke Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Burke Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/burke-family-foundation-inc-morg_2b79857068f14675a4e2e27e902193b9
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