Burke Museum Association
The association supports the program efforts of the burke museum of natural history and culture, a washington state museum. The burke museum creates a better understanding of the world and our place in it. The burke museum is responsible for washington state collections of natural and cultural heritage and sharing the knowledge that makes them meaningful. The burke museum welcomes a broad and diverse audience and provides a community gathering place that nurtures life-long learning and encourages respect, responsibility and reflection.
Burke Museum Association at a glance
In short: Burke Museum Association gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.0M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,962,361
- +19.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,962,361
- +19.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,962,361
- Total assets
- $1,800,944
- -4.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Burke Museum Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Washington Burke Museum ($2.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Burke Museum Association gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.0M (2020) to $10.4M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.0M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Washington Burke Museum Seattle, WA | Museum Support | $1,962,361 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,800,944 | $2,321,580 | $2,418,371 | $1,962,361 | 1 | $15,894 |
| 2024 | $1,876,196 | $2,571,570 | $2,033,513 | $1,646,181 | 1 | $85 |
| 2023 | $1,349,741 | $1,773,627 | $1,753,804 | $1,261,649 | 1 | $51 |
| 2022 | $1,429,157 | $2,025,349 | $2,370,293 | $2,134,668 | 1 | $49 |
| 2021 | $1,661,702 | $1,727,275 | $10,528,187 | $10,358,553 | 1 | $82 |
| 2020 | $10,455,227 | $1,649,420 | $2,263,077 | $1,000,069 | Total only | $2,180 |
| 2019 | $11,756,911 | $4,267,051 | $2,946,060 | $1,247,857 | 1 | $12,748 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Burke Museum Association
Based on IRS filings
Burke Museum Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $16K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Burke Museum Association is led by Kisha Xiomara Palmer, President & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kisha Xiomara Palmer
President & Director
Board Member → Co-Vice President, 2024
Co-Vice President → President & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwane Chappelle
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Ferguson
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Look
Director
Vice President → Co-Vice President, 2024
Co-Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hunter Jeffers
Director
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe McKinstry
Finance & Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
Director → Finance & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Luttinen
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Bruemmer
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Vautour
Director
Secretary → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cezanne Garcia
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Indira Gillingham
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kirsten Turner
Vice President & Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
Director → Vice President & Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Kincaid-Lawrence
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Clark
Director
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Coldwell
Director
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lester Brown
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darcy Paschino
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristina Sumner
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Guzauskus
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Conor Myhrvold
Secretary & Directorr
Director → Secretary & Directorr, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Anne Delaney (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Janine Ledford (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Brittany Bakkan (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Geriann Baptista (2024) — Director
- Former: Brian Screnar (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Elise Hebb (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Rebecca Wilson (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Geri Ann Baptista (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Hurley (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ed Marcuse (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Erin Younger (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Williarm Urschel (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Alicechandra Fritz (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Rex Buck (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kisha Xiomara (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Brent Reys (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: George W Counts (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Blume (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Schubert (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: John Pohl (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Dunnam (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Doug McTavish (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John Howell (2019) — Past President
- Former: John Kincaid (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Plath (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa Yeager (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Ron Irving (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Spencer G. Smith (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Sydnie Heberling (2019) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Museum Association
How much does Burke Museum Association give each year?
Burke Museum Association gave $2.0M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Burke Museum Association?
Burke Museum Association reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.
What is Burke Museum Association?
Burke Museum Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Burke Museum Association operate?
Burke Museum Association has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Burke Museum Association's EIN?
Burke Museum Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2151686. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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