Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Overland Park, KS EIN: 22-6933418

Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Overland Park, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $112K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $2K.

Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust gave $9K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,725
+6.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,246
-8.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,200
Total assets
$112,130
-5.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonStaten IslandAlexandriaDesotoFayettevilleKansas CityPrairie VillageSt Joseph

How Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 148% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K6 grants2019 6 grants2020 5 grants2021 3 grants2022 7 grants2023 6 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $9K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
7 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$8,725
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$112,130$6,093$12,861$8,7257$9,138$2,370$9,896
2024$118,898$81,617$11,185$8,1706$8,468$78,916$9,020
2023$48,466$-3,376$10,213$7,5007$7,759$1,173$8,478
2022$62,055$9,768$5,791$3,5193$3,743$7,753$7,675
2021$58,078$4,187$6,538$4,5005$4,701$2,373$7,262
2020$60,429$3,112$6,667$5,0006—$1,660$5,677
2019$63,984$4,085$6,603$5,0006—$2,675$5,591

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Great Plains Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Great Plains Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $1K (2019) → $2K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Great Plains Trust Company — Trustee: $2KGreat Plains Trust…Trustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Great Plains Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust

How much does Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust give each year?

Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust gave $9K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 6 grants.

What is Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $1,200, and its average grant was $1,246, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust give grants?

Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Medical" (3 grants).

How large is Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust?

Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust reported $112K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust's EIN?

Burton Family Foundation Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6933418. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 27, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 5, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)

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