Burnett Family Foundation

DES MOINES, IA EIN: 42-1482240

Burnett Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in DES MOINES, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 12 grants totaling $206K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$206K

-1.9% YoY

Grant Count

12

+20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

-18.3% YoY

About Burnett Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Burnett Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in DES MOINES, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 12 grants totaling $206K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

CEDAR HILLSDALLAS CENTERDES MOINESDUBUQUEGREENEJOHNSTONNEW LONDONNEW YORK

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$92K$184K$275K$367K4 grants20197 grants20205 grants20219 grants202210 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DES MOINES SYMPHONY$100KWWPF$50KVARIETY CLUB OF IOWA$18KBLANK PARK ZOO$10KCHILDSERVE$10KANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF …$5KB WELL FOUNDATION$5KCREATIVE EXPRESSION WORK…$3KFOOD BANK OF IOWA$3KAGAPE$1K

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K2$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT A BURNETT JRTRUSTEE
GREGORY VAN BURNETTTRUSTEE
DOUGLAS WORTH BURNETTTRUSTEE
PENELOPE GLORIA BURNETTTRUSTEE
DAVID MARK BURNETTTRUSTEE
H STEPHEN BURNETTTRUSTEE

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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