The Burkhaven Family Foundation concentrates its giving in large, unrestricted grants to intermediary organizations that strengthen civil society both domestically and internationally. Their two grants show a preference for capacity-building and general operating support for organizations that deploy or fund social-sector solutions rather than direct service delivery.
Very concentrated: few but large grants split between domestic and international intermediaries, favoring unrestricted/general support rather than project-specific funding.
The Burkehaven Family Foundation’s recent giving centers on unrestricted support for intermediary organizations that strengthen civil society, with grants ranging into the hundreds of thousands. One of the clearest examples is GreenLight Fund, which received $310,000 in 2023, $215,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025. The foundation also backed Global Impact with a $300,000 grant in 2024, signaling interest in organizations that fund, coordinate, or scale social-sector work rather than deliver direct services alone. That pattern extends across a mix of domestic and international-facing nonprofits. Grants to Accountability Counsel, DigDeep, and World Central Kitchen point to support for advocacy, basic-needs infrastructure, and emergency response, while other awards reach community organizations in New England and beyond. The foundation’s stated focus areas include local social innovation and civic entrepreneurship, nonprofit capacity building, and international development and NGO partnership infrastructure. Its philanthropy is broad-based, but the throughline is flexible general charitable support to organizations that can deploy resources, build capacity, or replicate effective models.
A major theme is civic entrepreneurship and local social innovation. GreenLight Fund received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including $310,000, $215,000, and $100,000 for general charitable support, showing sustained backing for intermediary-style nonprofit incubation. The foundation also supports nonprofit infrastructure and advocacy. It gave $300,000 to Global Impact in 2024 for general charitable support, and awarded $100,000 to Accountability Counsel in both 2023 and 2024. Those grants align with capacity-building and NGO partnership infrastructure. A third thread reaches into community-based services and humanitarian response. World Central Kitchen received $150,000 in 2024, while DigDeep received $100,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Together, these grants show support for organizations addressing emergency food access and water infrastructure through general charitable support.
The Burkehaven Family Foundation’s typical grant size is $2,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $10,500 at the 75th percentile, though its recent awards also include much larger six-figure gifts. The grant list shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including GreenLight Fund, Global Impact, Accountability Counsel, DigDeep, Girls Inc of New Hampshire, Lovin’ Spoonfuls, West Central Behavioral Health, and Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter Inc. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF sponsor, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$2.9M
$31.5M
$2.7M
$3.4M
Most grants fall between $3K and $11K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$11K
About 19% of grants go to recipients in NH.
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Notable grantees: GreenLight Fund, Global Impact
Grants are concentrated in the United States, with 100% of recorded recipient-country grants in the US. By state, recipients appear most often in California, while 20% of grants go to Massachusetts recipients. Recent awards also reached New Hampshire communities such as Sunapee, Claremont, Lebanon, Nashua, Manchester, Newport, and New London, along with Boston and Newton in Massachusetts and Alexandria, Virginia. The footprint is regional, with New England showing up frequently alongside selected recipients on the West Coast.
It funds nonprofit organizations, often intermediaries or capacity-building groups, with broad general charitable support. Recent grants include support for civil-society builders, NGO partnership infrastructure, and organizations working on social innovation, humanitarian response, and community services.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including GreenLight Fund, Global Impact, Accountability Counsel, DigDeep, Girls Inc of New Hampshire, Lovin’ Spoonfuls, West Central Behavioral Health, and Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter Inc.
Its grant-size distribution is relatively small at the middle of the range: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,500. It also makes larger grants in the $100,000 to $310,000 range.
California is the top state by grant count among recipients, while Massachusetts receives 20% of grants. Recent recipient cities include Boston, Alexandria, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Newton, and several New Hampshire communities.
The stated focus areas are local social innovation and civic entrepreneurship, nonprofit capacity building and general operating support for intermediaries, and international development and NGO fundraising or partnership infrastructure. The grant list also shows support for community services and humanitarian response.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN STAGE COMPANY | HARTFORD, VT | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $110,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NEW LONDON HOSPITAL | NEW LONDON, NH | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| GREENLIGHT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| GREENLIGHT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| DONORS CHOOSE | NEW YORK, NY | $81,500 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA | LAGUNA HILLS, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA | LAGUNA HILLS, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SPOONFULS | NEWTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NASHUA SOUP KITCHEN AND SHELTER INC | NASHUA, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SPOONFULS | NEWTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| DONORS CHOOSE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| GIRLS INC OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | MANCHESTER, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| DIGDEEP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| THE PHOENIX | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| GIRLS INC OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | MANCHESTER, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| DIGDEEP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| GREENLIGHT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| MATTHEW HOUSE | CHANDLER, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NASHUA SOUP KITCHEN AND SHELTER INC | NASHUA, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| WEST CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | LEBANON, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| TURNING POINTS NETWORK | CLAREMONT, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| WEST CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | LEBANON, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| TURNING POINTS NETWORK | CLAREMONT, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NOVYI SOKIL PLAST UKRAINIAN SCOUTING ORGANIZATION USA | NORTH COLLINS, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| LAS MARGARITAS FOUNDATION | CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| THE KWEK SOCIETY | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| KEARSARGE AREA COUNCIL ON AGING | NEW LONDON, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SHELTERBOX | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| GREENLIGHT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| DIRECT RELIEF | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| LIFTING HANDS INTERNATIONAL | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| DONORS CHOOSE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| LIFTING HANDS INTERNATIONAL | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| REFUGEE PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL | BELMONT, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| DIRECT RELIEF | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| LAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION | SUNAPEE, NH | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| INTEGRATED REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT SERVICES | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SUNFLOWER TRUST VIA GLOBAL GIVING | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NEWPORT MONTESSORI SCHOOL | NEWPORT, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| MEMORY KEEPERS MEDICAL DISCOVERY TEAM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOO | DULUTH, MN | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NIS'TO INCORPORATED | SISSETON, SD | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NIS'TO INCORPORATED | SISSETON, SD | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| DONORS CHOOSE | NEW YORK, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| HAND IN HAND MANO EN MANO | MILBRIDGE, ME | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
$110,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NEW LONDON HOSPITAL
$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
DONORS CHOOSE
$81,500GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA
$75,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA
$75,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NASHUA SOUP KITCHEN AND SHELTER INC
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
DONORS CHOOSE
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
DIGDEEP
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
THE PHOENIX
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NASHUA SOUP KITCHEN AND SHELTER INC
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
WEST CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
WEST CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NOVYI SOKIL PLAST UKRAINIAN SCOUTING ORGANIZATION USA
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
LAS MARGARITAS FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
THE KWEK SOCIETY
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
KEARSARGE AREA COUNCIL ON AGING
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
SHELTERBOX
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
LIFTING HANDS INTERNATIONAL
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
DONORS CHOOSE
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
LIFTING HANDS INTERNATIONAL
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
REFUGEE PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
LAKE SUNAPEE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
SUNFLOWER TRUST VIA GLOBAL GIVING
$15,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NEWPORT MONTESSORI SCHOOL
$15,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
MEMORY KEEPERS MEDICAL DISCOVERY TEAM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOO
$15,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NIS'TO INCORPORATED
$12,500GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NIS'TO INCORPORATED
$12,500GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
DONORS CHOOSE
$12,500GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE SUPPORT