The Robert & Louise Bourke Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on education in India, channeling all reported giving to a single organization focused on training students and teachers. Its support appears narrowly targeted and international despite a U.S. base in Wisconsin. The foundation’s pattern suggests a personal or long‑standing institutional relationship with the named grantee.
Highly concentrated giving: all reported dollars distributed in multiple grants to one overseas partner, indicating repeat, relationship-driven support rather than broad or diversified grantmaking.
The Robert & Louise Bourke Family Foundation’s largest reported grants go to Velore Social Service Society for educating students and teachers in India, showing a focused international education strategy rather than a broad, multi-cause portfolio. Across the latest grants on file, the foundation combines larger support for student and teacher education work with smaller gifts tied to missionary training, giving to just two named organizations. That pattern suggests a narrow set of relationships and a clear emphasis on education-related capacity building. The foundation’s reported giving includes a $199,074 grant in 2024, a $134,335 grant in 2023, and a $115,000 grant in 2025 to Velore Social Service Society. Those awards point to sustained support over multiple years. A smaller line of giving goes to Medical Missionaries of Mary in Chicago for missionary training, linking the foundation’s philanthropy to faith-based education as well as classroom-focused work. With all reported grants directed outside Wisconsin, the foundation’s giving footprint is shaped more by recipient mission than by its headquarters location.
Education is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s grant record. It gave $115,000 in 2025 to Velore Social Service Society for educating students and teachers in India, and the same purpose appears in the prior two years as well. The repeated support points to a long-running commitment to school-based instruction and teacher development. A second theme is faith-related training. In 2024, the foundation awarded $7,920 to Medical Missionaries of Mary for missionary training, followed by another grant of $7,538 in 2023 for the same purpose. That pairing shows a smaller but consistent strand of support outside the India education work. Taken together, the named grants show two main priorities: direct education service for students and teachers, and training connected to missionary work. The foundation’s giving is concentrated enough that each grant carries clear programmatic weight.
Typical grant size is uneven: the 25th percentile is $7,920, the median is $115,000, and the 75th percentile is $134,335. That spread reflects a structure with one small recurring grant level and larger education grants in India. The record also shows repeat support across years, especially for Velore Social Service Society and Medical Missionaries of Mary, which points to continuity rather than one-off checks. The foundation is a family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The available record does not show an application process.
$464K
$2M
$181K
$118K
Most grants fall between $8K and $134K, with a median of $115K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$115K
75th Percentile
$134K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Robert & Louise Bourke Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3 | $448K | 60.0% |
| 2 | United StatesDomestic | 2 | $15K |
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Notable grantees: Velore Social Service Society
Grant recipients are split between India and the United States, with India accounting for 3 of the 5 recent grants and the U.S. for 2. The Indian grants go to Velore Social Service Society, while the U.S. grants go to Medical Missionaries of Mary in Chicago, Illinois. By count, Illinois is the top giving state, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Fairchild, Wisconsin. No recent grants land in Wisconsin.
Its reported giving is centered on education in India, especially support for students and teachers through Velore Social Service Society. The recent grants also include smaller support for missionary training through Medical Missionaries of Mary, but the largest dollars are tied to the India education work.
The grant-size profile is split between a small tier and larger awards: the 25th percentile is $7,920, the median is $115,000, and the 75th percentile is $134,335. Those figures line up with repeated support at similar amounts over multiple years.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat grants to Velore Social Service Society in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and repeat grants to Medical Missionaries of Mary in 2023 and 2024. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
By recipient location, Illinois is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation is headquartered in Fairchild, Wisconsin. The recent Illinois grants are to Medical Missionaries of Mary in Chicago.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
40.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VELORE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY | — | $115,000 | 2025 | EDUCATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN INDIA |
| VELORE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY | — | $199,074 | 2024 | EDUCATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN INDIA |
| MEDICAL MISSIONARIES OF MARY | CHICAGO, IL | $7,920 | 2024 | MISSIONARY TRAINING |
| VELORE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY | — | $134,335 | 2023 | EDUCATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN INDIA |
| MEDICAL MISSIONARIES OF MARY | CHICAGO, IL | $7,538 | 2023 | MISSIONARY TRAINING |
VELORE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY
$115,000EDUCATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN INDIA
VELORE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY
$199,074EDUCATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN INDIA
MEDICAL MISSIONARIES OF MARY
$7,920MISSIONARY TRAINING
VELORE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY
$134,335EDUCATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN INDIA
MEDICAL MISSIONARIES OF MARY
$7,538MISSIONARY TRAINING