Helen Keeler Burke Charitable Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 36-3233157

Foundation Overview

Based in New York, NY, Helen Keeler Burke Charitable Foundation has awarded 184 grants totaling $1,062,051 to organizations in District of Columbia, California and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $672 to $41,000, with a median award of $1,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$1,062,051
Total Assets
$2,575,665
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
22
Median Grant
$1,000
% No Significant Change
0% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 9%

2 of 22 recipients (9%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
New York

40% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 11 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (76%), Ossining (11%), Bronx (11%).

Funding Trajectory
+11%

Stable funding levels with 11% change over 7 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes + Education

Dual focus on general purposes (82%) and education, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Helen Keeler Burke Charitable Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
American Farm Land Trust $15,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2023
Cate School $12,000 Carpinteria, CA, US General Charitable 2023
Ox-bow $5,700 Saugatuck, MI, US General Charitable 2023
Water Street Glassworks $10,000 Benton Harbor, MI, US General Charitable 2023
Riverkeeper Inc $1,000 Ossining, NY, US General Charitable 2023
Oakridge Private School $5,000 Orange, CA, US General 2023
Friends Of The Earth $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2023
Ocean Conservancy $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2023
Democracy Now $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2023
Bridgeview School Of Fine Arts $12,000 Long Island City, NY, US Educational 2023
New York Psychoanalytic $1,180 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2023
Bronx Defenders $1,000 Bronx, NY, US General Charitable 2023
Unicef Usa $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2023
National Redistricting Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Purposes 2023
Old Souls $5,480 Phoenix, OR, US General Purposes 2023
Planned Parenthood Federation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2023
Irc $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2023
Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound $33,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2023
Innocence Project Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2023
Great Lakes Coalition $5,000 Saugatuck, MI, US General Operating 2023
The Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2023
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable 2023
American Farm Land Trust $5,500 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2022
Cate School $16,500 Carpinteria, CA, US General Charitable 2022
Ox-bow $10,700 Chicago, IL, US General Charitable 2022
Water Street Glassworks $18,000 Benton Harbor, MI, US General Charitable 2022
Riverkeeper Inc $1,000 Ossining, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Oakridge Private School $10,000 Orange, CA, US General 2022
Friends Of The Earth $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Ocean Conservancy $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Democracy Now $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2022
Bridgeview School Of Fine Arts $12,000 Silver Springs, MD, US Educational 2022
New York Psychoanalytic $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Bronx Defenders $1,000 Bronx, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Aclu Foundation $1,610 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
National Redistricting Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Purposes 2022
Old Souls- Southern Oregon University $6,910 Phoenix, OR, US General Purposes 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Irc $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2022
Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound $41,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2022
Innocence Project Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2022
The Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable 2022
American Farm Land Trust $5,500 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2022
Cate School $16,500 Carpinteria, CA, US General Charitable 2022
Ox-bow $10,700 Chicago, IL, US General Charitable 2022
Water Street Glassworks $18,000 Benton Harbor, MI, US General Charitable 2022
Riverkeeper Inc $1,000 Ossining, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Oakridge Private School $10,000 Orange, CA, US General 2022
Friends Of The Earth $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Ocean Conservancy $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Democracy Now $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2022
Bridgeview School Of Fine Arts $12,000 Silver Springs, MD, US Educational 2022
New York Psychoanalytic $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Bronx Defenders $1,000 Bronx, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Aclu Foundation $1,610 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
National Redistricting Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Purposes 2022
Old Souls- Southern Oregon University $6,910 Phoenix, OR, US General Purposes 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Irc $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2022
Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound $41,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2022
Innocence Project Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2022
The Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable 2022
American Farm Land Trust $5,500 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2022
Cate School $16,500 Carpinteria, CA, US General Charitable 2022
Ox-bow $10,700 Chicago, IL, US General Charitable 2022
Water Street Glassworks $18,000 Benton Harbor, MI, US General Charitable 2022
Riverkeeper Inc $1,000 Ossining, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Oakridge Private School $10,000 Orange, CA, US General 2022
Friends Of The Earth $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Ocean Conservancy $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2022
Democracy Now $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2022
Bridgeview School Of Fine Arts $12,000 Silver Springs, MD, US Educational 2022
New York Psychoanalytic $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Bronx Defenders $1,000 Bronx, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2022
Aclu Foundation $1,610 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
National Redistricting Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Purposes 2022
Old Souls- Southern Oregon University $6,910 Phoenix, OR, US General Purposes 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Irc $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2022
Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound $41,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2022
Innocence Project Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2022
The Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable 2022
American Farm Land Trust $5,500 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2021
Cate School $16,500 Carpinteria, CA, US General Charitable 2021
Ox-bow $10,700 Chicago, IL, US General Charitable 2021
Water Street Glassworks $18,000 Benton Harbor, MI, US General Charitable 2021
Riverkeeper Inc $1,000 Ossining, NY, US General Charitable 2021
Oakridge Private School $10,000 Orange, CA, US General 2021
Friends Of The Earth $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2021
Ocean Conservancy $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2021
Democracy Now $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2021
Bridgeview School Of Fine Arts $12,000 Silver Springs, MD, US Educational 2021
New York Psychoanalytic $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2021
Bronx Defenders $1,000 Bronx, NY, US General Charitable 2021
Aclu Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2021
National Redistricting Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Purposes 2021
Planned Parenthood Federation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Covenant House $700 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Irc $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2021
Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound $36,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2021
Innocence Project Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2021
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable 2021
American Farm Land Trust $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2020
Cate School $16,500 Carpinteria, CA, US General Charitable 2020
Ox-bow $5,293 Chicago, IL, US General Charitable 2020
Water Street Glassworks $15,000 Benton Harbor, MI, US General Charitable 2020
Riverkeeper Inc $1,000 Ossining, NY, US General Charitable 2020
Oakridge Private School $10,000 Orange, CA, US General 2020
Friends Of The Earth $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2020
Ocean Conservancy $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2020
National Lawyers Guild Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2020
Democracy Now $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2020
Bridgeview School Of Fine Arts $11,000 Silver Springs, MD, US Educational 2020
New York Psychoanalytic $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2020
Bronx Defenders $1,000 Bronx, NY, US General Charitable 2020
Aclu Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2020
The New York Times Neediest Cases $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2020
National Redistricting Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Purposes 2020
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Purpose 2020
Planned Parenthood Federation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2020
Covenant House $672 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2020
The Giving Back Fund $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Purpose 2020
The Alaska Wilderness League $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2020
Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound $29,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2020
Innocence Project Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2020
American Farm Land Trust $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2018
Cate School $16,500 Carpinteria, CA, US General Charitable 2018
Ox-bow $6,482 Chicago, IL, US General Charitable 2018
Southern Oregon University $10,000 Ashland, OR, US General Charitable 2018
Riverkeeper Inc $1,000 Ossining, NY, US General Charitable 2018
Oakridge Private School $10,000 Orange, CA, US General 2018
Friends Of The Earth $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2018
Ocean Conservancy $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2018
National Lawyers Guild Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2018
Democracy Now $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2018
Bridgeview School Of Fine Arts $10,000 Silver Springs, MD, US Educational 2018
New York Psychoanalytic $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2018
Bronx Defenders $1,000 Bronx, NY, US General Charitable 2018
Unicef Usa $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2018
Aclu Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2018
The New York Times Neediest Cases $1,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2018
The Carter Center $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Purpose 2018
Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound $29,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2018
Innocence Project Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2018
The Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2018
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable 2018
Southern Oregon University $10,000 Ashland, OR, US General Charitable 2017
Rosenbach Museum & Library $7,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2017
Ox-bow $5,326 Chicago, IL, US General Charitable 2017
Cate School $15,000 Carpinteria, CA, US General Charitable 2017
American Farm Land Trust $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2017
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2017
Oakridge Private School $10,000 Orange, CA, US General 2017
Friends Of The Earth $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2017
Ocean Conservancy $1,000 Washington, DC, US General 2017
National Lawyers Guild Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2017
Democracy Now $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2017
Bridgeview School Of Fine Arts $6,000 Silver Springs, MD, US Educational 2017
American Academy Of Arts $8,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2017
New York Psychoanalytic $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2017
Bronx Defenders $1,000 Bronx, NY, US General Charitable 2017
Unicef Usa $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2017
Riverkeeper Inc $1,000 Ossining, NY, US General Charitable 2017
Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound $17,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2017
Innocence Project Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable 2017
The Wilderness Society $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2017
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,326 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable 2017
American Farm Land Trust $10,000 Washington, DC, US General Charitable 2016
Cate School $12,266 Carpinteria, CA, US General Charitable 2016
Graafsschap Volunteer Fire Dept $4,000 Holland, MI, US General Charitable 2016
Kent School Corp $1,000 Kent, CT, US Educational 2016
Kolodzei Art Foundation Inc $14,000 Highland Park, NJ, US General Charitable 2016
Ox-bow $5,000 Chicago, IL, US General Charitable 2016
Southern Oregon University $10,000 Ashland, OR, US General Charitable 2016
Oakridge Private School $10,000 Orange, CA, US General 2016
Bridgeview School Of Fine Arts $5,000 Long Island City, NY, US Educational 2016
Warriors Of The Wonderful Sound $32,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Charitable 2016
Southern Poverty Law Center $1,266 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 36-3233157
Website N/A
Address C/O BBH CO 140 BROADWAY PB-TAX S New York, NY 10005-0000

Key People (1)

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Trustee Keeler G Thompson

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.