Burns Legacy Foundation
Private foundation · St Charles, IL · EIN 26-2386882 · reported 2023–2025
46grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$508Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 46 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $51K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 958
St Charles, IL 60174-0958
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Angels Catholic School | Chicago, IL | $51,400 |
| LGBT Center of SE WI | Racine, WI | $30,000 |
| LGBT Center of SE WI | Racine, WI | $25,000 |
| Rcosa | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Imerman Angels | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Waukegan to College | Waukegan, IL | $15,000 |
| Mike Rowe Works Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $15,000 |
| Alexian Brothers Scholarship Fund Charitable/Educational | Elk Grove, IL | $15,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Dundee | Carpentersville, IL | $15,000 |
| Ascension- Alexian Brothers | Arlington Heights, IL | $15,000 |
| Alexian Brothers Foundation | Arlington Heights, IL | $15,000 |
| Mike Rowe Works Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $15,000 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $14,000 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Misericordia | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley | St Charles, IL | $12,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley | St Charles, IL | $11,000 |
| Imerman Angels | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Sharing Center | Trevor, WI | $10,000 |
| Camp Courageous | Monticello, IA | $10,000 |
| Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health | Hoffman Estates, IL | $10,000 |
| Foster Pride | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Imerman Angels | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Waukegan to College | Waukegan, IL | $10,000 |
| Mike Rowe Works Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 |
| Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley | St Charles, IL | $10,000 |
| Northern IL Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $10,000 |
| Sharing Center | Trevor, WI | $10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Dundee | Carpentersville, IL | $10,000 |
| Waukegan to College | Waukegan, IL | $10,000 |
| Northern IL Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $10,000 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | Brooklyn, NY | $7,000 |
| Camp Courageous | Monticello, IA | $7,000 |
| Doctors of Recital Partners | Suamico, WI | $5,000 |
| Kenosha Welcome Center Chartiable | Pleasant Prairie, WI | $5,000 |
| No Kid Hungry Dba Share Our Strengh | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Sharing Center | Trevor, WI | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Shalom Center | Kenosha, WI | $2,500 |
| Casa of the River Region | Louisville, KY | $2,500 |
| Culinary Care | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Kenosha Area Family Aging | Kenosha, WI | $2,000 |
| Shalom Center | Kenosha, WI | $2,000 |
| Kenosha Area Family Aging | Kenosha, WI | $2,000 |
| Shalom Center | Kenosha, WI | $2,000 |
| Culinary Care | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
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