Burke Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily focusing on funding the operating budgets of 501(c)(3) organizations. Its mission reflects a commitment to education, community service, health, cultural heritage, and conservation, as evidenced by its diverse range of recipients, including educational institutions, health charities, and arts organizations. The foundation serves a broad array of populations and sectors, providing financial support to enhance community welfare and cultural initiatives. While it operates primarily in Montana, its funding extends to various states across the country.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established 501(c)(3) organizations with a clear operating-budget need and an existing relationship or introduction to the trustees, especially in education, arts, health, or conservation sectors.
Good Fit
- • Has an operating-budget funding need rather than a small pilot project.
- • Is a recognizable nonprofit (university, museum, hospital, conservation group) similar to recent grantees.
- • Has a connection, introduction, or prior relationship to the trustees or existing grantees.
- • Is based in or has ties to the states the foundation has funded, especially the dominant state.
Geography
Giving in the latest year touched six states (multi-state reach) but was heavily concentrated: about 74% of dollars went to a single state, so the footprint is multi-state but regionally concentrated.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 21 distinct recipients in the latest year with 18 new grantees that year and only three repeat recipients across three years, so the observed recipient set is broad and diverse for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows many new grantees (18 in the latest year), which suggests the foundation does add unfamiliar organizations, but the foundation explicitly states it funds only preselected applicants and no public application route is visible, so direct access for an unfamiliar applicant is uncertain.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
