Burgess Foundation

Analysis

Burgess Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Onawa, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Burgess Foundation reported income of $220k and spending of $91k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $150k to $220k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Burgess Foundation sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Auxiliary of San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc ($219k), Brothers on a Road Less Traveled Inc ($220k) and Friends of Malibu Urgent Care Center ($219k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $2.0m.