Matt Burke Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION OF THE MATT BURKE FOUNDATION TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF MATT BURKE WITH THE BLESSING OF HIS PARENTS, THE MATT BURKE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN AUGUST OF 2020 BY THREE VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS THAT GREW UP WITH MATT. THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO CARRY ON THE STRONG LEGACY THAT MATT DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE THAT WAS BUILT ON FAITH, FAMILY, AND FRIENDSHIP. BASED ON MATTS LOVE FOR THE GAME OF FOOTBALL WHICH INCLUDED MANY GREAT PERFORMANCES DURING HIS PLAYING DAYS AT AMOS ALONZO STAGG HIGH SCHOOL, WE ARE COMMITTED TO REWARDING A VERY SIGNIFICANT ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP TO A GRADUATING SENIOR FOOTBALL PLAYER FROM STAGG H.S. THAT HAS PLANS TO ATTEND COLLEGE. THANKS TO THE HELP OF MANY DONORS, WE ARE IN THE HEART OF AN ONGOING FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN THAT WILL HELP US SHAPE FUTURE LEADERS BY REWARDING THEM WITH A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BOOST FOR COLLEGE. MATT WAS A SPECIAL MAN THAT POSITIVELY IMPACTED ALL OF THOSE THAT WERE BLESSED TO KNOW HIM. HE WAS RAISED BY WONDERFUL PARENTS AND WAS F
- Income
- $38,178
- Spending
- $33,684
- Reserves
- 35.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $33,684 spent. HISTORY OF THE MATT BURKE FOUNDATION THE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN AUGUST OF 2020 BY THREE LIFELONG FRIENDS OF MATTS. DURING THE FIRST YEAR AND DUE TO THE SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE FOUNDATION PRIMARILY RAISED FUNDS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP VIA DONATIONS. DURING THE SECOND YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR DONATION CAMPAIGN AND WE ALSO HOSTED OUR INAUGURAL GOLF OUTING HELD AT OLD OAK COUNTRY CLUB IN HOMER GLEN. MOVING FORWARD WE WILL CONTINUE ACCEPTING DONATIONS AND WE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HOSTING A GOLF OUTING AT OLD OAK COUNTRY CLUB IN HOMER GLEN.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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