The Burke Foundation

The Burke Foundation is a leading philanthropic institution in New Jersey, with a history of supporting innovative programs that create equal opportunities for all families and children. The Foundation was established in Princeton in 1989 by the late Jim E. Burke and his wife Diane (“Didi”) Burke. During his 37 years with Johnson & Johnson, Jim Burke built a legacy of visionary leadership and served as Chairman and CEO for the last 13 years of his tenure. Jim received the highest civilian honor in the nation in 2000, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was named one of history’s greatest CEOs by Fortune magazine.
In 2017, the Foundation reimagined our grantmaking focus and strategy, identifying prenatal health and early childhood development as areas where our investments can achieve the greatest good for New Jersey children and their communities.
Through grantmaking and intense collaboration, we work with nonprofits to identify, rigorously
evaluate, and help scale programs and policies that foster the healthy development of children and families in New Jersey.
To learn more about our history and work, please visit our website, https://burkefoundation.org/