For many years, the Burich Foundation and I.J. Burich Family Foundation have been very active in supporting community projects. Each year, the foundations donate over $50,000 to worthy causes around the Hutchinson area.
I.J. Burich Foundation Mission Statement
I.J. Burich Foundation Board
Grant Requests
Connie Lambert, representing I.J. Burich Foundation Board and Melanie Zelm, Life Enrichment Director with Ecumen Oaks and Pines, sit on the Van Raam Rickshaw. The foundation gave them a grant which helped them purchase the new Rickshaw.
The I. J. Burich Family Foundation has approved grants for several non-profits including:
- City of Hutchinson
- Chad Greenway Foundation
- Common Cup Ministry
- Crow River Area Drumline
- Equul Access
- Feeding Children International
- HHS AgriScience Program
- HHS Mountain Bike Team
- Historic Hutchinson
- Hutchinson Area Foundation for Healthcare
- Hutchinson Hockey Association
- Hutchinson Music Boosters
- Hutchinson Theatre Company
- Hutchinson Center for the Arts
- Hutchinson Swim Club
- Independent School District #423
- Jr. Achievement
- Laundry Love
- Meghan’s Place
- McLeod Alliance for Victims of Domestic Violence
- Minnesota Pottery Festival
- New Century Charter School
- New Discoveries Montessori Academy
- RiverSong Festival
- St. Anastasia Catholic School
- United Way of McLeod County
