In 2010, BLBB Advisors founder, Franklin A. Burke and his wife Elizabeth, established the Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation to support organizations they were involved with. Before his death in 2018, Frank’s BLBB partners joined him on the Board of Directors. When Frank passed away and endowed more funds to the Foundation, the Directors expanded the Foundation’s grants and employee giving/volunteerism programs.
Now known as BLBB Charitable, the Giving Arm of BLBB Advisors, we continue the Burke’s mission of serving the community. The Board has taken key philanthropic values from the Burke’s lifetime of giving to create a set of guiding principles for our giving strategy today. We are fortunate to have Frank’s family still involved through a Family Council.
Today, BLBB Charitable carries on the Burke’s—and BLBB’s—legacy: a belief that when given the right tools, resources, and opportunities, individuals are more capable than they think. We believe that individuals can and should be accountable for fulfilling their civic duty to better themselves and the greater community.
