The Bush Foundation
EIN 416017815 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2020–2023
$315.1M
783 grants · $78.8M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $25K–$220K
grant size
37%
supporter · 115/314 multi-year
repeat
$1.4B
Assets (2023)
314
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
VARIES BY PROGRAM PLEASE SEE OUR WE
Phone
(651) 227-0891
Deadlines
VARIES BY PROGRAM, PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE.
How to Apply
VARIES BY PROGRAM, PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE.
Restrictions
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Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48.8M | $1.6B | $100.4M | 375 |
| 2022 | $154.1M | $1.4B | $111.6M | 194 |
| 2023 | $112.1M | $1.4B | $43.9M | 214 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 783 grants on record
Minimum
$3K
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$100K
Average
$402K
75th Pctl
$220K
Maximum
$50.0M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JR
Jennifer Reedy
3+ yrs
President
Leadership
AH
Anthony Heredia
3+ yrs
Chair/Director
Leadership
GR
Gregory Keane Retired
CFO
TC
Tharangi Cumaranatunge
Finance DIR & Treasurer
Leadership
MS
Malini Srivastava
Director
AS
Alan Solano
Director
CL
Cynthia Lindquist
Director
MK
Mathew Kilian
2 yrs
Director
MG
Mary Grove
2 yrs
Director
KG
Kevin Goodno
3+ yrs
Director
DC
Deanna Cummings
3+ yrs
Director
AC
Armando Camacho
3+ yrs
Director
MB
Mary Brainerd
3+ yrs
Director
PB
Paul Batcheller
3+ yrs
Director
JA
JODI Archambault
3+ yrs
Director
KA
Kathy Annette
3+ yrs
Director
MA
Morotoluwa Adebiyi
3+ yrs
Director
TZ
Tracy Zephier
3+ yrs
Director
JR
Jennifer Reedy
3+ yrs
President
Leadership
AH
Anthony Heredia
3+ yrs
Chair/Director
Leadership
GK
Gregory Keane
2 yrs
CFO
TZ
Tracy Zephier
3+ yrs
Director
MA
Morotoluwa Adebiyi
3+ yrs
Director
KA
Kathy Annette
3+ yrs
Director
JA
JODI Archambault
3+ yrs
Director
PB
Paul Batcheller
3+ yrs
Director
MB
Mary Brainerd
3+ yrs
Director
AC
Armando Camacho
3+ yrs
Director
DC
Deanna Cummings
3+ yrs
Director
KG
Kevin Goodno
3+ yrs
Director
MG
Mary Grove
2 yrs
Director
MK
Mathew Kilian
2 yrs
Director
JR
Jennifer Reedy
3+ yrs
President
Leadership
GK
Gregory Keane
2 yrs
CFO
TZ
Tracy Zephier
3+ yrs
Director
MS
Michael Solberg
Director
PM
Pamela Moret
Director
DJ
Dr ERIC J. Jolly
Director
CJ
Curtis Johnson
Director
AH
Anthony Heredia
3+ yrs
Director
KG
Kevin Goodno
3+ yrs
Director
DC
Deanna Cummings
3+ yrs
Director
AC
Armando Camacho
3+ yrs
Director
MB
Mary Brainerd
3+ yrs
Director
PB
Paul Batcheller
3+ yrs
Director
JA
JODI Archambault
3+ yrs
Director
KA
Kathy Annette
3+ yrs
Director
JA
Jennifer Alstad
Director
MA
Morotoluwa Adebiyi
3+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (783 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDN Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | $50,000,000 | NDN COLLECTIVE IS ONE OF TWO STEWARD ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED TO DESIGN AND ADMINISTER A $100 MILLION COMMUNITY TRUST... | 2022 |
| Nexus Community Partners | Saint Paul, MN | $50,000,000 | NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS ONE OF TWO STEWARD ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED TO DESIGN AND OPERATE COMMUNITY TRUST FUNDS,... | 2023 |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500,000 | TO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS MINNESOTA... | 2022 |
| South Dakota Community Foundation | Pierre, SD | $7,500,000 | TO OPERATE TWO GRANT PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING ACROSS SOUTH... | 2022 |
| Four Bands Community Fund Inc | Eagle Butte, SD | $6,000,000 | GRANT TO SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZE GOOD RELATIVES COLLABORATIVE GRANTEES FOR NATIVE NATIONS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN... | 2022 |
| Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation Inc | Williston, ND | $6,000,000 | THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS GRANTMAKING FUND AT THE NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT... | 2022 |
| Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $5,300,000 | SAINT PAUL AND MINNESOTA FOUNDATION (SPMF) WILL MANAGE THE ARCHIBALD BUSH LEGACY FUND, AN ENDOWED FUND TO MAKE... | 2022 |
| Indian Land Tenure Foundation | Little Canada, MN | $5,000,000 | SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND NATIVE NATION REBUILDING IN THE REGION. | 2022 |
| Northside Economic Opportunity Network | Minneapolis, MN | $3,200,000 | THE NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK (NEON) WILL DEVELOP AND TEST AN INNOVATIVE BLACK FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR... | 2023 |
| Native American Community Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000,000 | SOUTHSIDE HARM REDUCTION SERVICES (SHRS), A SPONSORED ORGANIZATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC (NACC) WILL... | 2022 |
| Renewable Energy Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000,000 | RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS (REP) AND MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE ACTION (MCA) WILL LAUNCH AND OPERATE AN INNOVATIVE CLEAN... | 2023 |
| National Arts Strategies Inc | Alexandria, VA | $2,787,600 | CHANGE NETWORK PROGRAM: NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA COHORTS 5, 6, & 7 | 2020 |
| Build Wealth MN Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $2,750,000 | BUILD WEALTH MINNESOTA (BWM) WILL SCALE LOW-BARRIER MORTGAGE LOAN PROGRAMS TO INCREASE BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP BY 15% IN... | 2022 |
| Southwest Initiative Foundation | Hutchinson, MN | $2,700,000 | SOUTHWEST INITIATIVE FOUNDATION WILL MANAGE THE ARCHIBALD BUSH LEGACY FUND, AN ENDOWED FUND TO MAKE POST-SECONDARY... | 2022 |
| Native American Community Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | $2,250,000 | SOUTHSIDE HARM REDUCTION SERVICES (SHRS), A SPONSORED ORGANIZATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC (NACC) WILL... | 2022 |
| Renewable Energy Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $2,250,000 | RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS (REP) AND MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE ACTION (MCA) WILL LAUNCH AND OPERATE AN INNOVATIVE CLEAN... | 2023 |
| South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (Sdeec) | Black Hawk, SD | $2,140,000 | THE SOUTH DAKOTA EDUCATION EQUITY COALITION WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A NEW MODEL FOR ORGANIZING COMMUNITIES AND... | 2023 |
| Land Bank Twin Cities Inc | Saint Anthony, MN | $2,100,000 | THE LAND BANK TWIN CITIES WILL SPREAD THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TAKING SITE CONTROL OF REAL ESTATE FOR... | 2022 |
| North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems | Minneapolis, MN | $1,995,000 | NORTH AMERICAN TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS FOOD SYSTEMS (NATIFS) WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND SPREAD OF INDIGENOUS... | 2022 |
| Bush Fellowship Program | Saint Paul, MN | $1,853,438 | 2020 BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 2020 |
| Bush Fellowship Program | Saint Paul, MN | $1,765,848 | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 2023 |
| St Luke's Hospital of Duluth | Duluth, MN | $1,700,000 | ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTH WILL DEVELOP AND TEST A NEW MODEL OF A SUBSIDIZED DOULA PROGRAM THAT IS INTEGRATED... | 2023 |
| Bush Fellowship Program | St Paul, MN | $1,665,601 | BUSH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 2022 |
| Makoce Agriculture Development | Porcupine, SD | $1,625,000 | MAKOCE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IS DEVELOPING A NEW AND COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR A SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM THAT... | 2022 |
| City of Saint Paul | Saint Paul, MN | $1,600,000 | COLLEGEBOUND ST. PAUL IS THE FIRST COLLEGE SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM IN THE NATION WHERE EVERY CHILD BORN IN THE CITY... | 2022 |
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