The Bush Foundation

EIN 416017815 Private Foundation

Oakdale, MN 55128 |(651) 227-0891

https://www.bushfoundation.org
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

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
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Phone (651) 227-0891
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
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

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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