Lavern T Busse & Audrey Busse Foundation

EIN 752342746

Hiawatha, IA 52233 |(319) 395-9636

Total Given 2016–2024
$9.9M
339 grants · $1.1M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$6K
typical small grants · $3K–$22K
grant size
67%
deep partner · 83/124 multi-year
repeat
$105.6M
Assets (2024)
124
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (319) 395-9636

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $539K $13.4M $1.3M 33
2017 $606K $16.2M $3.2M 28
2018 $713K $14.1M $787K 31
2020 $706K $28.8M $1.6M 38
2021 $1.1M $51.1M $8.9M 53
2022 $1.4M $36.9M $1.6M 66
2023 $2.0M $62.2M $1.9M 70
2024 $2.8M $105.6M $1.0M 20

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 339 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$6K
Average
$29K
75th Pctl
$22K
Maximum
$1.8M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

2.4% of US grants · Rank #5 of 19 states $30K across 8 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 McLennan 3 grants · $15K
  2. 2 Travis 2 grants · $8K
  3. 3 Hood 3 grants · $7K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (339 total)

Purpose
Busse Foundation Fund at Dafgiving360 Cedar Rapids, IA $1,754,990 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2024
Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA $842,488 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2023
Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA $540,878 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2022
Boys & Girls Club of the Cooridor Cedar Rapids, IA $455,998 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2024
Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA $297,165 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2018
Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA $258,000 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2021
Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA $178,355 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2017
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Inc Cedar Rapids, IA $158,960 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2023
University of Iowa Foundation Iowa City, IA $145,726 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2023
University of Iowa Center for Advancement Iowa City, IA $127,000 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2020
Mercy Medical Center Foundation Cedar Rapids, IA $103,920 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2024
Tanager Place Cedar Rapids, IA $101,444 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2022
University of Iowa Center for Advancement Iowa City, IA $100,913 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2024
University of Iowa Center for Advancement Iowa City, IA $100,000 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2021
Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA $100,000 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2016
Tanager Place Cedar Rapids, IA $99,888 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2023
St Mark'S Lutheran Church Foundation Mt Prospect, IL $98,000 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2018
Tanager Place Cedar Rapids, IA $92,120 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2024
St Marks Church Cedar Rapids, IA $90,481 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2017
Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA $75,000 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2021
St Marks Church Cedar Rapids, IA $75,000 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2016
University of Iowa Center for Advancement Iowa City, IA $71,417 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2022
Mercy Medical Center Foundation Cedar Rapids, IA $63,500 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2020
Mayo Clinic Dept of Development Rochester, MN $59,396 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2023
Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA $55,888 GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET 2024