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Lavern T Busse & Audrey Busse Foundation

Cedar Rapids, IA  ·  EIN 752342746  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$15.0M

Total Giving

$5.2M

Grants on File

227

Average Grant

$23K

Giving Radius

Where Lavern T Busse & Audrey Busse Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — $268K across 9 grants CA — $105K across 10 grants CO — $2K across 1 grant CT — no grants on file DC — $205K across 8 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $7K across 2 grants GA — $2K across 1 grant HI — no grants on file IA — $4.1M across 158 grants ID — no grants on file IL — $60K across 3 grants IN — $55K across 5 grants KS — $10K across 2 grants KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — $15K across 4 grants MN — $99K across 3 grants MO — $5K across 1 grant MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $5K across 1 grant NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — no grants on file OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — $20K across 7 grants TX — $22K across 5 grants UT — no grants on file VA — $108K across 4 grants VT — no grants on file WA — $45K across 1 grant WI — $5K across 2 grants WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 95 recipients across 19 states. Top concentrations: CEDAR RAPIDS ($3.2M, 77 grants), IOWA CITY ($445K, 5 grants), WASHINGTON ($205K, 8 grants), SCOTTSDALE ($140K, 4 grants), PHOENIX ($128K, 5 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Judical Watch $25K 2020
Linn County Conservation Board $1K 2020
St Mark's Lutheran Church $30K 2020
Four Oaks $12K 2020
Prairie Bible Church $5K 2020
The Salvation Army $30K 2020
Owen Graduate School of Mgmt $500 2020
St Pius X Church $7K 2020
Mount Mercy University $15K 2020
Community Health Clinic $35K 2020
Kids First Law Center $2K 2020
Wartburg College $15K 2020
The Freedom Foundation $45K 2020
Iowa State University Foundation $500 2020
United Way of East Central Iowa $12K 2020
University of Iowa Center for Advancement $127K 2020
Xavier Foundation $5K 2020
Young Americans Foundation $28K 2020
Notre Dame Ace $5K 2020
Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids $5K 2020
Mercy Medical Center Foundation $64K 2020
Coe College $15K 2020
Catherine Mccauley Center $2K 2020
Prager University $15K 2020
Mayo Clinic Dept of Development $15K 2020

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $14.7M $2.6M $1.9M $2.1M
2022 $14.2M $2.0M $1.6M $1.5M
2021 $14.3M $1.8M $8.9M $1.1M
2020 $13.8M $1.1M $1.6M $753K
2019 $14.0M $832K $4.4M $1.5M
2015 $10.1M $540K $1.9M $587K
2014 $8.9M $422K $5.6M $502K
2013 $4.6M $397K $2.2M $350K
2012 $3.4M $324K $958K $304K
2011 $3.3M $246K $1.7M $263K