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Private Foundation · MN

Bush Foundation

St Paul, MN  ·  EIN 416017815  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$1.5B

Total Giving

$190.6M

Grants on File

298

Average Grant

$640K

Giving Radius

Where Bush Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — $260K across 2 grants CA — $335K across 8 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $1.2M across 22 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $324K across 1 grant MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — $108.7M across 155 grants MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — $175K across 2 grants NC — no grants on file ND — $8.0M across 37 grants NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — $1.2M across 2 grants NV — no grants on file NY — $594K across 12 grants OH — $1.1M across 3 grants OK — no grants on file OR — $22K across 2 grants PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — $66.6M across 48 grants TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — $2.1M across 4 grants VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 156 recipients across 13 states. Top concentrations: SAINT PAUL ($68.7M, 60 grants), RAPID CITY ($52.1M, 12 grants), MINNEAPOLIS ($24.3M, 57 grants), PIERRE ($4.1M, 5 grants), EAGLE BUTTE ($3.4M, 6 grants).

Section I

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On Unsolicited Proposals yes

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Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Renewable Energy Power Authority Incorporated $75K 2022
Bush Fellowship Program $785K 2022
Bush Fellowship Program $1.0M 2022
Bush Fellowship Program $639K 2022
Bush Fellowship Program $40K 2022
Women and Technology - a Partnership $100K 2022
Women's Foundation of Minnesota $10K 2022
West Side Citizens Organization $384K 2022
Wallin Education Partners $400K 2022
Twin Cities Public Television INC $30K 2022
United Way of Central Minnesota $10K 2022
Tuttle Rural Innovation Corporation $26K 2022
Tribal Nations Research Group $69K 2022
Tiwahe Foundation $100K 2022
Tiwahe Foundation $10K 2022
Tides Center $12K 2022
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation $250K 2022
The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples INC $225K 2022
The Enitan Story $100K 2022
The Modern Classrooms Project INC $300K 2022
The Duluth-Superior Area Educational Television Corporation $20K 2022
The Consensus Council INC $10K 2022
The Compass Center $523K 2022
Tanka Fund $175K 2022
State of South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations $150K 2022

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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 $1.4B $64.2M $43.9M $102.8M
2022 $1.4B $71.3M $111.6M $156.1M
2021 $1.8B $74.4M $192.3M $69.1M
2020 $1.6B $52.9M $100.4M $52.9M
2019 $1.1B $49.3M $86.4M $45.4M
2015 $895.5M $44.7M $71.8M $49.5M
2014 $922.6M $42.9M $84.7M $39.6M
2013 $888.9M $39.6M $61.1M $39.1M
2012 $783.0M $37.2M $28.0M $29.1M
2011 $740.9M $37.2M $17.6M $25.7M