The Bush Foundation
St Paul, MN · EIN 41-6017815. Reported 645 grants totalling $289.3M to 246 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$100,000median grant
$289.3Mgranted, 2021-2024
246organizations funded
65%of grantees funded again the next year
$1.5Bassets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Bush Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $28,500 and $250,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $50.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nexus Community Partners | Saint Paul, MN | $54.2M | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ndn Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | $50.5M | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $9,638,500 | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Dakota Community Foundation | Pierre, SD | $6,180,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Four Bands Community Fund Inc | Eagle Butte, SD | $5,510,000 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $5,500,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native Governance Center | Minneapolis, MN | $4,788,995 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation Inc | Williston, ND | $4,466,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Exodus Financial Services | St Paul, MN | $4,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Native American Community Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | $4,035,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indian Land Tenure Foundation | Little Canada, MN | $4,020,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Housing Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Build Wealth Mn Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $3,937,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northside Economic Opportunity Network | Minneapolis, MN | $3,822,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Propel Nonprofits | Minneapolis, MN | $3,328,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | Washington, DC | $3,150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Saint Paul | Saint Paul, MN | $3,150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Arts Strategies Inc | Alexandria, VA | $3,137,600 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Renewable Energy Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southwest Initiative Foundation | Hutchinson, MN | $2,700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Makoce Agriculture Development | Porcupine, SD | $2,625,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Owamniyomni Okhodayapi | Minneapolis, MN | $2,625,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Finnovation Institute | Minneapolis, MN | $2,585,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Inclusive Growth Fund LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi | Saint Paul, MN | $2,482,095 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $2,450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $2,380,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Knowledgeworks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $2,234,737 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Lakes Community Land Trust | Minneapolis, MN | $2,206,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Land Bank Twin Cities Inc | Saint Anthony, MN | $2,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shared Capital Cooperative | Saint Paul, MN | $2,100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems | Minneapolis, MN | $1,995,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rosebud Economic Development Corporation | Mission, SD | $1,800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Tree Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $1,737,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $1,700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Hospital of Duluth | Duluth, MN | $1,700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Naca-Inspired Schools Network | Albuquerque, NM | $1,631,667 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Education Evolving | Minneaoplis, MN | $1,535,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Black Hills Special Services Cooperative | Sturgis, SD | $1,487,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | $1,483,500 | 18 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northcountry Cooperative Foundation | St Paul, MN | $1,410,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sacred Pipe Resource Center | Mandan, ND | $1,400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leavitt Partners | Washington, DC | $1,335,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enhancing and Strengthening North Dakota Nonprofits & Communities | Minot, ND | $1,303,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springboard for the Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $1,293,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Midwest Indigenous Immersion Network | Garrison, MN | $1,270,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Hills Area Community Foundation | Rapid City, SD | $1,150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | $1,070,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (sdeec) | Black Hawk, SD | $1,070,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Running Strong for American Indian Youth | Alexandria, VA | $1,015,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Modern Classrooms Project Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Dakota Community Foundation | Minot, ND | $994,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En Lucha | Minneapolis, MN | $988,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers | Minneapolis, MN | $982,665 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation | Porcupine, SD | $959,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Impact Foundation | Fargo, ND | $956,300 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake Street Council | Minneapolis, MN | $950,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gender Justice | Saint Paul, MN | $936,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| All Square | Minneapolis, MN | $907,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Givemn | Minneapolis, MN | $902,600 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Initiative Foundation | Little Falls, MN | $880,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Central Service Cooperative | North Mankato, MN | $870,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nonviolent Peaceforce | Saint Paul, MN | $806,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ducks Unlimited Inc | Memphis, TN | $787,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Side Citizens Organization | Saint Paul, MN | $760,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $734,325 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Equity in Action Way Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $718,858 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Midwest | Minneapolis, MN | $687,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prison Fellowship Ministries | Landsdowne, VA | $656,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dakota Resources | Renner, SD | $625,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| African American Leadership Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $610,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Saint Paul, MN | $610,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lower Phalen Creek Project | Saint Paul, MN | $608,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $607,524 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Council of Nonprofits | Saint Paul, MN | $591,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis St Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership | Saint Paul, MN | $570,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| North American Council for Online Learning | Arlington, VA | $540,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tanka Fund | Kyle, SD | $534,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Economic Inclusion | Saint Paul, MN | $530,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emerging Prairie | Fargo Nd, ND | $530,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lost and Found Association | Sioux Falls, SD | $529,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mn Zej Zog | New Hope, MN | $525,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Compass Center | Sioux Falls, SD | $523,135 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tiwahe Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $520,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Citizens League | Saint Paul, MN | $510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coalition of Asian American Leaders | Saint Paul, MN | $510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Peoples Fund | Rapid City, SD | $510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Education Equity Partnership | Saint Paul, MN | $510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edvisions Schools Inc | Henderson, MN | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Finnovation Lab LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Incorporated | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | $490,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rural Philanthropy Institute | Rapid City, SD | $476,300 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment Through Research | Saint Paul, MN | $472,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Akiing Community Development Corporation | Osage, MN | $462,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc | Fort Yates, ND | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Four Bands Community Fund Inc | Ancram, NY | $447,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hennepin Health Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $417,559 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helpline Center Inc | Sioux Falls, SD | $405,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacred Purposes Inc | Rapid City, SD | $405,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wallin Education Partners | Saint Paul, MN | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Consensus Council Inc | Bismarck, ND | $398,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Health Alliance Inc | Bloomington, MN | $367,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc | Mckinleyville, CA | $359,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pollen Midwest | Minneapolis, MN | $334,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oyate Hotanin | Saint Paul, MN | $330,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mastery Transcript Consortium | Winchester, MA | $324,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Commission for Oceti Sakowin Accreditation | Pine Ridge, SD | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philanthrofund Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Voices for Racial Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women & Technology | Bismarck, ND | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lakota Funds | Kyle, SD | $309,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latinolead | Saint Paul, MN | $307,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Rural Policy and Development | Mankato, MN | $304,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lindsay Unified School District | Lindsay, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minneapolis Area Synod ELCA | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State of North Dakota North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission | Bismarck, ND | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| State of South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations | Pierre, SD | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hopa Mountain Inc | Bozeman, MT | $295,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Metropolitan Stability | Minneapolis, MN | $270,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sex Workers Outreach Project | Walnut, CA | $258,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association | Rapid City, SD | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oglala Lakota Structural Fire Department | Pine Ridge, SD | $221,063 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Akiptan | Eagle Butte, SD | $209,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Lead for America Inc | Dodge City, KS | $209,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prairie Island Indian Community | Welch, MN | $209,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities United Against Police Brutality | Minneapolis, MN | $208,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Medication Repository Program | Minneapolis, MN | $208,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Dakota Council on the Arts | Bismarck, ND | $208,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oneheart | Rapid City, SD | $207,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minot State University | Minot, ND | $206,408 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| African Career Education & Resources Inc | Brooklyn Park, MN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Congress of American Indians | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women and Technology - a Partnership | Bismarck, ND | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Niibi Center | Callaway, MN | $198,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Native Ways Federation | Saint Paul, MN | $196,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tribal Nations Research Group | Belcourt, ND | $188,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Art of the Rural | Winona, MN | $182,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Social Enterprise Msp | Saint Paul, MN | $165,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council on Foundations | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grow South Dakota | Sisseton, SD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Black Collective Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Learner Centered Network | St Paul, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Social Impact Center | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rural Development Finance Corporation | Mandan, ND | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Paul Downtown Alliance | Saint Paul, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State of Minnesota Department of Management and Budget | Saint Paul, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Public Radio | St Paul, MN | $142,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Washington, DC | $138,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benchmark Data Labs | Rapid City, SD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tuttle Rural Innovation Corporation | Tuttle, ND | $116,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting | Sioux Falls, SD | $110,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Community Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc | St Paul, MN | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Access Philanthropy Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| African Economic Development Solutions | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Minnesota Housing Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healing Justice Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Immigrant Development Center | Moorhead, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Independent Sector | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Innovation Network Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Dakota Rural Electric Cooperative Foundation | Mandan, ND | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northland Foundation | Duluth, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southside Harm Reduction Services | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Avalon Charter School | Saint Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Enitan Story | Fridley, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prairie Public Broadcasting Inc | Fargo, ND | $96,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Dakota Human Rights Coalition | Fargo, ND | $94,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives | New York, NY | $90,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Preservation Alliance of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vision West Nd Inc | Dickinson, ND | $88,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bii Gii Wiin Community Development Loan Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connectup Institute | Saint Paul, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Renewable Energy Power Authority Incorporated | Fort Yates, ND | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations | Mendota Heights, MN | $71,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers for Education | Portland, OR | $60,350 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sahan Journal | St Paul, MN | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Duluth-Superior Area Educational Television Corporation | Duluth, MN | $54,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leech Lake Financial Services Inc | Cass Lake, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | San Francisco, CA | $49,997 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peak Grantmaking Inc | Washington, DC | $46,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers in the Arts | Bronx, NY | $45,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Plains Art Museum | Fargo, ND | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Possibility Labs | Oakland, CA | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Dakota Association of Nonprofit Organizations Inc | Bismarck, ND | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| High School for Recording Arts | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnpost | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Womn Act | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oshikiimajtadah | Redby, MN | $28,657 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red Lake Nation College | Red Lake, MN | $28,657 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beta Group | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great River School | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Higher Ground Church of God in Christ | St Cloud, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ifp Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisseton Arts Council | Sisseton, SD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Indian Oic Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cherokee Park United Church | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Indian Education Association | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rural Ethnic Institute | Rapid City, SD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tedxminneapolis | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Central Initiative | Fergus Falls, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Investors Exchange | New York City, NY | $15,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Enterprise Institute | Brookings, SD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Magpie Creative | Rapid City, SD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Dakota Humanities Council | Bismarck, ND | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Circle Corporation | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Achieveminneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Reimagined | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Envision Communities Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Card Voices | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Handson Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lunar Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Community Action Assn Resources Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| State of North Dakota Office of the Governor | Bismarck, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central Minnesota | St Cloud, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mission Investors Exchange | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Government Training Services | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater St Cloud Development Corporation | St Cloud, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Dakota News Watch | Sioux Falls, SD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Technology Association of Grantmakers | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
135 of 246 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 65%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
Plus 17 grants to individuals totalling $10.2M -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Nexus Community Partners
NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS ONE OF TWO STEWARD ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED TO DESIGN AND OPERATE COMMUNITY TRUST FUNDS, SEEDED WITH $100 MILLION BY THE BUSH FOUNDATION TO ADDRESS WEALTH DISPARITIES CAUSED BY HISTORIC RACIAL INJUSTICES IN OUR REGION. NEXUS' OPEN ROAD FUND WILL ADDRESS WEALTH GAPS IN BLACK COMMUNITIES ACROSS MN, ND AND SD AND REDEFINE WEALTH ACCORDING TO VALUES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY, REAFFIRMING THE EXCELLENCE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN BLACK PEOPLE. - Ndn Collective Inc
NDN COLLECTIVE IS ONE OF TWO STEWARD ORGANIZATIONS SELECTED TO DESIGN AND ADMINISTER A $100 MILLION COMMUNITY TRUST FUND SEEDED BY THE BUSH FOUNDATION TO ADDRESS WEALTH DISPARITIES CAUSED BY HISTORIC RACIAL INJUSTICE IN OUR REGION. NDN'S COLLECTIVE ABUNDANCE FUND WILL ADDRESS WEALTH GAPS IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES ACROSS MN, ND AND SD AND REDEFINE WEALTH ON INDIGENOUS TERMS IN ORDER TO BUILD A LIFE OF ABUNDANCE. - Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation
SAINT PAUL AND MINNESOTA FOUNDATION (SPMF) WILL MANAGE THE ARCHIBALD BUSH LEGACY FUND, AN ENDOWED FUND TO MAKE POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ST. PAUL. AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FUND, SMPF WILL PARTNER WITH A SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDER TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER SERVICES TO ST. PAUL STUDENTS SEEKING TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. THE ARCHIBALD BUSH LEGACY FUND EXPANDS THE FOUNDATION'S LONG-TERM COMMITMENT ESTABLISHED BY ARCHIE BUSH TO EDUCATION AND THE CITIES OF ST, PAUL AND GRANITE FALLS, MN. - Exodus Financial Services
TO SPREAD AN INNOVATIVE LENDING MODEL TO PROVIDE AN UPSTREAM ALTERNATIVE TO PREDATORY LOANS WITH PATHWAYS TO FINANCIAL SUCCESS - Family Housing Fund
TO HAVE FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS FROM BIPOC COMMUNITIES BECOME OWNER-OCCUPANT LANDLORDS OF 2-4 UNIT PROPERTIES IN SAINT PAUL IN SEVERAL INNER RING SUBURBS - Northside Economic Opportunity Network
THE NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK (NEON) WILL DEVELOP AND TEST AN INNOVATIVE BLACK FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR THAT SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURS AND PROMOTES A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. MODELED AFTER THE HATCHERY IN CHICAGO, NEON'S FACILITY WILL FURTHER INNOVATE THIS MODEL BY INCORPORATING OTHER FUNCTIONS INCLUDING ADDING A RETAIL COMPONENT TO DRIVE NORTHSIDE VISIBILITY AND VITALITY.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 469 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 209 | $52.3M | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 159 | $98.3M | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 133 | $88.1M | $160,000 |
| 2024 | 144 | $50.7M | $150,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Bush Foundation has 159 of them, worth $116.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Leech Lake Tribal Council | Cass Lake, MN | $7,659,750 |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500,000 |
| South Dakota Community Foundation | Pierre, SD | $7,500,000 |
| Midwest Indigenous Immersion Network | Garrison, MN | $6,963,000 |
| Four Bands Community Fund Inc | Eagle Butte, SD | $6,000,000 |
| Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation Inc | Williston, ND | $6,000,000 |
| Indian Land Tenure Foundation | Little Canada, MN | $5,000,000 |
| Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $4,800,000 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $4,400,000 |
| Native Governance Center | Minneapolis, MN | $4,291,665 |
| Renewable Energy Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000,000 |
| Native American Community Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000,000 |
| Build Wealth Mn Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $2,750,000 |
| The Equity in Action Way Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $2,543,492 |
| South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (sdeec) | Black Hawk, SD | $2,140,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 59% of this one's giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation92 shared recipientsThe Mcknight Foundation91 shared recipientsThe Minneapolis Foundation87 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund86 shared recipientsOtto Bremer Trust78 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc77 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Bush Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 428 Minnesota Street Suite 400, St Paul, MN, 55101. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 41-6017815 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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