The Howard and Bush Foundation Inc
Troy, NY · EIN 47-1070242. Reported 42 grants totalling $313,550 to 35 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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 Howard and Bush Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $16,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood | Albany, NY | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Caregivers Inc | Albany, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Albany Pro Musica Inc | Troy, NY | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Social Justice Center of Albany | Albany, NY | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Future of Small Cities Inc | Troy, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area Inc | Troy, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Media Alliance Inc | Troy, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unity House of Troy Incorporated | Troy, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arts Center of the Capital Regsion | Troy, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joseph's House & Shelter | Troy, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Anthony of Padua Church | Troy, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tap Inc | Troy, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Alterntive to Economic and Housing | Albany, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Health | Albany, NY | $9,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Oakwood Cemetery Inc | Troy, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA of the Greater Capital Region Inc | Troy, NY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Center of the Capital Region | Troy, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Albany Jewish Family Services | Albany, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hudon Mohawk Industrial Gateway | Troy, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oakwood Community Center | Troy, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joseph's Houese & Shelter Inc | Troy, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Troy Look Inc | Troy, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts Letter and Numbers | Averill Park, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Circle Theatre Players Aka Sand Lake Ctr | Averill Park, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Commission on Economic Opportunity for the Greater Capital Region Inc | Troy, NY | $5,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Albany Symphony Orchestra | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Cpaital Area Inc | Troy, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Contemporary Circus and Immersive Arts Center | Troy, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc | Schenectady, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rensselaer County Historical Society | Troy, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Roots Inc | Troy, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County | Troy, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 518 Elevated Inc | Albany, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Housing | Albany, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Acheivment of Northeastern Ny | Albany, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
6 of 35 (17%) 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 14%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
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.
- Future of Small Cities Inc
FOCUS LAB EXHIBITION AND CLASSROOM - Media Alliance Inc
PEOPLE'S HEALTH SANCUTARY - Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
EQUIPMENT FOR TROY CENTER - Community Caregivers Inc
SAFE AT HOME IN RENSSELAER - Tap Inc
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ARPA RECIPIENTS - Joseph's House & Shelter
CORE SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS HOUSING SERVICES IN TROY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 27 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | $60,000 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 9 | $85,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 13 | $83,050 | $5,800 |
| 2024 | 13 | $85,500 | $7,500 |
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.
Where its money goes
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. 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 New York.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Howard and Bush Foundation Inc'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: 2 Belle Avenue, Troy, NY, 12180. 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.
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