Blue Bird Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 74-6047176

Blue Bird Foundation holds endowment assets and provides financial support for the programs of The Blue Bird Circle.

Key facts about Blue Bird Foundation

In short: Blue Bird Foundation gave $900K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $900K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
74-6047176
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$900,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$900,000
Median grant
$900,000
Total assets
$23,287,538
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$23.3M

+0.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$900K

+12.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$900K

+12.5% YoY

How Blue Bird Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Blue Bird Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Blue Bird Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $900K. Net investment income was $1.5M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Houston

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $675K (2021) to $10.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $900K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Blue Bird Circle: $900KThe Blue Bird Circle$900K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Blue Bird Circle ($900K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Blue Bird Circle Houston, TXOperations$900,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$23,287,538$23,082,244$20,796,418
Revenue$1,502,514$777,518$594,362
Expenses$1,019,271$905,675$10,809,265
Net Investment Income$1,502,514$777,518$594,362

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 17, 2021)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 10, 2021)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Blue Bird Foundation is led by Gayle Runshang, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gayle Runshang

    President

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Klaasmeyer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Gibbons

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2020

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Gannon

    Secretary

    President → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Vestewig

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Branca

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J Christian Baker III

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trish Greaser

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Annette Griffith

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deb Korkmas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Collette

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Evans

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Wieseneck

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Amy Nelson (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Sally Barber (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jane Watson (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Marie Bell (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Abigail Tonry (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Pat Mione (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Ellen Stough (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: John Stough (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Vivian Thigpen (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathy Dissen (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Daniel Austin (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephanie Macey Holt (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Gannon to Sept (2021) — President
  • Former: Carolyn Williams (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Liana Hillendahl (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Becky Chapman (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Patti Armes (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephanie Macey (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Tiffany Doucette (2019) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Blue Bird Foundation

How much does Blue Bird Foundation give each year?

Blue Bird Foundation gave $900K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $800K across 1 grant.

How large is Blue Bird Foundation?

Blue Bird Foundation reported $23.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is Blue Bird Foundation?

Blue Bird Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Houston, TX. It holds $23.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Blue Bird Foundation operate?

Blue Bird Foundation has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Blue Bird Foundation's EIN?

Blue Bird Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6047176. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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