Blue Bird Foundation
Blue Bird Foundation holds endowment assets and provides financial support for the programs of The Blue Bird Circle.
Blue Bird Foundation at a glance
In short: Blue Bird Foundation gave $900K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $900K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $900,000
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $900,000
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $900,000
- Total assets
- $23,287,538
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Blue Bird Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Blue Bird Circle ($900K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Blue Bird Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $675K (2021) to $10.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $900K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Blue Bird Circle Houston, TX | Operations | $900,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,287,538 | $1,502,514 | $1,019,271 | $900,000 | 1 | $1,502,514 |
| 2024 | $23,082,244 | $777,518 | $905,675 | $800,000 | 1 | $777,518 |
| 2023 | $20,796,418 | $594,362 | $10,809,265 | $10,700,000 | 1 | $594,362 |
| 2022 | $22,230,320 | $2,021,136 | $1,018,899 | $900,000 | 1 | $2,021,136 |
| 2021 | $24,054,519 | $737,826 | $794,169 | $675,000 | 1 | $737,826 |
| 2020 | $20,051,549 | $918,140 | $5,904,085 | $5,789,256 | 1 | $918,140 |
| 2019 | $24,424,513 | $879,467 | $1,172,916 | $1,050,000 | 1 | $879,467 |
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.
Focus Areas
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.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 10, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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