Bucy Family Fund
Bucy Family Fund is a private foundation based in Northglenn, Colorado. It made 41 grants totaling $75,000 in 2025, with listed grant purposes describing support for charitable activities.
Bucy Family Fund at a glance
In short: Bucy Family Fund gave $75K across 41 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state California. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $75,000
- +26.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 41
- +20.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,829
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,331,995
- +30.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (7 of 41, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (32% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Bucy Family Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 33593, Northglenn, CO 80233
Phone: (303) 217-3267
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bucy Family Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Return to Freedom ($9K). Together the top 10 received $47K.
Grant Size Distribution
244 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 244 grants of 244 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, California received 32% of grant dollars, Colorado 28%, Vermont 20%, Ohio 12%, and Montana 1%. These shares do not account for all grant dollars.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 41 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Bucy Family Fund open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 41 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $850; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $1K repeat.
- 66% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $59K (2023) to $75K (2019). In 2025 it made 41 grants totaling $75K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Return to Freedom Lompoc, CA | Charitable Activity Support | $9,375 |
| Center for Cartoon Studies White River Junction, VT | Charitable Activity Support | $8,375 |
| Opera Colorado Denver, CO | Charitable Activity Support | $5,000 |
| Project Angel Heart Denver, CO | Charitable Activity Support | $5,000 |
| Wellington Schools Endowment Fund Wellington, OH | Charitable Activity Support | $5,000 |
| Ohio Wesleyan Fund Delaware, OH | Charitable Activity Support | $4,000 |
| Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Santa Barbara, CA | Charitable Activity Support | $3,000 |
| Heal the Ocean Santa Barbara, CA | Charitable Activity Support | $2,500 |
| Junction Arts & Media White River Junction, VT | Charitable Activity Support | $2,500 |
| LGBTQ Fund of Vermont Randolph, VT | Charitable Activity Support | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,331,995 | $399,294 | $89,480 | $75,000 | 41 | $75,000 | $387,314 | $82,898 |
| 2024 | $1,022,181 | $97,293 | $73,912 | $59,500 | 34 | $59,525 | $85,106 | $75,737 |
| 2023 | $998,800 | $80,960 | $68,310 | $59,000 | 50 | $59,040 | $73,490 | $59,153 |
| 2022 | $986,150 | $-113,824 | $73,277 | $65,200 | 61 | $65,595 | $12,047 | $59,946 |
| 2021 | $1,173,251 | $18,592 | $79,603 | $72,382 | 58 | $72,892 | $13,431 | $67,929 |
| 2020 | $1,234,262 | $100,441 | $73,921 | $71,800 | 59 | — | $9,597 | $68,852 |
| 2019 | $1,207,742 | $80,344 | $77,319 | $75,350 | 73 | — | $30,280 | $73,572 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bucy Family Fund reported a distributable amount of $83K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including wildlife and habitat conservation, health, the arts, education, ocean health, and peace advocacy. These are grantees’ activities, not stated focus areas of the fund.
For example, Return to Freedom says it works to preserve wild horses’ and burros’ freedom, diversity, and habitat through sanctuary, education, advocacy, and conservation. Project Angel Heart says it prepares and delivers medically tailored meals for people with life-threatening illnesses. Opera Colorado describes its work as using opera and musical storytelling to connect the community. Heal the Ocean says it works to reduce ocean pollution and improve ocean and coastal health.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the fund made 41 grants totaling $75,000. Grants ranged from $250 to $9,375, with a median grant of $1,000. Among the largest grants were $9,375 to Return to Freedom; $8,375 to the Center for Cartoon Studies; $5,000 each to Opera Colorado, Project Angel Heart, and Wellington Schools Endowment Fund; and $4,000 to Ohio Wesleyan Fund.
The fund made 34 grants totaling $59,500 in 2024 and 50 grants totaling $59,000 in 2023.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Suzanne D. Bucy as director, Megan Bucy as secretary, Matt P. Bucy III as president, Frank D. Bucy as vice president, and Elisabeth Bucy as treasurer.
Bucy Family Fund is led by Matt P. Bucy III, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matt P. Bucy III
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Suzanne D. Bucy
Director
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Elisabeth Bucy
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Frank D. Bucy
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Megan Bucy
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Vacant (2020–2022) — President
- Former: M. Peyton Bucy (2019) — President
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 Bucy Family Fund
How much does Bucy Family Fund give each year?
Bucy Family Fund gave $75K across 41 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 34 grants.
What is Bucy Family Fund's typical grant size?
Bucy Family Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,829, across 41 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bucy Family Fund that year got $850 on average.
Where does Bucy Family Fund give grants?
Bucy Family Fund's top state is California, with 32% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Colorado (28%) and Vermont (21%). The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Barbara, CA (6 grants), Denver, CO (5 grants), Paonia, CO (2 grants) and Boulder, CO (2 grants).
Does Bucy Family Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 41 grants with a stated purpose on Bucy Family Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Activity Support" (38 grants).
Who are Bucy Family Fund's largest grantees?
Bucy Family Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Return to Freedom ($9,375), Center for Cartoon Studies ($8,375) and Opera Colorado ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bucy Family Fund?
Bucy Family Fund reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $75K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $83K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Bucy Family Fund fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including wildlife and habitat conservation, health, the arts, education, ocean health, and peace advocacy. These are grantees’ activities, not stated focus areas of the fund. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bucy Family Fund?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bucy Family Fund's EIN?
Bucy Family Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1570332. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Bucy Family Fund accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 2, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Bucy Family Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/bucy-family-fund-morg_6dbc71dd902340be953806eda304e8ab
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