Bus Brown Foundation
Bus Brown Foundation is a private foundation, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $73K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $5K.
Bus Brown Foundation at a glance
In short: Bus Brown Foundation gave $14K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,500
- +92.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,500
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $73,172
- -6.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bus Brown Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Aubrey Divelbess Co Iowa Western CO ($5K). Together the top 3 received $14K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bus Brown Foundation gives
- Giving fell 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 407% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $25K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $14K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Divelbess Co Iowa Western CO Council Bluffs, IA | Tuition | $5,000 |
| Danyelle Steinkuehler Co SW Communi Creston, IA | Tuition | $5,000 |
| Xander Johnson Co Waldorf Universit Forest City, IA | Tuition | $3,500 |
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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 | $73,172 | $5,901 | $16,206 | $13,500 | 3 | $14,828 | $4,573 | $3,643 |
| 2024 | $77,824 | $4,682 | $12,957 | $7,000 | 2 | $9,956 | $1,726 | $3,865 |
| 2023 | $79,761 | $3,241 | $3,554 | $3,500 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,241 | $3,663 |
| 2022 | $71,557 | $5,139 | $27,671 | $25,000 | 1 | $26,250 | $3,890 | $4,454 |
| 2021 | $113,844 | $14,839 | $24,814 | $20,000 | 7 | $22,379 | $12,460 | $5,640 |
| 2020 | $122,237 | $4,091 | $2,575 | $2,500 | 1 | — | $4,016 | $5,201 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bus Brown Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bus Brown Foundation is led by Lila Blandford, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lila Blandford
President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Bus Brown Foundation
How much does Bus Brown Foundation give each year?
Bus Brown Foundation gave $14K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 2 grants.
What is Bus Brown Foundation's typical grant size?
Bus Brown Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bus Brown Foundation give grants?
Bus Brown Foundation gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Bus Brown Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Bus Brown Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Tuition" (3 grants).
How large is Bus Brown Foundation?
Bus Brown Foundation reported $73K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Bus Brown Foundation's EIN?
Bus Brown Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1383328. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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