Bushong Family Foundation
Bushong Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 31 grants totaling $390,000 to charitable organizations, with many of the listed recipients located in Colorado.
Bushong Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Bushong Family Foundation gave $390K across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Colorado. 39% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $390,000
- +32.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 31
- +40.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,581
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $4,465,842
- -7.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 39% first-time grantees (12 of 31, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Bushong Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Bushong Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ($44K). Together the top 10 received $224K.
Grant Size Distribution
111 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 108 grants of 111 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 71% of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado and 11% to recipients in New York. California, Florida, and Missouri each accounted for 3%. These figures describe the locations of the listed grant recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Bushong Family Foundation open to new grantees?
39%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 12 of 31 grantees (39%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $16K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $13K repeat.
- 55% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 87% 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 $250K (2019) to $390K (2025). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $390K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $44,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc Denver, CO | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Colorado Horse Rescue Network Rush, CO | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Colorado Youth for a Change Denver, CO | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies Aurora, CO | Totes of Hope program | $25,000 |
| Thrive Center Aurora, CO | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Environmental Defense Incorporated Boulder, CO | General & Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Oakland, CA | General & Unrestricted | $13,300 |
| Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network Westminster, CO | General & Unrestricted | $13,300 |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | Korbel Asylum Project | $13,300 |
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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 | $4,465,842 | $148,333 | $493,557 | $390,000 | 31 | $419,070 | $76,846 | $479,246 |
| 2024 | $4,811,066 | $478,382 | $394,576 | $295,000 | 22 | $321,401 | $414,855 | $412,401 |
| 2023 | $4,727,260 | $760,168 | $373,694 | $294,000 | 20 | $317,595 | $715,707 | $323,309 |
| 2022 | $4,340,786 | $351,371 | $397,693 | $319,000 | 25 | $342,858 | $295,959 | $317,238 |
| 2021 | $4,387,108 | $172,242 | $355,888 | $260,000 | 13 | $283,730 | $101,184 | $341,870 |
| 2020 | $4,570,754 | $98,166 | $362,234 | $275,000 | 16 | — | $66,405 | $299,527 |
| 2019 | $4,834,822 | $236,432 | $340,666 | $250,000 | 14 | — | $179,611 | $287,113 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bushong Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $479K 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 for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in areas such as civil liberties, youth education, animal rescue, food security, immigration advocacy, and higher education. For example, Colorado Youth for a Change describes its mission as addressing barriers to learning through individualized support for students; Food Bank of the Rockies says it works to nourish people facing food insecurity; and Colorado Horse Rescue Network says it rescues horses to prevent slaughter or abusive and neglectful placements. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 31 grants totaling $390,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $44,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest listed awards included $44,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation; $25,000 each to Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, Colorado Horse Rescue Network, Colorado Youth for a Change, Food Bank of the Rockies, and Thrive Center; and $15,000 to Environmental Defense Incorporated. Other grants included $13,300 each to the International Rescue Committee, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, and University of Denver. The University of Denver grant was designated for its Korbel Asylum Project; Food Bank of the Rockies’ was for its Totes of Hope program. The filing also lists general and unrestricted grants among these awards.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sarah Bushong-Weeks as president, director, and secretary.
Bushong Family Foundation is led by Sarah Bushong-Weeks, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sarah Bushong-Weeks
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Bushong Family Foundation
How much does Bushong Family Foundation give each year?
Bushong Family Foundation gave $390K across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $295K across 22 grants.
What is Bushong Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Bushong Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,581, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Bushong Family Foundation that year got $7K on average.
Where does Bushong Family Foundation give grants?
Bushong Family Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (7 grants), Washington, DC (3 grants), Aurora, CO (2 grants) and Boulder, CO (2 grants).
Does Bushong Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 84% of Bushong Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (26 of 31) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Bushong Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Bushong Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ($44,000), Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc ($25,000) and Colorado Horse Rescue Network ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bushong Family Foundation?
Bushong Family Foundation reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $419K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $479K (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 Bushong Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in areas such as civil liberties, youth education, animal rescue, food security, immigration advocacy, and higher education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Bushong Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Bushong Family Foundation's EIN?
Bushong Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3589756. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Bushong Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Live grants for the work Bushong Family Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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Grantable. (2026). Bushong Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/bushong-family-foundation-morg_e5d3c083109d4d9393f5621ee788b906
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