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The George W Bush Foundation

DALLAS, TX EIN: 20-4119317 Website

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$711.3M

+11.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.0M

+26.6% YoY

Grant Count

2

-95.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$505K

+2874.6% YoY

About The George W Bush Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The George W Bush Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in DALLAS, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $711.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $10.5M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

32states
+24 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlbuquerqueAnaheimArlingtonAustinBelzoniBossier CityBristolBrownsvilleBuena VistaCape GirardeauCarson CityChannelviewCharlestonChicagoCollege ParkConroeCorpus ChristiCrowleyDallas

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$18M$36M$54M$72M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$711,309,527$636,520,743$584,997,476
Revenue$55,960,197$48,500,935$40,764,912
Expenses$36,902,028$35,686,260$33,090,924
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$10,513,248$12,656,620$5,657,821
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$253K$505K$758K$1M4 grants202015 grants202147 grants202247 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION O…$1.0MSOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVE…$9K

Grant Size Distribution

115 grants across all recorded years

110<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from The George W Bush Foundation

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KENNETH A HERSHPRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR$639KDAVID KRAMER VP EXEC…DIRECTOR - GEORGE BUSH INSTI…$363KBRIAN S COSSIBOOMVP FINANCE & OPERATIONS/TREA…$363KIGOR KHRESTINMD OF GLOBAL POLICY$289KKRISTIN N KINGCOO - GEORGE BUSH INSTITUTE$287KANNE ELIZABETH WICKSMD, OPPORTUNITY & DEMOCRACY$272KKERR H GUYSECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL$263KRACHEL EVANS MABRYVICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT$236KTERESA SCHUMAN LENLI…GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENTIAL MUS…$227KJONATHAN DAVID TEPPE…EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND SENIOR F…$219KJAMES HOWARD CULLUM …DIRECTOR, BUSH INSTITUTE-SMU…$201K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KENNETH A HERSHPRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR40$639,000
DONALD L EVANSCHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR5
BILL HICKEYVICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR3
REGINALD BROWNDIRECTOR3
LAURA W BUSHDIRECTOR3
KELLY H COMPTONDIRECTOR3
HARLAN CROWDIRECTOR3
ANTONIO GARZADIRECTOR3
DYLAN C GLENNDIRECTOR3
HENRY C HAGERDIRECTOR3
JON D HAMMESDIRECTOR3
JOHN W JOHNSONDIRECTOR3
JOEL KAPLANDIRECTOR3
JEREMY L KATZDIRECTOR3
MARK LANGDALEDIRECTOR3
DINA POWELL MCCORMICKDIRECTOR3
MIKE MEECEDIRECTOR3
DAVID B MILLERDIRECTOR3
PETER PACEDIRECTOR3
PAMELA H PATSLEYDIRECTOR3
JEANNE L PHILLIPSDIRECTOR3
CAREN PROTHRODIRECTOR3
LARRY D THOMPSONDIRECTOR3
R GERALD TURNERDIRECTOR3
TED ULLYOTDIRECTOR3
BRIAN S COSSIBOOMVP FINANCE & OPERATIONS/TREASURER40$363,010
DAVID KRAMER VP EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR - GEORGE BUSH INSTITUTE40$363,322
KERR H GUYSECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL40$262,993
KRISTIN N KINGCOO - GEORGE BUSH INSTITUTE40$287,005
RACHEL EVANS MABRYVICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT40$236,324
IGOR KHRESTINMD OF GLOBAL POLICY40$289,397
ANNE ELIZABETH WICKSMD, OPPORTUNITY & DEMOCRACY40$272,156
TERESA SCHUMAN LENLING DIRGEORGE BUSH PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM40$226,729
JONATHAN DAVID TEPPERMANEDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND SENIOR FELLOW40$219,129
JAMES HOWARD CULLUM CLARKDIRECTOR, BUSH INSTITUTE-SMU ECONOMIC GROWTH INITI40$200,549

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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