Funding search · EIN 453589756 · Wilmington, DE

Bushong Family Foundation

Name: Bushong Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

98
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

asylum department english korbel athletics colorado excellence global

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation2 grants · $119,000
5430 Foundation1 grant · $100,000
Colorado Horse Rescue Network4 grants · $95,000
Thrive Center4 grants · $81,000
Colorado Youth for a Change4 grants · $81,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver4 grants · $81,000
Food Bank of the Rockies4 grants · $65,000
Parent Education and Assistance for Kids3 grants · $56,000
Drifters Hearts of Hope2 grants · $45,000
University of Colorado Foundation5 grants · $40,500

Giving over time

$319,000

2022

$294,000

2023

$295,000

2024

$390,000

2025

Grant history

All 98 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
5430 Foundation · Van Nuys, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$75,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$44,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$35,000
Drifters Hearts of Hope · Franktown, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Colorado Horse Rescue Network · Rush, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Colorado Youth for a Change · Denver, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Aurora, CO · 2025
Totes of Hope program
$25,000
Thrive Center · Aurora, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Colorado Horse Rescue Network · Rush, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
Colorado Horse Rescue Network · Rush, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Colorado Horse Rescue Network · Rush, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Colorado Youth for a Change · Denver, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Parent Education and Assistance for Kids · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$20,000
Thrive Center · Aurora, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$18,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$18,000
Colorado Youth for a Change · Denver, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$18,000
Parent Education and Assistance for Kids · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$18,000
Thrive Center · Aurora, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$18,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$18,000
Colorado Youth for a Change · Denver, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$18,000
Parent Education and Assistance for Kids · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$18,000
Thrive Center · Aurora, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Environmental Defense Incorporated · Boulder, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Colorado Pet Pantry · Boulder, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022
Designated for pets
$15,000
Friends of the Sound Horses · Saint Louis, MO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$14,000
Colorado Pet Pantry · Boulder, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$13,300
International Rescue Committee · Oakland, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$13,300
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$13,300
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2025
Korbel Asylum Project
$13,050
Centennial School District No R-1 · San Luis, CO · 2025
Parent Teacher Organization
$13,050
Fairview High School Parents Organization · Boulder, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$12,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
University of Colorado Department of English
$10,000
4 Paws 4 Life Rescue · Sedalia, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation · Usaf Academy, CO · 2025
Excellence in Athletics Fund
$10,000
Big Dog Ranch Rescue · Lxhtchee Grvs, FL · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Drifters Hearts of Hope · Franktown, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Friends of the Sound Horses · Saint Louis, MO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
National Forest Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Public Broadcasting of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Rezdawg Rescue · Lafayette, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Rocky Mountain Public Media · Denver, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation · Usaf Academy, CO · 2024
Excellence in Athletics Fund
$10,000
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2024
To Purchase Pet food and supplies
$10,000
National Forest Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Peace Love & Paws · Denver, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
Department of English fund
$10,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
For the Korbel School Asylum project
$10,000
International Rescue Committee · Oakland, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
New Genesis · Denver, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
One Tree Planted · Shelburne, VT · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Peace Love & Paws · Denver, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Razom · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
University of Denver - Office of Gift Processing · Denver, CO · 2022
For the Korbel School Asylum project.
$9,000
International Rescue Committee · Oakland, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$9,000
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$9,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$9,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
University of Colorado Hospital Spiritual Care
$7,500
Razom · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$7,500
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network · Westminster, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$6,000
Association On American Indian Affairs · Clarksville, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$6,000
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Special Olympics Colorado · Centennial, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
The Wild Animal Sanctuary a Colorado Non-Profit Co · Keenesburg, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Colorado Pet Pantry · Boulder, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Association On American Indian Affairs · Clarksville, MD · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Manhattan Middle School Parent Teacher Organizatio · Boulder, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Peace Corps Partnership Program · Washington, DC · 2023
Peace Corps Partnership Program and Global Fund
$5,000
School District 12 Education Foundation · Thornton, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
State Historical Society of Colorado the Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Association On American Indian Affairs · Clarksville, MD · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Manhattan Middle School Parent Teacher Organizatio · Boulder, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Peace Corps Partnership Program · Washington, DC · 2022
Global fund/partner program
$5,000
School District 12 Education Foundation · Thornton, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
State Historical Society of Colorado the Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022
English Department Fund
$4,500
Association On American Indian Affairs · Clarksville, MD · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$4,500
Fairview High School Parents Organization · Boulder, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$4,500
School District 12 Education Foundation · Thornton, CO · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$4,500
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$4,500
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
Department of English
$4,500
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Korbel Asylum Project
$3,500
International Rescue Committee · Oakland, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$3,500
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$2,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$1,500
Black American West Museum & Heritage Center · Denver, CO · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$1,500
Dallas Street Dog Advocates · Richardson, TX · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted

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