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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0356496

Busch Family Foundation

A private foundation in Carmel, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $78,100 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
No Deadline
Restrictions
No Restrictions or Limitations on Rewards.

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Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $78,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,501,449

  • Tax year 2023

    $82,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,485,448

  • Tax year 2022

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,490,178

  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,532,278

  • Tax year 2020

    $72,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,540,628

  • Tax year 2019

    $90,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,521,577

  • Tax year 2018

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,489,940

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Palma School FoundationSalinas, CA

    General Support

    $22,500
  2. Individual

    General Support

    $12,750
  3. The Defensive LineCoppell, TX

    General Support

    $12,750
  4. Individual

    General Support

    $10,750
  5. Individual

    General Support

    $8,200
  6. Museum of Ventura CountyVentura, CA

    General Support

    $3,200
  7. Individual

    General Support

    $3,200
  8. Girls Inc of Central CoastSalinas, CA

    General Support

    $2,750
  9. Boys Girls Club of the RedwoodsEureka, CA

    General Support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $22,50055% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $12,75031% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $3,2008% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $2,7507% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $30,450
  2. Texas1 grant $12,750

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ralph B Busch IIIVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gregory J BuschCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Frank B BuschDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter BuschDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellyn D Busch EssigPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey D BuschDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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