Rows of old wooden school desks in an empty classroom

Grant recipient EIN 51-0518142Education

Who funds Bess the Book Bus Inc?

13 private foundations gave Bess the Book Bus Inc in Tampa, FL $554,945 across 26 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

26 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Townsend Foundation IncVoorhees, NJ 2025

    Provide educ materials to low-income

    $40,000
  2. The Townsend Foundation IncVoorhees, NJ 2024

    Provide educ materials to low-income

    $35,000
  3. Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL 2024

    Organization's charitable purpose

    $3,000
  4. The Townsend Foundation IncVoorhees, NJ 2023

    Provide educ materials to low-income

    $35,000
  5. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $279
  6. The Spurlino FoundationOdessa, FL 2022

    General operating

    $60,000
  7. Santander Consumer USA Inc FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    Support for 24 joy of reading pop up book fairs at 6 hillsborough county and pasco county transformation network schools.

    $33,880
  8. The Townsend Foundation IncVoorhees, NJ 2022

    Provide educ materials to low-income

    $30,000
  9. Foundation for Creativity in Dispute ResolutionReston, VA 2022

    General support

    $2,500
  10. The Spurlino FoundationOdessa, FL 2021

    General operating

    $100,000
  11. The Townsend Foundation IncVoorhees, NJ 2021

    Provide educ materials to low-income

    $30,000
  12. The Townsend Foundation IncVoorhees, NJ 2021

    Provide educ materials to low-income

    $15,000
  13. Vinik Family FoundationTampa, FL 2021

    General support

    $12,000
  14. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2021

    Program Support

    $1,500
  15. Dangerfield Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Capital Campaign

    $500
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $271
  17. The Spurlino FoundationOdessa, FL 2020

    General operating

    $50,000
  18. The Townsend Foundation IncVoorhees, NJ 2020

    Provide educ materials to low-income

    $30,000
  19. Foundation for a Healthy St Petersburg IncSt Petersburg, FL 2020

    General operating support for online Lectio Institute resulting in a strategic impact analysis and learning/literacy mapping of program.

    $1,470
  20. CVS FoundationWoonsocket, RI 2020

    General purpose

    $500
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $45
  22. The Spurlino FoundationOdessa, FL 2019

    General operating

    $40,000
  23. The Mo and Cher Willems FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Donation

    $3,500
  24. The Chaffin Luhana FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General grant

    $250
  25. The Spurlino FoundationOdessa, FL 2018

    General operating

    $30,000
  26. The Chaffin Luhana FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General grant

    $250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Tampa, FL and are not among Bess the Book Bus Inc’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 56 grants Preselected only $236,965 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 73 grants Accepts applications $197,438 to similar organizations
  3. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 82 grants Preselected only $185,445 to similar organizations
  4. Debartolo Family Foundation IncTampa, FL 28 grants Accepts applications $98,594 to similar organizations
  5. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 20 grants Preselected only $6,870 to similar organizations
  6. Gries Family FoundationTampa, FL 10 grants Preselected only $18,820 to similar organizations
  7. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 20 grants Accepts applications $263,408 to similar organizations
  8. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 24 grants Preselected only $9,177 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 51-0518142 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.