Busch Family Foundation
Fort Pierce, FL · EIN 43-6387996. Reported 119 grants totalling $698,050 to 78 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Busch Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $7,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curetivity | Darien, CT | $112,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of St Lucie County Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $88,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Navy Seal Museum | Fort Pierce, FL | $62,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc | Jupiter, FL | $54,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Save Our Musicians Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| DDS4VETS | Port St Lucie, FL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wounded Veterans Relief Fund | North Palm Beach, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Backus Scholarship Fund Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Against Poverty | Vero Beach, FL | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pace Center for Girls | Fort Pierce, FL | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Place of Hope Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Lucie County Hundred Club | Fort Pierce, FL | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Windsor Community Angels | Fort Pierce, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grace Way Village Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Blue Angels Pssc Inc | Port Saint Lucie, FL | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Operation 300 Inc | Port Salerno, FL | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Operation American Dream | Winter Park, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kyle Patterson Trust | Fort Pierce, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lenny Schelin Foundation | Fort Pierce, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Lift Inc | Palm City, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Community Care | West Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Martin County Inc | Hobe Sound, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ft Pierce Police Athletic League Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guardians for New Futures Inc | Port St Lucie, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation | Jefferson City, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tunnel to Tower Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Muslim Alliance of Florida Inc | Wellington, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Britney Lee Foundation | Port Saint Lucie, FL | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Armada Rugby Club of the Treasue Coast Corporation | Port Saint Lucie, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Park Academy | Fort Pierce, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martin County Police Athletic League Inc | Palm City, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Surfers for Autism II Inc | Jensen Beach, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The David a Burke Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Rotary Club of Vero Beach Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of St Lucie County | Vero Beach, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Indian River State College Foundation Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Smiles Inc | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation LLC | Miami, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rising Tides Foundation Fp Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forgotten Soldiers Outreach Inc | Lake Worth, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Advocates for the Rights of the Challenged of the Treasure Coast Inc | Stuart, FL | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John Carroll High School Football | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Adopt-a-Family of the Palm Beaches Inc | Lake Worth, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Brain Cancer Support for the Treasure Coast Inc | Port St Lucie, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Opportunities Through Gold | Port Saint Lucie, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Building Opportunities Through Golf | Port Saint Lucie, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Meals Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Give Kids the World Inc | Kissimmee, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gulfstream Goodwill | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Humane Society of St Lucie County Inc | Port Saint Lucie, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Indian River Lacrosse Association Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Literary Services of Indian River County Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maddie's Fight Foundation Inc | Port Saint Lucie, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mental Health Association of Indian River County Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Village Okeechobee Inc | Okeechobee, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotary Club of Fort Pierce Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Lucie County 4-H Foundation Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Lucie Education Foundation | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Lucie Historical Society | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Lucie Sheriff's Police Athletic League | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stoked on Life Palm Beach | Riviera, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sunrise Kiwanis Foundation of Fort Pierce Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Treasure Coast Food Bank | Fort Pierce, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veterans for Conservation Inc | Okeechobee, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eckerd Connects Project Bridge | Fort Pierce, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Original Florida Hall of Fame Highwaymen Museum and History Center Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Port St Lucie Botanical Gardens | Port St Lucie, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reverence Motorcycle Association Inc | Stuart, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Disabled American Veterans Chapter 133 | Pompano Beach, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| ELEV8HOPE Inc | Stuart, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Pierce Cental High School | Fort Pierce, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Breast Care Center | Jupiter, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keep Martin Beautiful | Palm City, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Psl Little League Softball Inc | Port St Lucie, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Suncoast Mental Health Center | Vero Beach, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crime Prevention League | Fort Pierce, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
24 of 78 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 37%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Curetivity
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT - Grace Way Village Inc
UNRESTRICED GENERAL SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 66 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $114,700 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 22 | $141,900 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 28 | $215,250 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 20 | $153,000 | $2,500 |
| 2025 | 25 | $73,200 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
82% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Busch Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5300 Glades Cut Off Road, Fort Pierce, FL, 34981. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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