Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Inc
Winter Park, FL · EIN 23-7318041. Reported 108 grants totalling $8,055,058 to 53 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Inc 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 $35,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $8,000 and $83,217; the smallest was $815 and the largest $648,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various 501(C)(3) Public Charities | Winter Park, FL | $1,255,010 | 10 | 5 | 2024 |
| Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership at Rollins Col | Winter Park, FL | $1,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Central Florida Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | $734,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership | Winter Park, FL | $623,333 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Orlando Family Stage | Orlando, FL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida Inc | Maitland, FL | $470,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's & Dementia Resource Center Inc | Winter Park, FL | $358,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Idignity Inc | Orlando, FL | $337,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $300,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Arts of Central Florida Inc | Orlando, FL | $235,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lake Nona Institute Inc | Orlando, FL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florida Nonprofit Alliance Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Opera Orlando | Orlando, FL | $150,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Mustard Seed of Central Florida Inc | Orlando, FL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Canine Companions for Independence Inc | Orlando, FL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orlando Shakespeare Theater Inc | Orlando, FL | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Winter Park Community Improvement Fund Inc | Winter Park, FL | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Orlando Family Stage Orlando Repertory Theatre Inc | Orlando, FL | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Orlando Ballet Inc | Orlando, FL | $110,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grace Medical Home Inc | Orlando, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seniors First Inc | Orlando, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association of Fundraising Professionals - Central Florida Chapter | Winter Park, FL | $78,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens Inc | Winter Park, FL | $74,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighbors Network Inc | Maitland, FL | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winter Park Day Nursery Inc | Winter Park, FL | $54,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Afp Foundation for Philanthrophy | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Florida Vocal Arts | Winter Park, FL | $41,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Florida Philanthropic Network Inc | Tampa, FL | $37,800 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Winter Park Improvement Foundation Inc | Winter Park, FL | $32,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jack & Lee Rosen Jewish Community Center Inc | Orlando, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rollins College | Winter Park, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winter Park Library | Winter Park, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bach Festival Society of Winter Park | Winter Park, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Collaborative | Orlando, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conductive Education Center of Orlando Inc | Winter Park, FL | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Catholic Foundation of Central Florida Inc | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Welbourne Avenue Nursery & Kindergarten Inc | Winter Park, FL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adult Literacy League Inc | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crealde Arts Inc | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Greater Orlando | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Foster Children Inc | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando Inc | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jobs Partnership of Florida Inc | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Counseling Services Inc | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mary Lee Depugh Nursing Home Association Inc | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mead Botanical Garden Inc | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Modern Widows Club Inc | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Support Our Scholars | Winter Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| A Gift for Teaching Inc | Orlando, FL | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Association of Small Foundations Dba Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $1,665 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra Inc | Winter Park, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
25 of 53 (47%) 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 49%, 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.
- University of Central Florida Foundation Inc
UCF COLLEGE OF MEDICINE'S APEX: THE AEROSPACE & EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM - Orlando Family Stage
ORLANDO FAMILY STAGE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION - Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership at Rollins Col
TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT THE EDYTH BUSH INSTITUTE FOR PHILANTHROPY & NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP AT THE ROLLINS COLLEGE CRUMMER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT THE EDYTH BUSH INSTITUTE FOR PHILANTHROPY AND NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP - Alzheimer's & Dementia Resource Center Inc
ADRC LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY PROPOSAL - Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida Inc
TRANSITION, STRATEGY, & LEADERSHIP INITATIVE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | $594,450 | $6,900 |
| 2021 | 14 | $863,515 | $32,500 |
| 2022 | 20 | $901,302 | $17,500 |
| 2023 | 32 | $1,957,810 | $32,500 |
| 2024 | 31 | $3,737,981 | $50,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Inc has 2 of them, worth $315,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership | Winter Park, FL | $290,000 |
| Rollins College | Winter Park, FL | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
99% 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 $35,500. 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 Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: Po Box 1967, Winter Park, FL, 32790. 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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