· Private foundation
Buscher Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MAYO CLINIC | $5,000 |
| MINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| THE ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY | $5,000 |
| SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA | $5,000 |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| SPA | $5,000 |
| WESTPOINT ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES | $5,000 |
| NORTHWESTERN PRITSKER SCHOOL OF LAW | $5,000 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | $1,000 |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | $1,000 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF BROWARD COUNTY | $500 |
| RAMSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | $500 |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | $250 |
| FOLDS OF HONOR | $250 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY23–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 76% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +51% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.
23 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $250 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MZMINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATION6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +132%
- SMSCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA6× · 2020–2025 · $30k · revenue +51%
- AJADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC6× · 2020–2025 · $28k · revenue +227%
Funded once
- AAActon Academy DC Foundationone grant, 2020 · $7k · revenue -63%
- SPST. PAUL ACADEMYone grant, 2020 · $6k
- TGTHE GRAYSON SCHOOLone grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +15%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
University of the sciences prepares students to become leaders, innovators, and skilled practitioners in the sciences, the health professions, and related disciplines. we deliver excellence in teaching, research, and service through a safe…
The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.
The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
The american astronomical society (aas), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america. the basic objective of the aas is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of…
The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
Embry-riddle is the world leader in aviation and aerospace higher education. its mission is to teach the science, practice and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for productive careers and leadership roles in business,…
Founded in 1900, aau is composed of 71 distinguished institutions in the united states and canada that continually advance society through education, research, and discovery. our u.s. member universities earn the majority of competitively…
Agu's mission is to advance and support an inclusive community of earth and space scientists and partners dedicated to discovery and solutions to societal challenges. agu seeks to catalyze discovery and solutions to scientific and societal…
How this is measured
20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 36 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds MINNESOTA ZOO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA ↗
- Who funds ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ASSOCIATION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY ↗
- Who funds Acton Academy DC Foundation ↗
- Who funds Catching the Dream ↗
- Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
- Who funds THE GRAYSON SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds RAMSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CONNECTICUT COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF BROWARD COUNTY INC ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds BRULE RIVER PRESERVATION INC ↗
- Who funds NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC ↗
- Who funds THRIVE AN ACTON ACADEMY INC ↗
- Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Buscher Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Buscher Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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