Texas · Nonprofit
THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION
THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION (Texas) receives grants from 310 organizations whose IRS filings report $85,058,324 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($13,327,750). 176 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $56M
- Funders on record
- 310
- Grants received
- $85M
- Net assets
- $708M
What The George W Bush Foundation does
Mission
The following are the purposes for which the corporation is organized as set forth in the certificate of formation: the purposes for which the corporation is organized are (I) to endow a presidential archival depository, as defined by section 2101(1) of title 44 of the united states code annotated, in an amount required by subsection (g) of section 2112 of title 44 of the united states code annotated, to house and preserve at the george w. Bush presidential library and museum the books, documents, papers, pictures, photographs, and other memorabilia of president george w. Bush, as well as other objects or materials related to the papers or events of the official or personal life of president bush that have historical or commemorative value, and to undertake and support research and educational activities on policy and issues that relate to the life and work of president bush thereby promoting such library and museum, and the values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion, as articulated by president george w. Bush when he stated : "we believe in private markets, humanized by compassionate government. We believe in economies that reward effort, communities that…
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The george w. Bush institute is a solution-oriented nonpartisan policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies. Housed within the george w. Bush presidential center, the bush institute is rooted in compassionate conservative values and committed to creating positive, meaningful, and lasting change at home and abroad. We utilize our unique platform and convening power to advance solutions to national and global issues of the day.
$17,369,147 spentof which $1,507,878 as grants71% of program spendingThe george w. Bush presidential museum promotes a greater understanding of the american presidency and examines the consequential times during which president and mrs. Bush served. The museum offers a moving exhibit on september 11, 2001, a replica oval office, and an interactive experience in presidential decision-making. The museum is also host to a variety of special exhibitions that delve deeply into unique topics and provide insights that only a presidential center can offer. Housed within the george w. Bush presidential center, the george w. Bush presidential museum is a nonpartisan civic institution showcasing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion.since opening, 2 million people have visited the museum, including one temporary exhibit in 2023: "freedom matters," which highlights the importance of freedom in building peaceful societies, how the work of freedom advocates has changed the lives of millions, and what we all can learn from the study of history.
$7,259,897 spentof which $1,562 as grants$3,236,557 earned by the program29% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $24,629,044.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $637M to $711M (+12%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
73% of THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Kenneth A Hersh
President & CEO/director
Board chair
Donald L Evans
Chairman/director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 86 funders to 90 funders, grant income rose $5.5M → $8.0M.
23 of 310 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 29% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $10M from 27 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Communities Foundation of Texas Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION raised.
From the IRS filings of THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 310 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% of grant income, and it takes 9 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 9 funders to its left
33% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 20% · 2018 16% · 2019 27% · 2020 16% · 2021 63% · 2022 22% · 2023 19% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
38% of THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION draws 51% of its grant income from funders outside Texas, across 39 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $24M arriving through sponsors registered in 14 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,065 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,065 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
61%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 30 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- 2943 Holdings LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION?
- THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION (Texas) receives grants from 310 organizations whose IRS filings report $85,058,324 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($13,327,750). 176 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 310 organizations giving $85,058,324 in grants to THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION, 176 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION?
- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $13,327,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 310 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing