Texas · Nonprofit
THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION
THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION (Texas) receives grants from 205 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,032,735 to it, the largest being ED RACHAL FOUNDATION ($3,000,000). 42 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $17M
- Funders on record
- 205
- Grants received
- $21M
- Net assets
- $84M
What The George and Barbara Bush Foundation does
Mission
The george & barbara bush foundation strives to preserve the historic legacies of president and mrs. George h.w. Bush.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
George bush school of government and public service:the school is one of the leading public and international affairs graduate schools in the nation. One of the 16 schools and colleges within texas a&m university, the school offers both bachelor's and master's level education for students wanting careers in public service. The school is still ranked in the top 12 percent of the graduate public affairs schools in the nation. The school's philosophy is based on the belief of its founder, george h.w. Bush, that public service is a noble calling, a belief that continues to shape all aspects of the curriculum, research, and student experience. There are three elements that form all activities at the school. First is the cultivation of principled leaders. Second, the school recognizes the vital importance of the research conducted by its faculty and research institutes. Third, the school has as one of its cornerstones the idea of giving back to the community through public service. An important part of the bush school experience is the opportunity to engage in public service outside the classroom, including a summer internship and student-led public service projects that enable students…
$2,069,451 spentof which $1,859,518 as grants32% of program spendingInteractive learning programs: the foundation provides a dynamic learning environment. Through its programs and lectures, the public is able to experience insight into the complex dynamics of diplomacy and domestic policy making, and how the offices and the individuals serving the people perform their duties. The library and museum inform and enrich learning for all ages regarding u.s. History, the role of the presidency with special focus on the administration of george h.w. Bush, and enhance the learning environment through the support of literacy and education programs. All of the education programs are provided to school groups free of charge both on site and through distance learning. Stories are dramatically told about american and texas history bringing past events alive and providing beneficial learning experiences for all ages. The bush library and museum offers free presentations at the museum or as outreach programs and online applications to area schools on a wide variety of topics. At the museum or at the school, custom-designed storytelling programs meet the needs of students. The museum's core exhibits reveal the unique influences and challenges that shaped george…
$978,183 spent15% of program spendingThe foundation awards scholarships in honor of president and mrs. Bush and their commitment to public service and education. Some of the scholarships include the uss george h.w. Bush (cvn 77) scholarship for crew or family members of the ship, the george bush high school public service scholarship that recognizes high school seniors in the bryan-college station school districts for their community service, and several scholarships that support the academic activities of a student at the bush school of government and public service. Additionally, the foundation gives to the mays business school philanthropy program at texas a&m university to provide for local area community organizations. Eligible recipients are non-profit organizations based in the brazos valley or a texas a&m university recognized student organization. The foundation provides annual travel scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students from each of the academic colleges at texas a&m university for various educational opportunities.
$134,000 spentof which $134,000 as grants2% of program spendingFoundation events, lecture series, and historic documentation.
$3,342,907 spent51% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,524,541.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 2022 to 2023, from $101M to $131M (+30%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 7% · 2020 18% · 2021 20%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
78% of THE GEORGE AND BARBARA 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. 2 of the last 6 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
Andrew H Card Jr
CEO/director began 01/2024
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 112 funders to 25 funders, grant income fell $3.4M → $1.6M.
45 of 205 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 30% 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: $21M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION raised.
From the IRS filings of THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 205 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 AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 14% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
39% 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 AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 29% · 2018 33% · 2019 38% · 2020 36% · 2021 45% · 2022 18% · 2023 74% — growing more concentrated.
“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
6% of THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 20% 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
57% of THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 24 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 AND BARBARA 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 AND BARBARA 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
55% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
67%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 52 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION?
- THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION (Texas) receives grants from 205 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,032,735 to it, the largest being ED RACHAL FOUNDATION ($3,000,000). 42 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 205 organizations giving $21,032,735 in grants to THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION, 42 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE GEORGE AND BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION?
- ED RACHAL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE GEORGE AND BARBARA 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 2019–2024), and the filings of 205 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