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Private foundation (trust)EIN 752342746Est. 1991-05

LAVERN T BUSSE & AUDREY BUSSE FOUNDATION

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402

Total Assets

$105.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.8M

FY 2024

Grants Made

20

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$142K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$1.8M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.0M

Total Expenses

$3.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.9M

Distributable Amount

$4.4M

Min. Investment Return

$4.4M

Undistributed Income

$4.0M

Payout rate 67%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.67%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $26K to maximum $1.8M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $2.8M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

278 grants

BUSSE FOUNDATION FUND AT DAFGIVING360
$1.8M
1 grant
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CEDAR RAPIDS
$1.7M
5 grants
MOUNT MERCY UNIVERSITY
$542K
6 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE COORIDOR
$456K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT
$400K
5 grants
TANAGER PLACE
$396K
6 grants
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$232K
6 grants
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION
$196K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

278 grants

<$10K
169
grants
$10–50K
83
grants
$50–250K
20
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

Iowa
$7.4M
85% of total
Arizona
$336K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$210K
2% of total
Illinois
$158K
2% of total
Minnesota
$142K
2% of total
California
$121K
1% of total
Virginia
$108K
1% of total
Indiana
$83K
1% of total
Washington
$65K
1% of total
Texas
$24K
0% of total

+9 more states

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