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Buster Family Foundation

Accepts applications Redlands, California · EIN 203905708

Buster Family Foundation is a private foundation in Redlands, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $139,500 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $1,750 and the largest $105,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $46,600 the year before.

71% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$46,6008$976,543
2024$139,50014$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactWilliam C Buster Jr
1399 W Colton Avenue Ste 5, Redlands, CA 92374
Phone or email(909) 793-3806
What to submitInformation regarding the charity and the reason for their tax-exempt status. Proof of their exempt status and their federal identification number.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Buster Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California13$134,500
Texas1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Set Free Church
Yucaipa, CA
Religious$105,000
Immanuel Baptist Church
Highland, CA
Religious$7,500
Glocal Outreach
Redlands, CA
Charitable$5,000
Cindy Hess YMCA Memorial Park
Waxahachie, TX
Charitable$5,000
Boys Girls Club
Redlands, CA
Charitable$5,000
Coachella Valley Housing Coalition
Indio, CA
Charitable$2,500
Crossroads Christian Center
Redlands, CA
Religious$2,500
First Tee of the Inland Empire
San Bernardino, CA
Charitable$1,000
Redlands Police
Redlands, CA
Charitable$1,000
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
Redlands, CA
Charitable$1,000
Bonnes Meres
Redlands, CA
Charitable$1,000
YMCA East Valley
Redlands, CA
Charitable$1,000
Blue Collar Athletics
Redlands, CA
Sports$1,000
Redlands Strong Softball
Redlands, CA
Sports$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Buster Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Buster Family Foundation give?

$139,500 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $1,750.

Who runs Buster Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists William C Buster Jr (Trustee) and William R Buster (Trustee).

What does Buster Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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