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George Eagle and Isabel Bushong Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Bowling Green, Kentucky · EIN 472075182

George Eagle and Isabel Bushong Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,017 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $9,100 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10,3009$472,970
2024$9,1005$530,337
2025$15,0178$574,395

How to apply

George Eagle and Isabel Bushong Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What George Eagle and Isabel Bushong Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky7$12,017
Mississippi1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Joesph School
Bowling Green, KY
Financial support$5,000
Skyctc
Bowling Green, KY
Scholarship$3,317
University of Mississippi
University, MS
Scholarship$3,000
Monroe County Hall of Fame
Tompkinsville, KY
Financial support$1,000
Evans Oak Hill Cemetery
Tompkinsville, KY
Financial support$1,000
Mt Gilead Cemetery
Tompkinsville, KY
Financial support$1,000
Individual
KY
Scholarship$500
Individual
KY
$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does George Eagle and Isabel Bushong Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does George Eagle and Isabel Bushong Foundation Inc give?

$15,017 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs George Eagle and Isabel Bushong Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Lanetta Jill Nixon (President), Sandy Simpson (Secretary) and Johnie Nixon (Vice Preside).

What does George Eagle and Isabel Bushong Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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