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Florence Evans Bushee Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046035327

Florence Evans Bushee Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $370,450 in 88 grants; the typical grant was $5,200 and the largest $8,300. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $241,950 the year before.

88% of its 2025 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$185,70059$7.7 million
2024$241,95078$8.4 million
2025$370,45088$8.7 million

How to apply

ContactArthur B Page Esqflorence Bushee FD
Hemenway Barnes LLP 75 State St, Boston, MA 02109-1466
Phone or email(617) 227-7940
What to submitProperly filled out application a college transcript must be provided
DeadlinesMAY 1
RestrictionsNewbury ma area residents for undergraduate study at accredited instituitions

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Florence Evans Bushee Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to Massachusetts. It also paid $4,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts44$193,250
New Hampshire8$33,000
New York10$32,800
Virginia4$17,800
Maine4$17,400
Connecticut2$14,400
Rhode Island2$11,800
District of Columbia2$10,200
North Carolina3$7,200
Georgia1$6,200

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 88 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Worcester Polytechnic Institute FBO
Worcester, MA
Scholarship$8,300
University of New Haven FBO Paige L
West Haven, CT
Scholarship$8,200
Unversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$8,200
Mass College of Pharmacy and Health
Boston, MA
Scholarship$8,000
Bridgewater State University FBO Ol
Bridgewater, MA
Scholarship$7,700
Brown University FBO Nora Landry
Providence, RI
Scholarship$7,200
Unversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$7,000
Clarkson University FBO Wesley Roll
Potsdam, NY
Scholarship$6,800
Salem State University FBO Alexa En
Salem, MA
Scholarship$6,600
Virginia Tech FBO Brady O'Donnell
Blackcburg, VA
Scholarship$6,600
George Washington University FBO Er
Washington, DC
Scholarship$6,200
Georgia Institute of Technology FBO
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$6,200
Quinnipiac University FBO Allison P
Hamden, CT
Scholarship$6,200
Rochester Institute of Technology F
Rochester, NY
Scholarship$6,200
Saint Joseph's College of Maine FBO
Standish, ME
Scholarship$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$6,200
University of New Hampshire FBO Cae
Durham, NH
Scholarship$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$6,200
Bridgewater State University FBO Li
Bridgewater, MA
Scholarship$6,000
Salem State University FBO Zachary
Salem, MA
Scholarship$6,000
University of New Hampshire FBO Ale
Durham, NH
Scholarship$6,000
Curry College FBO Skylar Colburn
Milton, MA
Scholarship$5,600
Endicott Colllege FBO Annamaria Scu
Beverly, MA
Scholarship$5,600
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$5,600
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA
Scholarship$5,600
University of New Hampshire FBO Par
Durham, NH
Scholarship$5,600
Bates College FBO Gabriells Bellacq
Lewiston, ME
Scholarship$5,200
Elon University FBO Ally Cacciapuot
Elon, NC
Scholarship$5,200
Endicott Colllege FBO Sadie Cliffor
Beverly, MA
Scholarship$5,200
Merrimack College FBO Jack Rau
North Andover, MA
Scholarship$5,200
Northeastern University FBO Elise B
Boston, MA
Scholarship$5,200
Pace University FBO Piper Allard
New York, NY
Scholarship$5,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$5,200
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$5,200
University of South Carolina FBO Ca
Columbia, SC
Scholarship$5,200
University of Vermont FBO Grace O'M
Burlington, VT
Scholarship$5,200
Wentworth Institute of Technology F
Boston, MA
Scholarship$5,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Florence Evans Bushee Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: MAY 1.

How much does Florence Evans Bushee Foundation Inc give?

$370,450 in tax year 2025, across 88 grants, with a typical grant of $5,200.

Who runs Florence Evans Bushee Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Arthur B Page (Director/Trustee), Joseph L Bierwirth (Director/Trustee), Judith A Robertson (Director/President) and Sheila Christensen (Director/Secretary).

What does Florence Evans Bushee Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, science and research and faith communities.

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