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Bull Henry W Foundation

Accepts applications Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 956062058

Bull Henry W Foundation is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $651,960 in 77 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $40,000. 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 $615,293 the year before.

69% 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$563,79174$12.5 million
2024$615,29374$13.3 million
2025$651,96077$14.5 million

How to apply

ContactUS Bank N A
PO Box 0634, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0634
Phone or email(858) 410-0986
What to submitA letter stating their name, purpose of their organization, exempt status and how the
DeadlinesApril 1st and september 1st

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bull Henry W Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California61$515,960
New Jersey1$40,000
New York2$20,000
Washington1$20,000
Arizona2$10,000
Colorado1$5,000
Illinois1$5,000
Louisiana1$5,000
Michigan1$5,000
Missouri1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 77 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
NYC Dance Alliance Foundation Inc
West New York, NJ
General operating$40,000
Palm Springs International Film Society
Palm Springs, CA
General operating$40,000
Dezart Performs
Palm Springs, CA
General operating$35,000
The Living Desert
Palm Desert, CA
General operating$30,000
Friends of the Desert Mountains
Palm Desert, CA
General operating$20,000
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Cle Elum, WA
General operating$20,000
Pacific Legal Foundation
Sacramento, CA
General operating$20,000
Santa Barbara Education Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$18,000
SB Act
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$15,000
Music Academy of the West
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$15,000
Community Counseling Center of San Luis
San Luis Obispo, CA
General operating$12,000
Little Star Pony Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$12,000
Michael J Fox Foundation
New York, NY
General operating$10,000
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$10,000
Girls Inc of Carpinteria
Carpinteria, CA
General operating$10,000
Santa Barbara High School Computer Scien
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$10,000
Orchestra Novo
Morro Bay, CA
General operating$10,000
Unity Shoppe Inc
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$10,000
Performing Arts Center
Spring Valley, NY
General operating$10,000
Project Kinship
Santa Ana, CA
General operating$10,000
Santa Barbara Humane Society
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$10,000
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, CA
Scholarship$10,000
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre
SN Luis Obisp, CA
General operating$10,000
Children of the Night Inc
Los Angeles, CA
General operating$10,000
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
SN Luis Obisp, CA
General operating$10,000
Hospice of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$8,500
Mental Wellness Center
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$6,000
American Indian Health Services
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$6,000
Wilderness Youth Project
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$6,000
Carpinteria Valley Historical Society
Carpinteria, CA
General operating$6,000
The Mountain School of Milton Academy
Vershire, VT
General operating$5,000
Free Wheelchair Mission
Irvine, CA
General operating$5,000
Search Dog Foundation
Santa Paula, CA
General operating$5,000
San Luis Obispo Classical Academy
San Luis Obispo, CA
General operating$5,000
Cal Poly Arts
San Luis Obispo, CA
General operating$5,000
Santa Barbara Audubon Society
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$5,000
St Vincent's
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$5,000
Gabriel's Angels
Phoenix, AZ
General operating$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Buena Park
Buena Park, CA
General operating$5,000
CARE4PAWS
Santa Barbara, CA
General operating$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bull Henry W Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 1st and september 1st.

How much does Bull Henry W Foundation give?

$651,960 in tax year 2025, across 77 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Bull Henry W Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Walter Loster (Co-Trustee) and US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Bull Henry W Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and youth programs.

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