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The Bunchberry Foundation

Preselected recipients only Houston, Texas · EIN 266487615

The Bunchberry Foundation is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $102,000 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $4,100 and the largest $13,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $92,000 the year before.

13% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$97,00023$2.0 million
2023$92,00023$2.4 million
2024$102,00023$2.6 million

How to apply

The Bunchberry Foundation 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 The Bunchberry Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas7$41,200
Massachusetts4$22,800
Wyoming2$9,500
Maine3$7,500
California1$4,100
Florida1$4,100
Pennsylvania1$3,400
Maryland1$3,000
Hawaii1$2,800
District of Columbia1$2,300

Grants paid in 2024

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Red Cross of Greater Houston
Houston, TX
Medical$13,000
Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation Inc
North Andover, MA
Public welfare$13,000
Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston, TX
Public welfare$5,500
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Houston, TX
Public welfare$5,500
Peabody Essex Museum
Salem, MA
Public welfare$5,500
National Museum of Wildlife Art
Jackson, WY
Public welfare$5,400
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation
Houston, TX
Medical$4,400
The Salvation Army
Houston, TX
Public welfare$4,400
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston, TX
Public welfare$4,300
Military Warriors Support Foundation
San Antonio, TX
Medical$4,100
Grand Teton National Park Foundation
Moose, WY
Public welfare$4,100
Team Rubicon
Los Angeles, CA
Medical$4,100
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
Medical$4,100
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Education$3,400
Pierre Monteux Memorial Foundation
Hancock, ME
Education$3,200
Doctors Without Borders USA
Hagerstown, MD
Medical$3,000
Native Plant Trust
Framingham, MA
Public welfare$3,000
Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
Papaikou, HI
Public welfare$2,800
The Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary
Ellsworth, ME
Public welfare$2,500
The Trust for Public Land
Washington, DC
Public welfare$2,300
Frenchman Bay Conservancy
Hancock, ME
Public welfare$1,800
Handel and Haydn Society
Boston, MA
Public welfare$1,300
The Taft School
Watertown, CT
Education$1,300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Bunchberry Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Bunchberry Foundation give?

$102,000 in tax year 2024, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $4,100.

Who runs The Bunchberry Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists David A Bristol Jr (Trustee) and Marcelite B Bristol (Co-Trustee).

What does The Bunchberry Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, arts and culture and human services.

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