Louis P & Lela Busch Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 54-1837593
Foundation Overview
Based in Saint Petersburg, FL, Louis P & Lela Busch Foundation has awarded 136 grants totaling $569,025 to organizations in Colorado, Georgia and 21 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $35,000, with a median award of $2,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 4 recipients (100%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 30% in Virginia and funding distributed across 23 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Virginia, funding concentrates in Chantilly (24%), Reston (20%), Purcellville (12%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 5% change over 8 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Louis P & Lela Busch Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends Of Albert Whitted Airport | $20,000 | Saint Petersburg, FL, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2024 |
| Fisher House Foundation | $20,000 | Rockville, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2024 |
| Friends Of Albert Whitted Airport | $20,000 | Saint Petersburg, FL, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2024 |
| Fisher House Foundation | $20,000 | Rockville, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2024 |
| Pacific Whale Foundation | $3,000 | Wailuku, HI, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Israel Emergency Fund | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Tree Of Life Ministries | $2,000 | Purcellville, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Bread Coffeehouse | $35,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Loudoun First Responders Foundation | $1,000 | Leesburg, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Olney Help | $200 | Olney, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Pacific Whale Foundation | $3,000 | Wailuku, HI, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Israel Emergency Fund | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Tree Of Life Ministries | $2,000 | Purcellville, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Bread Coffeehouse | $35,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Loudoun First Responders Foundation | $1,000 | Leesburg, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Olney Help | $200 | Olney, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2023 |
| Usaf Academy Foundation | $20,000 | Usaf Academy, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Bread Coffeehouse | $15,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Caring Bridge | $100 | Saint Paul, MN, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Compassion International | $500 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Hope Cottage | $7,000 | Wedowee, AL, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University Kimmel Ctr | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Lifetown | $5,000 | New Albany, OH, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| New Life Christian Church | $5,358 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| South Lakes Ptsa Food Pantry | $1,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Southwestern Youth Association | $1,000 | Centreville, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Tree Of Life Ministries | $1,000 | Purcellville, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $2,000 | Topeka, KS, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Usaf Academy Foundation | $20,000 | Usaf Academy, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Bread Coffeehouse | $15,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Caring Bridge | $100 | Saint Paul, MN, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Compassion International | $500 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Hope Cottage | $7,000 | Wedowee, AL, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University Kimmel Ctr | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Lifetown | $5,000 | New Albany, OH, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| New Life Christian Church | $5,358 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| South Lakes Ptsa Food Pantry | $1,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Southwestern Youth Association | $1,000 | Centreville, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Tree Of Life Ministries | $1,000 | Purcellville, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $2,000 | Topeka, KS, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Usaf Academy Foundation | $20,000 | Usaf Academy, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Bread Coffeehouse | $15,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Caring Bridge | $100 | Saint Paul, MN, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Compassion International | $500 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Hope Cottage | $7,000 | Wedowee, AL, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University Kimmel Ctr | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Lifetown | $5,000 | New Albany, OH, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| New Life Christian Church | $5,358 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| South Lakes Ptsa Food Pantry | $1,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Southwestern Youth Association | $1,000 | Centreville, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Tree Of Life Ministries | $1,000 | Purcellville, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $2,000 | Topeka, KS, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2022 |
| A Shot For Life | $105 | Watertown, MA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2021 |
| New Life Christian Church | $2,044 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2021 |
| South Lakes Ptsa Food Pantry | $4,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2021 |
| Fayette-spaulding Drug Court Founda | $7,500 | Peachtree City, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2021 |
| South Lakes Ptsa Food Pantry | $5,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Usafa | $7,000 | Usaf Academy, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | $200 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Bread Coffeehouse | $14,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| New Life Christian Church | $10,110 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Passion Community New Life Church | $200 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| House Of Mercy | $2,000 | Manassas, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Aspca | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| One Love International | $1,000 | Brentwood, TN, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| American Cancer Society | $500 | Oklahoma City, OK, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Samaritans Purse | $3,000 | Boone, NC, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| St Mark Lutheran Church | $6,000 | Yorktown, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Fayette-spaulding Drug Court Fdn | $6,000 | Peachtree City, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $2,000 | Memphis, TN, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Dulles Food Pantry | $2,000 | Sterling, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Compassion International | $500 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2020 |
| Alzheimers Association | $300 | Chicago, IL, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| Matthew Larson Foundation | $500 | Franklin Lakes, NJ, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| University Of Delaware | $200 | Newark, DE, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| International Lyme And Associated | $2,000 | Bethesda, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| Bread Coffeehouse | $5,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hosp | $2,000 | Memphis, TN, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| New Life Church | $9,142 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| South Lakes Ptsa Food Pantry | $2,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| Graceland University | $100 | Lamoni, IA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| American Cancer Society | $100 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| Msk Cancer Center | $250 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| Zta Foundation | $100 | Middletown, RI, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| St Georges School | $200 | Middletown, RI, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| Compassion International | $500 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| Pacific University | $5,000 | Forest Grove, OR, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $500 | Jacksonville, FL, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| St Mark Lutheran Church | $8,000 | Yorktown, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2018 |
| St Mark Lutheran Church | $10,000 | Yorktown, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Thalia Lynn Baptist Church | $200 | Virginia Beach, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| American Red Cross | $5,000 | Boone, IA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Best Buddies | $200 | Falls Church, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Compassion International | $500 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| New Life Church | $3,000 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Aspca | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Usafa Endowment | $3,000 | Usaf Academy, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $1,000 | Jacksonville, FL, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | $200 | Philadelphia, PA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Susan G Komen | $100 | Dallas, TX, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| South Lakes Ptsa Food Pantry | $3,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Pacific University | $5,000 | Forest Grove, OR, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | $3,000 | Memphis, TN, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation | $500 | Germantown, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| St Mark Lutheran Church | $10,000 | Yorktown, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Thalia Lynn Baptist Church | $200 | Virginia Beach, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| American Red Cross | $5,000 | Boone, IA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Best Buddies | $200 | Falls Church, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Compassion International | $500 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| New Life Church | $3,000 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Aspca | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Usafa Endowment | $3,000 | Usaf Academy, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $1,000 | Jacksonville, FL, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | $200 | Philadelphia, PA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Susan G Komen | $100 | Dallas, TX, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| South Lakes Ptsa Food Pantry | $3,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Pacific University | $5,000 | Forest Grove, OR, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | $3,000 | Memphis, TN, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation | $500 | Germantown, MD, US | To Further Exempt Purposes | 2017 |
| Aspca | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| Band Of Parents | $200 | Dewittville, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| American Foundation For Suicide Pre | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| Emory Ccf | $5,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| Faquier Food Bank | $200 | Warrenton, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| Greenspring Village Hospice | $200 | Springfield, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| National Kidney Foundation | $500 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| New Life Church | $3,000 | Chantilly, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| Orbis | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| Shatterproof | $500 | New York, NY, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| St Judes Childrens Research Hospita | $5,000 | Memphis, TN, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| St Marks Lutheran Church | $13,200 | Yorktown, VA, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| Usafa Endowment | $8,000 | Usaf Academy, CO, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| Wounded Warrior | $2,000 | Jacksonville, FL, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
| Cathedral Kitchen | $500 | Camden, NJ, US | To Further Exempt Purpose | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 54-1837593 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 439 HAUPT SQ SE Leesburg, VA 20175-3772 |
Key People (3)
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| President And Treasurer | Scott Eshleman |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Peter Eshleman |
| Secretary | Mary Ann Navarre |
Forms 990-PF
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