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← THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$40,764,912
Total expenses
$33,090,924
Contributions and grants received
$31,203,231
Grants paid
$1,480,462
Program service revenue
$2,880,850
Investment income
$5,657,821
Other revenue
$1,023,010
Total assets, end of year
$584,997,476
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,042,936
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$581,954,540
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$22,494,062
Management and general expenses
$4,455,198
Fundraising expenses
$6,141,664
Program service expenses (Part III)
$22,494,062

Program services were 68.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $82,830

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $31,120,401

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $637,708

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM TICKET SALES

    total $1,436,307 · related or exempt $1,436,307

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ECONOMIC GROWTH INITIATIVE

    total $1,327,573 · related or exempt $1,327,573

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OVAL OFFICE PHOTO COMMISSION

    total $60,477 · related or exempt $60,477

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PUBLIC PROGRAMMING

    total $56,493 · related or exempt $56,493

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,940,659 · unrelated business $824,061 · excluded $4,116,598

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $733,140

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $179,161

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $553,979

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $553,979 · unrelated business $51,748 · excluded $502,231

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $15,324,971

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $14,607,809

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $717,162

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $717,162 · excluded $717,162

  • 11a · Other revenue: PARKING

    total $241,412 · unrelated business $3,883 · excluded $237,529

  • 11b · Other revenue: RESTAURANT & CATERING

    total $134,430 · unrelated business $134,430

  • 11c · Other revenue: GIFT SHOP COMMISSIONS

    total $31,124 · excluded $31,124

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $62,065 · excluded $62,065

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $469,031

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,480,462 · program services $1,480,462

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,678,695 · program services $1,439,884 · management and general $802,967 · fundraising $435,844

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $164,242 · program services $164,242

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,500,549 · program services $5,199,285 · management and general $1,191,239 · fundraising $2,110,025

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $392,920 · program services $230,547 · management and general $60,208 · fundraising $102,165

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,847,165 · program services $1,124,309 · management and general $329,097 · fundraising $393,759

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $743,551 · program services $444,280 · management and general $124,397 · fundraising $174,874

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,877 · program services $6,996 · management and general $9,881

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $101,729 · management and general $101,729

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $86,932 · fundraising $86,932

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $167,177 · program services $2,771 · management and general $164,406

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,156,282 · program services $2,950,866 · management and general $55,103 · fundraising $150,313

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $421,904 · program services $421,781 · management and general $53 · fundraising $70

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $940,919 · program services $310,145 · management and general $64,839 · fundraising $565,935

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $877,145 · program services $586,286 · management and general $122,806 · fundraising $168,053

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,711,641 · program services $1,133,908 · management and general $254,469 · fundraising $323,264

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,289,471 · program services $1,241,087 · management and general $24,136 · fundraising $24,248

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,030,471 · program services $1,974,752 · management and general $172,582 · fundraising $883,137

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,489,101 · program services $3,101,022 · management and general $728,436 · fundraising $659,643

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $57,627 · program services $37,721 · management and general $8,221 · fundraising $11,685

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $796,185 · program services $564,256 · management and general $231,929

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $138,519 · program services $79,462 · management and general $7,340 · fundraising $51,717

  • 24c · Other expenses: UNRELATED BUS INC TAX

    total $1,360 · management and general $1,360

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $15,752,391 · end of year $11,949,358

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,643,570 · end of year $8,988,937

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $48,438,489 · end of year $40,356,198

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $149,662 · end of year $206,320

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $838,358 · end of year $956,873

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $244,399,454

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $99,048,486

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $147,208,422 · end of year $145,350,968

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $305,289,293 · end of year $270,962,032

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $72,050,567 · end of year $73,188,694

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $32,475,667 · end of year $33,038,096

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,793,580 · end of year $2,467,805

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $339,360 · end of year $301,432

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $273,699

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $380,404,661 · end of year $358,841,930

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $246,308,818 · end of year $223,112,610

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MISSION STATEMENT.

  • THE GEORGE W. BUSH INSTITUTE IS A SOLUTION-ORIENTED NONPARTISAN POLICY ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON ENSURING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL, STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY, AND ADVANCING FREE SOCIETIES. HOUSED WITHIN THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, THE BUSH INSTITUTE IS ROOTED IN COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND COMMITTED TO CREATING POSITIVE, MEANINGFUL, AND LASTING CHANGE AT HOME AND ABROAD. WE UTILIZE OUR UNIQUE PLATFORM AND CONVENING POWER TO ADVANCE SOLUTIONS TO NATIONAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES OF THE DAY.

    Expenses $16,824,950 · Grants $1,480,462

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $5,669,112 · Revenue $2,880,850

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Antonio Garza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Caren H Prothro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • David B Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dina Powell McCormick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Donald L Evans

    CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dylan Glenn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Harlan Crow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Henry Hager

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeanne L Phillips

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeremy L Katz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Joel Kaplan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • John W Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jon Hammes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kelly Compton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kenneth A Hersh

    PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $598,959
    From this org
    $579,582
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,377
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $579,582
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,077
    Filer's total
    $598,959
  • Larry D Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Laura W Bush

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mark Langdale

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michael E Meece

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Pamela Patsley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Peter Pace

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • R Gerald Turner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Reginald J Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Theodore W Ullyot

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • William M Hickey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Brian S Cossiboom

    VP FINANCE & OPERATIONS/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $352,307
    From this org
    $325,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,232
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $299,650
    Bonus
    $25,425
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,482
    Filer's total
    $352,307
  • David Kramer

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/EXEUCTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $270,246
    From this org
    $252,388
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,858
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,388
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,858
    Filer's total
    $270,246
  • Guy H Kerr

    SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $256,851
    From this org
    $241,151
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,700
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,794
    Bonus
    $21,357
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,619
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,081
    Filer's total
    $256,851
  • Holly A Kuzmich Thru Oct 2022

    SENIOR VP/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $339,286
    From this org
    $312,897
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,389
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,095
    Bonus
    $27,802
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,128
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,261
    Filer's total
    $339,286
  • Hannah S Abney

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS COUNS

    Total calculated
    $250,982
    From this org
    $213,925
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,057
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,956
    Bonus
    $15,969
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,294
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,763
    Filer's total
    $250,982
  • Kristin N King

    COO - GEORGE BUSH INSTITUT

    Total calculated
    $295,686
    From this org
    $273,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,439
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,400
    Bonus
    $45,847
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,834
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,605
    Filer's total
    $295,686
  • Michael T McMahan

    VP CORPORATE PLANNING & DE

    Total calculated
    $280,852
    From this org
    $238,766
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,086
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,802
    Bonus
    $21,964
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,892
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,194
    Filer's total
    $280,852
  • Anne E Wicks

    DIRECTOR, EDUCATION & OPPO

    Total calculated
    $258,124
    From this org
    $228,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,876
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,614
    Bonus
    $16,634
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,540
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,336
    Filer's total
    $258,124
  • Evangeline M Chiang

    MANAGING DIR, LEADERSHIP &

    Total calculated
    $299,469
    From this org
    $263,904
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,565
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,057
    Bonus
    $45,847
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,376
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,189
    Filer's total
    $299,469
  • Matthew F Amidon

    DIR, VETERANS & MILITARY F

    Total calculated
    $223,803
    From this org
    $210,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,284
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,361
    Bonus
    $15,158
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,734
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,550
    Filer's total
    $223,803
  • Matthew M Rooney

    DIR. INST OUTREACH & STRAT

    Total calculated
    $249,844
    From this org
    $226,898
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,946
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,545
    Bonus
    $16,353
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,345
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,601
    Filer's total
    $249,844
  • Kevin F Sullivan

    SENIOR ADVISOR, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $209,523
    From this org
    $172,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,630
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,951
    Bonus
    $12,942
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,538
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,092
    Filer's total
    $209,523

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA

    $55,000

    LIBRARY BOOKS

  • DEL VALLE ISD

    $40,000

    LIBRARY BOOKS

  • ALBUQUERQUE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO 12

    $30,000

    LIBRARY BOOKS

  • UNITED ISD

    $25,000

    LIBRARY BOOKS

  • LIBRARY BOOKS

  • CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $20,000

    LIBRARY BOOKS

  • BOARD OF EDUCATION CITY SCHOOL CITY OF ROCHESTER

    $20,000

    LIBRARY BOOKS

  • COLQUITT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

    $15,000

    LIBRARY BOOKS

  • CORPUS CHRISTI ISD

    $15,000

    LIBRARY BOOKS

  • CITY OF NEW YORK

    $15,000

    LIBRARY BOOKS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • 2943 HOLDINGS LLC

    REAL ESTATE HOLDING · TX · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323149349300832

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