Blue Bird Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 74-6047176)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$918K
FY2021	$738K
FY2022	$2.0M
FY2023	$594K
FY2024	$778K
FY2025	$1.5M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.9M
FY2021	$794K
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$10.8M
FY2024	$906K
FY2025	$1.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$19.3M
FY2021	$23.1M
FY2022	$21.3M
FY2023	$10.8M
FY2024	$12.6M
FY2025	$13.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2011.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

88%

12%

Program services 88% · $901K Management & general 12% · $118K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Gayle Runshang

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Vestewig

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Gannon

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Gibbons

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

J Christian Baker III

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gail Branca

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alice Collette

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Greg Evans

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides financial support for programs through endowment assets.

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1 program · $901K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The Blue Bird Foundation's purpose is to hold board-designated endowment funds to provide long-term financial support for the programs of the Blue Bird Circle. The Foundation's Board of Directors approves distributions to the Circle based on the funding needs of the Circle.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-6047176) · Dispute this line

$901Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 6 grants · $19.8M · 2019–2024

Blue Bird CircleTX · FY2024$900,000

Blue Bird CircleTX · FY2023$800,000

Blue Bird CircleTX · FY2022$10,700,000

Blue Bird CircleTX · FY2021$900,000

Blue Bird CircleTX · FY2020$675,000

Blue Bird CircleTX · FY2019$5,789,256

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$936K

Investment incomeLn 3$567K

Money outPt IX

$1.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$901K

Managementcol C$118K

Owns and owesPt X

$13.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$23.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.9M

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Investment incomeLn 3$567K

Other incomeLn 4–11$936K

Gains on assetsLn 7$936K

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.3M

Total assetsLn 16$23.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.9M

Net assetsLn 32$13.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 613

Fiscal year endsHeaderMay

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Investment feesPt IX, Sch D

Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$94K

Share of the $13.4M endowmentSch D 1g0.70%

Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21
End of yearLn 1g	$13.4M	$12.6M	$10.8M	$21.3M	$23.1M
SpentLn 1d–1f	$936K	$809K	$10.7M	$907K	$694K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$23.1M	$23.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$23.1M	$23.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$10.5M	$9.9M
Net assetsLn 32	$12.6M	$13.4M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$901K	$901K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$19K		$19K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$94K		$94K
Office expensesLn 13	$270		$270
OccupancyLn 16	$1K		$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.0M	$901K	$118K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 3, 2026	$1.5M	$1.0M	$483K	$13.4M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 11, 2025	$778K	$906K	−$128K	$12.6M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2024	$594K	$10.8M	−$10.2M	$10.8M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 29, 2023	$2.0M	$1.0M	$1.0M	$21.3M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2021	$738K	$794K	−$56K	$23.1M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2021	$918K	$5.9M	−$5.0M	$19.3M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,502,514 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $777,518$1,502,514

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $777,518$1,502,514

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $800,000$901,236

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,675$118,035

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $905,675$1,019,271

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$128,157$483,243

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,502,514 across 3 lines filed

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $566,545$566,545

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $935,969$935,969

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,502,514$1,502,514

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,019,271 across 6 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $901,236$901,236

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,583$18,583

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $93,756$93,756

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $270$270

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,000$1,000

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,426$4,426

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $901,236 · Management $118,035 · Fundraising $0$1,019,271

Part X · Balance sheet $23,287,538 assets, 10 lines filed

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $19,055,986$18,219,848

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $4,026,258$5,067,690

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,082,244$23,287,538

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$720

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $8,080,421$7,180,421

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,404,971$2,756,320

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,485,392$9,937,461

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,596,852$13,350,077

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,596,852$13,350,077

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,082,244$23,287,538

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,350,077 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,502,514

XI-2 Total expenses$1,019,271

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$483,243

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,596,852

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$652,331

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$382,349

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,350,077

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Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

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Schedules filed Part IV

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