Private foundation
CARMEL, CAEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $115,849 | $99,848 | $82,150 | $1,501,449 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 42% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMA SCHOOL FOUNDATIONSALINAS, CA | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $40,000 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph B Busch Iii | Vice President | 1.00 | $0 |
| Gregory J Busch | CFO | 1.00 | $0 |
| Frank B Busch | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Peter Busch | Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,501,449 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $97,675 | $102,722 | $85,790 | $1,485,448 | $1,485,448 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $69,901 | $109,942 | $92,390 | $1,490,178 | $1,490,178 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $90,413 | $97,867 | $80,972 | $1,532,278 | $1,532,278 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $117,177 | $94,537 | $80,602 | $1,540,628 | $1,540,628 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $145,042 | $111,881 | $97,972 | $1,521,577 | $1,521,577 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $83,679 | $47,498 | $26,545 | $1,489,940 | $1,489,940 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $210,183 | $58,875 | $35,000 | $1,454,710 | $1,454,710 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | −$289,493 | $53,292 | $35,000 | $1,303,402 | $1,303,402 |
| To Further exempt purpose |
| $37,300 |
| 2020 |
| Palma School FoundationSalinas, CA | General Support | $35,000 | 2024 |
| PALMA HIGH SCHOOLMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2022 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SALINAS, CA | To Further exempt purpose | $25,000 | 2021 |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMVENTURA, CA | GENERAL | $25,000 | 2017 |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMVENTURA, CA | GENERAL | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Palma School FoundationSalinas, CA | General Support | $22,500 | 2025 |
| PALMA HIGH SCHOOLMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2022 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SALINAS, CA | To further exempt purpose | $20,000 | 2022 |
| UNITED WAY OF MONTEREY COUNTYSalinas, CA | To further exempt purpose | $15,000 | 2022 |
| ST BONAVENTURE HIGH SCHOOLVENTURA, CA | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $14,500 | 2023 |
| St Agnes HomeKirkwood, MO | General Support | $14,000 | 2024 |
| Olive Crest Hope RefugeSanta Ana, CA | General Support | $14,000 | 2024 |
| LIVINGSTON MEMORIAL VNAVENTURA, CA | To Further exempt purpose | $13,300 | 2020 |
| YOUTH NOWWATSONVILLE, CA | To Further exempt purpose | $13,000 | 2020 |
| Olive Crest Hope RefugeSanta Ana, CA | General Support | $12,750 | 2025 |
| The Defensive LineCoppell, TX | General Support | $12,750 | 2025 |
| PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUNDTowson, MD | To further exempt purpose | $12,500 | 2022 |
| GALS GIVE BACKSanta Barbara, CA | To further exempt purpose | $12,500 | 2022 |
| PALMA HIGH SCHOOLMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2022 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SALINAS, CA | GENERAL | $12,000 | 2019 |
| ST MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOLLake Leelanau, MI | To Further exempt purpose | $11,400 | 2021 |
| DOS PUEBLOS HIGH SCHOOLGOLETA, CA | To Further exempt purpose | $11,400 | 2021 |
| Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer CenWatsonville, CA | General Support | $10,750 | 2025 |
| YOUTH NOWWATSONVILLE, CA | To Further exempt purpose | $10,000 | 2021 |
| ST MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOLLake Leelanau, MI | To Further exempt purpose | $10,000 | 2020 |
| SANTA BARBARA RESCUE MISSIONSANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Ellyn D Busch Essig | President | 1.00 | $0 |
| Jeffrey D Busch | Director | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jul 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202433489349100013
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jul 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441109349102469
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jul 31, 2022
Filing id 202300729349100620
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jul 31, 2021
Filing id 202103449349101210
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Jul 31, 2020
Filing id 202023509349100207
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Jul 31, 2019
Filing id 201933449349100753
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Jul 31, 2018
Filing id 201813309349100406
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Jul 31, 2017
Filing id 201743489349100209
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Jul 31, 2016
Filing id 201622919349100727
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.