The foundation, established by Edyth Bush, operates exclusively for charitable, religious, literary, and other exempt purposes. It prioritizes distributions and grants towards organizations aiming to assist underprivileged or needy individuals to improve themselves or to alleviate human suffering.
The grant program centers on supporting charitable, religious, and educational organizations, focusing on aiding underprivileged or needy individuals and alleviating human suffering. It encompasses grants for challenge and development, construction and renovation, equipment and expansion, pilot projects, seed start-up for new programs, feasibility studies, and emergency grants, with a preference for challenge or match funding approaches. Grant amounts typically range from $5,000 to $50,000. The foundation has broad interests in human service, education, health care, and limited interest in the arts, with a strategic focus on specific priorities within these areas as defined by the Foundation's Grant Policy Limitations.