Bull Henry W Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 95-6062058. Reported 263 grants totalling $2,278,084 to 192 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bull Henry W Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dezart Performs | Palm Springs, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aap - Food Samaritans | Palm Springs, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Desert AIDS Project | Palm Springs, CA | $66,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 1880 House | Omaha, NE | $50,252 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York Dance Alliance Foundation | West New York, NJ | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest | Cle Elum, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York City Dance Alliance | West New York, NJ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opera San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Orchestra Novo | Morro Bay, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sansum Diabetes Research Inst | Santa Barbara, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cal Poly Arts | San Luis Obispo, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Desert Mountains | Palm Desert, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Luis Obispo Symphony | San Luis Obispo, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hillside House | Santa Barbara, CA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children of the Night Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| AIDS Assistance Program | Palm Springs, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CARE4PAWS | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Fnd | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dream Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hillside | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keck Medical Center of USC | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra Inc | Arroyo Grande, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Traveling Paws | Coachella, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wilshire Hospice | San Luis Obispo, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Maritime Museum | Santa Barbara, CA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Youth Project | Santa Barbara, CA | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Apples to Zucchini Cooking School | Santa Barbara, CA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dream Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gold Country Wildlife Rescue | Auburn, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jodi House | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Music Academy | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Luis Obispo Master Chorale | San Luis Obispo, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Beginnings | Santa Barbara, CA | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goatlandia Farm Animal Sanctuary | Santa Rosa, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peerbuddies | Santa Barbara, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Apraxia Kids | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Found | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cal Poly College - John Russel Scholarship Endowment | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Institute for the Deaf | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children in Crisis Inc | Ft Walton Bch, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Counseling Center | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Counseling Center of Slo | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crisis Center | Tinley Park, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Denver Kids Inc | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Service Agency of Sb | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Cottage Rehabilitation | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Performing Arts Center | San Luis Obisp, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fr Virgil Cordano Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Adult Day Care Center Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendship Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendship Center Adult Day Services | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gabriel's Angels | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hearts Aligned | Goleta, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Camarillo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Wellness Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Dance Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oakhurst Hospice | Westlake Village, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paws 4 Liberty | Lake Worth, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Performing Art Center | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Luis Master Chorale | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Luis Obispo Museum of Arts | San Luis Obidpo, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Zoo | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sb Act | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Stephen's Episcopal Church | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Get Focused Stay Focused National Resource Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Humane Campaign | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mountain School of Milton Academy | Vershire, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unity Shoppe | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wev (women Economic Ventures) | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willshire Hospice | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wilshire Health and Comm Svcs Inc | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womens Economic Ventures | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Battered Womens Foundation | Richand Hills, TX | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Giant Steps | Petaluma, CA | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Child Crisis Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network | Goleta, CA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Equine-Assisted Therapies | Boca Raton, FL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saavi Services for the Blind | Tucson, AZ | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rimovision Group Art Against War | Lakewood, CA | $6,549 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Research Institute | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Military Mobility | Cody, WY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners in Education | Santa Barbara, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Zen Mountain Center | Mountain Center, CA | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Embrace Relief Foundation Inc | Fairfield, NJ | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Academic Success Program | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Accelerate Education Group Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aftersight | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alano Club of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angel Heart Pajama Project | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Army Scholarship Foundation | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assistance League of Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Audio Information Network | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Az Assoc for Foster and Adoptive Parents | Peoria, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Battered Boys and Men Corporation | Conyers, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Slo | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers-Big Sisters of San Luis | San Luis Obisp, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys Girls Club of Polk County | Mulberry, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys Home of Virginia | Covington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Care Fund | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA Santa Barbara County | Santa Maria, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Serena | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catalyst for Change | Big Timber, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Craniofacial Assn | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Resource Network | Pismo Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado River Regional Crisis Shltr | Parker, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Alliance Against Family Abuse | Apache Junction, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Counseling Center of San Luis | San Luis Obisp, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crisis Center for South Suburbia | Tinley Park, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Solutions | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easy Lift Transportation | Goleta, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Service Agency | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Tree | Wheat Ridge, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foothill Family | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Wheelchair Mission | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Genesis Community Health Inc | Garden City, ID | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Get Focused Stay Focused | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grace Fisher Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Hall County | Gainesville, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helping Paws | Hopkins, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope's Door New Beginnings Center | Plano, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hopes Door New Beginning Center | Plano, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kidsave | Culver City, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lost Our Home Pet Foundation Inc | Tempe, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lotus Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mary S Roberts Pet Adoption Center | Riverside, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Moms Pantry | Phoenix, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Alliance | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Disaster Search Dog Fdn | Santa Paula, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Beginnings | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| No Limits for Deaf Children | Culver City, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Path Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peoples Self-Help Housing | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Services | San Pedro, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reins of Hope | Ojai, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Luis Obispo Museum of Art | Sn Luis Obisp, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Police Activities League | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Response Network | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Barbara Tr for Historic Preservati | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Pr | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Ynez Valley Senior Citizens | Buellton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Search Dog Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Service Center for Independent Life | Claremont, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Service Dog Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St John's Community Health | Ponoma, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Achievable Foundation | Culver City, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for Courageous Kids | Scottsville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center Inc | Union City, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unlimited Possibilities | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Corps San Diego County | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Flyer Foundation | Moss Landing, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Housing Crisis Center Inc | Dallas, TX | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Barbara Music Club | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,092 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Indian Health & Services | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carpinteria Valley Historical Society | Carpinteria, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cats in Need of Human Care | Riverside, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Craniofacial Association | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Partners of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland | Montecito, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goleta Education Foundation | Goleta, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New House Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People | Solvang, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbar | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Boys & Girls Clubs | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assistance League of Fullerton Ca | Fullerton, CA | $2,691 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equineassisted Therapies of South Florid | Boca Raton, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fieldstone Farm | Chagrin Falls, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Star Pony Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| See International | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Battered Women's Foundation | N Richland Hills, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Thriving Initiative | Goleta, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kismet Rock Foundation | North Conway, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Cecilia Fund | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vermont Assn for Blind Visually Impaired | South Burlington, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Main-Begg Farmhouse | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
50 of 192 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 24%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 146 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $491,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $607,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 74 | $563,791 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 74 | $615,293 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 77% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bull Henry W Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 0634, Milwaukee, WI, 53201. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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