Florence Evans Bushee Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 04-6035327 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$370K

Organizations funded82

Typical grant$5,000

Total assets$8.7M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $6,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	ARTHUR B PAGE ESQFLORENCE BUSHEE FD
Address	HEMENWAY BARNES LLP 75 STATE ST, BOSTON MA 021091466
Phone	6172277940
Form and materials	PROPERLY FILLED OUT APPLICATION A COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT MUST BE PROVIDED
Deadlines	MAY 1
Restrictions	NEWBURY MA AREA RESIDENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDY AT ACCREDITED INSTITUITIONS

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What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education80

Where it gives

50% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fbo	Worcester, MA	Scholarship	$8,300
University of New Haven	West Haven, CT	Scholarship	$8,200
Mass College of Pharmacy and Health	Boston, MA	Scholarship	$8,000
Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater, MA	Scholarship	$7,700
Brown University	Providence, RI	Scholarship	$7,200
Clarkson University	Potsdam, NY	Scholarship	$6,800
Salem State University	Salem, MA	Scholarship	$6,600
George Washington University	Washington, DC	Scholarship	$6,200
Georgia Institute of Technology Fbo	Atlanta, GA	Scholarship	$6,200
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, CT	Scholarship	$6,200
Rochester Institute of Technology F	Rochester, NY	Scholarship	$6,200
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Fbo	Standish, ME	Scholarship	$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$6,200
University of New Hampshire	Durham, NH	Scholarship	$6,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$6,200
Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater, MA	Scholarship	$6,000
Salem State University	Salem, MA	Scholarship	$6,000
University of New Hampshire	Durham, NH	Scholarship	$6,000
Curry College	Milton, MA	Scholarship	$5,600
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$5,600
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, MA	Scholarship	$5,600
University of New Hampshire	Durham, NH	Scholarship	$5,600
Bates College	Lewiston, ME	Scholarship	$5,200
Elon University	Elon, NC	Scholarship	$5,200
Merrimack College	North Andover, MA	Scholarship	$5,200
Northeastern University	Boston, MA	Scholarship	$5,200
Pace University	New York, NY	Scholarship	$5,200
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$5,200
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$5,200
University of South Carolina	Columbia, SC	Scholarship	$5,200
University of Vermont	Burlington, VT	Scholarship	$5,200
Wentworth Institute of Technology F	Boston, MA	Scholarship	$5,200
College of William Mary	Williamsburg, VA	Scholarship	$5,200
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fbo	Worcester, MA	Scholarship	$5,200
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fbo	Worcester, MA	Scholarship	$5,200
Emerson College	Boston, MA	Scholarship	$5,200
University of New Hampshire	Durham, NH	Scholarship	$5,200
Historical Society of Old Newburyport	Newburyport, MA	General purpose	$5,000
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Fbo	Standish, ME	Scholarship	$5,000
Clarkson University	Potsdam, NY	Scholarship	$5,000
Rutgers University	New Brunswick, NJ	Scholarship	$5,000
Virginia Commonwealth University Fb	Richmond, VA	Scholarship	$5,000
Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs, NY	Scholarship	$4,600
University of Rhode Island	Kingston, RI	Scholarship	$4,600
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Dartmouth, MA	Scholarship	$4,150
George Washington University	Washington, DC	Scholarship	$4,000
Saint Anselm College	Manchester, NH	Scholarship	$4,000
Southern New Hampshire University F	Manchester, NH	Scholarship	$4,000
University College of Dublin	EI	Scholarship	$4,000
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, MA	Scholarship	$4,000
University of Tampa	Tampa, FL	Scholarship	$4,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$4,000
Northeastern University	Boston, MA	Scholarship	$3,600
First Parish of Newbury	Newburyport, MA	General purpose	$2,500
Clarkson University	Potsdam, NY	Scholarship	$1,000
Suffolk University	Boston, MA	Scholarship	$1,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Scholarship	$1,000

Showing the 60 largest of 82 grants to organizations.

The return also lists 6 grants to individuals ($33,600). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$370,450	88
2024	$241,950	78
2023	$185,700	59

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611319349101851
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-6035327
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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