The Bulrush Foundation is a small, highly focused private funder that prioritizes arts organizations, with the bulk of its funding (by dollars and number of grants) directed to artist residency and creative development. It awards large, targeted gifts rather than many small grants, and will occasionally support related conservation/animal-welfare work. The foundation shows a clear preference for repeat support to an established arts grantee.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a very small set of recipients — repeat major grants to a core arts grantee with infrequent, modest gifts outside the arts.
Notable grantees: The Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc, Toronto Wildlife Centre
Bulrush Foundation’s clearest pattern is its repeated support for The Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc in Englewood, Florida, where it made three separate general-support grants of $118,500 in 2024, $118,250 in 2025, and $72,000 in 2025. That concentration points to a funder that favors sustained backing for an established arts institution rather than a broad scatter of small awards. The foundation’s recent giving is compact in scale, with only a few grants on record and a strong emphasis on flexible support. Its grantmaking centers on arts organizations, especially work tied to artist residencies and creative development. The recent record also shows room for selective support outside the arts: Bulrush Foundation gave to Toronto Wildlife Centre and Ecojustice Canada, both as general support. The pattern suggests a private foundation that relies on targeted, discretionary grants and tends to return to recipients it already knows. With annual grants of $348,750 and total assets of $566,209 on file, it operates at a modest scale while directing sizable individual awards to a small set of organizations.
Artist residencies and creative development appear to be the foundation’s core interest. The largest recent grants all went to The Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc for general support, including $118,500 in 2024, $118,250 in 2025, and $72,000 in 2025. That repeated support aligns with the foundation’s focus on residency-based artistic work. The foundation also supports environmental and animal-welfare work. In 2025, it gave $20,000 to Toronto Wildlife Centre for general support. A separate line of giving extends to conservation advocacy: Ecojustice Canada received $10,000 in 2024 and another $10,000 in 2025, both for general support. Across these grants, the common thread is flexible funding. The listed awards are labeled general support rather than project-specific funding, which suggests Bulrush Foundation prefers to back organizations’ overall work within a narrow set of causes.
Typical grant size is fairly concentrated: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $72,000. That spread shows a mix of smaller grants and a few much larger awards. The recent record also points to repeat support, not one-off giving: The Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc and Ecojustice Canada each appear in more than one year. Bulrush Foundation is a private foundation, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its listed grants are framed as general support, indicating flexible funding rather than restricted project awards.
$349K
$566K
$173K
$194K
Most grants fall between $10K and $72K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$72K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Bulrush Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 3 | $309K | 50.0% |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | $40K |
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Bulrush Foundation gives regionally, with all recent grants landing in Canada or the United States. Florida stands out as the top recipient state by grant count, driven by repeated grants to Englewood-based organizations. Canada also appears consistently, including recipients in Toronto and Vancouver, BC. None of the listed grants go to recipients in New York, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Rochester, NY. The recipient-country split is even: 3 grants to Canada and 3 to the US.
Its recent grants center on arts organizations, especially artist residencies and creative development, with additional support for conservation and animal-welfare groups. The most repeated recipient is an artist retreat organization in Englewood, Florida, and the other named grants include wildlife and environmental organizations in Canada.
The listed recent grants are all described as general support. That includes the largest awards to The Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc, plus grants to Toronto Wildlife Centre and Ecojustice Canada. The pattern points to flexible funding rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat support to at least two organizations. The Hermitage Artist Retreat Inc appears in 2024 and 2025, and Ecojustice Canada appears in both years as well. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than strictly one-time grants.
Florida is the top state by grant count. Recent grants include multiple awards to Englewood, Florida, while the recipient-country distribution is split evenly between Canada and the United States, with 3 grants in each country.
The grant-size distribution is centered on mid-sized awards: p25 is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and p75 is $72,000. Recent grants include both smaller $10,000 awards and much larger six-figure support for a recurring arts grantee.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT INC | ENGLEWOOD, FL | $118,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT INC | ENGLEWOOD, FL | $72,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TORONTO WILDLIFE CENTRE | TORONTO | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ECOJUSTICE CANADA | VANCOUVER, BC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT INC | ENGLEWOOD, FL | $118,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ECOJUSTICE CANADA | VANCOUVER, BC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
THE HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT INC
$118,250GENERAL SUPPORT
THE HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT INC
$72,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TORONTO WILDLIFE CENTRE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ECOJUSTICE CANADA
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE HERMITAGE ARTIST RETREAT INC
$118,500GENERAL SUPPORT
ECOJUSTICE CANADA
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT