Mission
Blue Bird Foundation holds endowment assets and provides financial support for the programs of The Blue Bird Circle.
Public Charity
Blue Bird Foundation
Blue Bird Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in Houston, TX. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.5M revenue, $1.0M expenses, $23.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 9 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $22.5M.
EIN: 746047176
Houston, TX
Single Organization Support
NTEE: P11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$1.0M
Total Assets$23.3M
Grants Given9
Grant Total$22.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Blue Bird Foundation
How Blue Bird Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$4
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $96 for programs
$96
The Blue Bird Foundation's purpose is to hold board-designated endowment funds to provide long-term financial support for the programs of the Blue Bird Circle
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
Operations
$900,000
Operations
$800,000
Operations
$10,700,000
Operations
$900,000
Operations
$675,000
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Board Member
Alice Collette
Board Member
Annette Griffith
Board Member
Craig Klaasmeyer
Board Member
Deb Korkmas
Board Member
Gail Branca
President
Gayle Runshang
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.5M | $1.0M | $23.3M |
| 2024 | $778K | $906K | $23.1M |
| 2023 | $594K | $10.8M | $20.8M |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $1.0M | $22.2M |
| 2021 | $738K | $794K | $24.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $738K to $1.5M (+104%), with total assets most recently reported at $23.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in TX.
TX
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.