The Bush Prize program identifies and honors extraordinary organizations that consistently engage and lead their community toward creative solutions, equips/provides them with flexible support to keep doing that work, and supports them to amplify their story to inspire others.
Donor Name: Bush Foundation
State: North Dakota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 04/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Bush Prize celebrates organizations that are highly valued within their communities and have a track record of successful community problem solving.
Bush Prize grants are flexible and can be used to build up reserves or test that next big idea or whatever else would best support the organization’s ongoing good work.
- The Bush Prize honors extraordinary organizations in North Dakota that demonstrate creative community problem-solving.
- Recognizes organizations that engage, lead, and create transformative solutions in their communities.
- Offers flexible funding to support ongoing innovation, capacity-building, and impact amplification.
Funding Information
- Each winner will receive a $250,000 flexible grant, which can be used for:
- Expanding programs
- Building reserves
- Testing innovative solutions
- Supporting operational sustainability
- The funds cannot be used for debt repayment but must be used for charitable purposes.
Eligibility Criteria
- Bush Prize awards must be used for a charitable purpose.
- Organizations that are 501(c)(3) public charities or government entities (including schools) are eligible for the Bush Prize.
- Strengthen ND will accept Bush Prize applications from fiscal sponsors. The fiscal sponsor organization must submit the award application and, if the award is approved, becomes the awardee and receives the funds.
- Prize honorees must be located in North Dakota or one of the 5 Native Nations that share the same geography. The specific community innovations highlighted in the Bush Prize application must also have occurred within that geography.
For more information, visit Bush Foundation.
