Stories

Beekeepers and health clinicians might not have much in common at first glance. But when they’re associated through the Bush Foundation’s Community Innovation Grants, it becomes easier to see the connection.

2014 Bush Fellow Christina Sambor leads an effort to end human trafficking in North Dakota.

Improving communities through the power of creativity.

Three ways to improve education for every student.

Native nation building has been central to the Bush Foundation’s work since it launched the Native Nations Initiative in 2009.

Building and strengthening connections among people working to make the region better for everyone.

The fellowship program Archibald Bush first envisioned has evolved over the last 50 years without straying far from its original goal — investing in extraordinary people with extraordinary potential.

Great ideas from tribal communities account for nearly a quarter of all Community Innovation grants.

Working to prevent violence against women.

Even before there was a Bush Foundation, Archibald Bush invested in education. His support to both individuals of promise and multiple educational institutions inspired a Foundation priority that’s been constant for the last 62 years.