The Bush library foundation says it won't disclose its donors --- but for a peek at what the group has to disclose, here are the foundation's tax forms for 2007 and 2006.

The Dallas Morning News has the news of the library's plans not to make public its donors:

The nonprofit foundation that aims to raise $300 million for President George W. Bush's library in Dallas won't disclose the names of past or future donors, organizers say.

The George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation, which will oversee construction of the facility at Southern Methodist University, had raised less than $3 million when the latest tax reports were filed in August.

The story goes on to point out that the foundation will not take foreign donations until after Bush leaves office, then offers this peek at the library foundation's finances.

So far, the Bush foundation has spent money primarily on consultants, the tax documents show. It paid $294,382 to a Houston firm for project management services, $237,202 to a Virginia firm for planning, and $132,972 to Robert A.M. Stern Architects, which was previously selected to design the library complex. Stern is dean of the Yale School of Architecture.

Bush library foundation's tax docs:

*** 2006 Form 990 for The George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation

*** 2007 Form 990 for The George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation

Bloggers and citizen-journos: Documents such as these 990s for nonprofits are available at the GuideStar Web site. You do have to pay a fee for some documents, but much of what GuideStar gathers is available for free download. Happy downloading!

Photo: Image of the George W. Bush Presidential Library homepage.