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The Butler Family Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 42-1429940 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $18.9M
- Grants reported
- 134
- Median grant
- $5K
- Future commitments
- $19.9M
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | $2.4M |
| 2024 | 65 | $16.5M |
Where The Butler Family Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART | DUBUQUE, IA | VISUAL ARTS | 2024 | $14.8M |
| DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART | DUBUQUE, IA | VISUAL ARTS MATCHING PLEDGE | 2025 | $1.1M |
| LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | EXPRESS AND PROMOTE GREAT OPERA | 2024 | $500K |
| LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | SPONSOR SHIP OF MAESTRO ENRIQUE MAZZOLA | 2025 | $500K |
| DUBUQUE COMMUNITY YMCA | DUBUQUE, IA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $355.9K |
| DUBUQUE COMMUNITY YMCA | DUBUQUE, IA | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM & CONSTRUCTION MATCH | 2024 | $269.6K |
| NOBLE SCHOOLS | CHICAGO, IL | SUPPORT OF BUTLER COLLEGE PREP AND SUMMER OF A LIFETIME PROGRAMS | 2024 | $105K |
| MISSISSIPPI DRIFTLESS REGIONAL FOUNDATION | DUBUQUE, IA | PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS | 2024 | $100K |
| ST MARK YOUTH ENRICHMENT | DUBUQUE, IA | PROVIDE HEALTHY AND ENRICHING BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS | 2024 | $100K |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE | DUBUQUE, IA | DUBUQUE AREA JOURNALISM FOUNDATION FUND | 2024 | $50K |
| ILLINOIS NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | CHICAGO, IL | CHARTER SCHOOL EDUCATION | 2025 | $50K |
| ILLINOIS NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS | CHICAGO, IL | CHARTER SCHOOL EDUCATION | 2024 | $50K |
| AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 2025 | $50K |
| AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 2024 | $50K |
| TELLURIDE FOUNDATION | TELLURIDE, CO | ENRICHING QUALITY OF LIFE OF TELLURIDE RESIDENTS | 2024 | $30K |
| DUBUQUE DREAM CENTER | DUBUQUE, IA | SUSTAINING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS | 2024 | $28K |
| DUBUQUE DREAM CENTER | DUBUQUE, IA | SUSTAINING SERVICES FOR SEVEN STUDENTS | 2025 | $26K |
| CLARKE UNIVERSITY | DUBUQUE, IA | CLARKE FUND & BOB WAHLERT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $25K |
| BABSON COLLEGE | BABSON PARK, MA | JOHN E AND ALICE L BUTLER LAUNCH PAD | 2025 | $25K |
| LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | ARLINGTON, VA | EDUCATE PEOPLE FOR SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT | 2024 | $25K |
| BABSON COLLEGE | BABSON PARK, MA | JOHN E AND ALICE L BUTLER LAUNCH PAD | 2024 | $25K |
| LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES | 2024 | $25K |
| CLARKE UNIVERSITY | DUBUQUE, IA | CLARKE FUND | 2025 | $25K |
| LORAS COLLEGE | DUBUQUE, IA | UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION | 2024 | $25K |
| INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE | ARLINGTON, VA | SUPPORT OUR CONTINUING DEFENSE OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LIBERTIES IT GUARANTEES FOR ALL AMERICANS | 2024 | $25K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Butler Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.