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The Butler Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 31-0981683 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$1.1M
Grants reported
79
Typical grant
$3.5K
Future commitments
Not reported

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

How to apply

Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Barbara Schaefer
Deadlines
October 1, and March 1.
Application materials
Applications are submitted online through grant portal accessible from the foundation's website or by direct url link. Application requirements include: federal tax id number; proof of public charity status; recent financial statements; type, amount, and purpose of the grant requested; and list of current board members.
Restrictions
Northern kentucky area, for the underprivileged.
Original filing text
Contact
BARBARA SCHAEFER
Address
100 E RIVERCENTER SUITE 1100 COVINGTON, KY, 41011
Phone
8592925534
Deadlines
OCTOBER 1, AND MARCH 1.
Application materials
APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED ONLINE THROUGH GRANT PORTAL ACCESSIBLE FROM THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE OR BY DIRECT URL LINK. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: FEDERAL TAX ID NUMBER; PROOF OF PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS; RECENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; TYPE, AMOUNT, AND PURPOSE OF THE GRANT REQUESTED; AND LIST OF CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS.
Restrictions
NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA, FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED.

Reported organization name: THE BUTLER FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202422$135.2K
202357$972.5K

Where The Butler Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Samaritan Car Care Clinic Inc

Covington, KY

$104.5KTax year 2023

Program support

Alliance for Catholic Urban Educat

Covington, KY

$101KTax year 2023

Tuition assistance

Northern KY University Foundation

Highland Heights, KY

$95KTax year 2023

Scholarship support

Newport Central Cath High School

Newport, KY

$60KTax year 2023

Scholarship support

Holy Cross High School

Covington, KY

$60KTax year 2023

Scholarship support

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Butler Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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