Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago

Public charity · Grantmaker Cary, IL EIN: 36-6065694

The burridge d. Butler memorial trust of chicago is a tax-exempt trust created in 1951 under the last will and testament of burridge d. Butler. The trust is devoted to charitable and educational purposes and is a type iii non-functionally intergrated supporting organization to the chicago community trust. The trust is a total return trust. The distributions to the chicago community trust are computed in an amount equal to five percent on a moving three year average of the net fair market value of the trust's assets for each of the three years preceding the year of the current year distribution based on a fiscal year.

Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago at a glance

In short: Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago gave $2.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.1M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,121,472
-2.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,121,472
-2.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,121,472
Total assets
$46,970,230
+2.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Chicago Community Trust: $2.1MThe Chicago Community Trust$2.1M

The largest 2025 recipient was The Chicago Community Trust ($2.1M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Chicago

How Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2019) to $2.2M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Chicago Community Trust Chicago, ILCharitable & Educational Purposes.$2,121,472
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$46,970,230$4,270,034$2,640,127$2,121,4721$4,270,034
2024$45,948,482$4,442,901$2,651,123$2,176,3491$4,442,901
2023$41,480,202$2,007,923$2,655,376$2,191,1741$2,007,923
2022$39,859,615$2,352,622$2,740,176$2,201,6721$2,352,622
2021$49,241,149$4,845,081$2,619,540$2,091,0931$4,845,081
2020$42,369,651$1,333,276$2,484,397$2,059,4641$1,333,276
2019$40,668,419$1,099,996$2,042,954$1,685,3911$1,099,996

About Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago

Based on IRS filings

Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago is a public charity, based in Cary, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.1M. Net investment income was $4.3M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago is led by Jeffrey E. Kintzler, Chairman on every filing since 2019; all 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey E. Kintzler

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $21K (2019) → $32K (2025)

  • Patricia Michael

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $16K (2019) → $22K (2025)

  • Richard C. Johnson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $16K (2019) → $22K (2025)

  • Mark Cook

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $16K (2022) → $22K (2025)

  • Carl Albrecht

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $18K (2019) → $28K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Richard F. Cook (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jeffrey E Kintzler — Chairman: $32KJeffrey E KintzlerChairman$32KCarl Albrecht — Secretary: $28KCarl AlbrechtSecretary$28KPatricia Michael — Trustee: $22KPatricia MichaelTrustee$22KMark Cook — Trustee: $22KMark CookTrustee$22KRichard C Johnson — Trustee: $22KRichard C JohnsonTrustee$22K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $32K, to Jeffrey E Kintzler (Chairman). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago

How much does Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago give each year?

Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago gave $2.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.2M across 1 grant.

How large is Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago?

Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago reported $47.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.

Where does Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago operate?

Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago's EIN?

Burridge D Butler Memorial Trust of Chicago's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6065694. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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