Butcher Family Fund
Butcher Family Fund is a private foundation, based in Concord, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $59K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $200K. Net investment income was $44K.
Butcher Family Fund at a glance
In short: Butcher Family Fund gave $200K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $200,000
- +1566.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $100,000
- +1566.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $59,366
- -75.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Butcher Family Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Generation Citizen ($100K). Together the top 2 received $200K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 18 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Butcher Family Fund gives
- Giving grew 1900% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $200K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $200K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Generation Citizen New York, NY | Empowering Youth Democracy Through Community Based | $100,000 |
| The Telling Room Portland, ME | Empower Youth Voices Through Writing Programs | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $59,366 | $64,141 | $200,294 | $200,000 | 2 | $200,294 | $43,847 | $8,227 |
| 2024 | $240,257 | $31,638 | $12,352 | $12,000 | 2 | $12,000 | $6,286 | $10,808 |
| 2023 | $194,296 | $36,263 | $12,820 | $12,000 | 4 | $12,000 | $10,443 | $8,767 |
| 2022 | $168,572 | $29,044 | $10,217 | $10,000 | 5 | $10,000 | $4,044 | $7,515 |
| 2021 | $162,257 | $25,775 | $20,158 | $20,000 | 5 | $20,000 | $775 | $7,795 |
| 2020 | $141,405 | $25,876 | $8,245 | $7,500 | 3 | — | $876 | $5,869 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Butcher Family Fund reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Butcher Family Fund's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Butcher
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen Cherington
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lena Eberhart
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maura Clarke
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Butcher Family Fund
How much does Butcher Family Fund give each year?
Butcher Family Fund gave $200K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 2 grants.
How large is Butcher Family Fund?
Butcher Family Fund reported $59K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $200K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Butcher Family Fund operate?
Butcher Family Fund has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington.
What is Butcher Family Fund's EIN?
Butcher Family Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6087633. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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