Butler Family Foundation
Butler Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Eureka, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $197K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $70K. Net investment income was $5K.
Butler Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Butler Family Foundation gave $70K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $70,000
- +2.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,333
- -31.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,000
- Total assets
- $197,365
- -25.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (76% 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 Butler Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cornell University ($51K). Together the top 3 received $70K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 22 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Butler Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2019) to $70K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $70K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell University Ithica, NY | Education | $51,000 |
| Brigham Young Univ Provo, UT | Education | $17,000 |
| LDS Missions Ithica, NY | Education | $2,000 |
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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 | $197,365 | $12,028 | $78,238 | $70,000 | 3 | $70,000 | $4,531 | $75,195 |
| 2024 | $263,575 | $24,832 | $76,263 | $68,000 | 2 | $68,000 | $17,662 | $72,962 |
| 2023 | $323,466 | $17,005 | $73,670 | $65,500 | 6 | $65,500 | $8,818 | $68,779 |
| 2022 | $401,478 | $13,895 | $77,719 | $69,000 | 6 | $69,000 | $5,176 | $65,867 |
| 2021 | $465,302 | $10,154 | $78,522 | $60,000 | 5 | $60,000 | — | $65,165 |
| 2020 | $533,670 | $10,658 | $70,661 | $51,500 | 5 | — | — | $57,574 |
| 2019 | $593,673 | $16,445 | $48,245 | $36,250 | 7 | — | $4,451 | $51,724 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Butler Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $75K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Butler Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Don H Butler
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
John E Butler
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Karl D Butler Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robert T. Butler
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Butler Family Foundation
How much does Butler Family Foundation give each year?
Butler Family Foundation gave $70K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $68K across 2 grants.
What is Butler Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Butler Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,000, and its average grant was $23,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Butler Family Foundation give grants?
Butler Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Utah (24%). The most frequent recipient cities were Ithica, NY (2 grants).
Does Butler Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Butler Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants).
How large is Butler Family Foundation?
Butler Family Foundation reported $197K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $70K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $75K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Butler Family Foundation's EIN?
Butler Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1526176. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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