Button Family Foundation Inc
Button Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Gloversville, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $322K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $15K.
Button Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Button Family Foundation Inc gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- -94.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,000
- -84.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $321,749
- -7.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% 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 Button Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Baptist International ($30K).
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 18 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Button Family Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 78% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 199% of 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2025) to $580K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist International Jefferson City, TN | EXEMPT | $30,000 |
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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 | $321,749 | $15,554 | $32,404 | $30,000 | 1 | $32,404 | $15,324 | $16,269 |
| 2024 | $346,878 | $116,013 | $582,060 | $580,000 | 3 | $582,060 | $16,013 | — |
| 2023 | $795,987 | $210,320 | $97,000 | $95,000 | 5 | $97,000 | $10,320 | $31,106 |
| 2022 | $672,908 | $202,962 | $136,000 | $136,000 | 4 | $136,000 | $2,962 | $26,441 |
| 2021 | $605,946 | $418,797 | $59,885 | $58,000 | 5 | $59,885 | $59 | — |
| 2020 | $247,034 | $12,699 | $39,325 | $37,500 | 5 | — | $199 | $13,044 |
| 2019 | $273,660 | $165,554 | $32,000 | $32,000 | 5 | — | $554 | $6,387 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Button Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Button Family Foundation Inc is led by Jane Button, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jane Button
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
John Daley
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Scott Button
Director
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 Button Family Foundation Inc
How much does Button Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Button Family Foundation Inc gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $580K across 3 grants.
How large is Button Family Foundation Inc?
Button Family Foundation Inc reported $322K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Button Family Foundation Inc?
Button Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Gloversville, NY. It holds $322K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Button Family Foundation Inc operate?
Button Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida, North Carolina, New York, Tennessee.
What is Button Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Button Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4802885. 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 June 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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