Butzow Family Foundation
The Butzow Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including organizations working with children and youth, families, people with disabilities, veterans, and people experiencing mental health challenges.
Butzow Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Butzow Family Foundation gave $380K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Minnesota. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $380,000
- +10.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- -4.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,273
- +15.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $6,300,588
- +21.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (4 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Butzow Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 9714 Brassie Cir, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Phone: (952) 941-3797
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Butzow Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bolder Options ($35K). Together the top 10 received $277K.
Grant Size Distribution
117 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 117 grants of 117 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Minnesota recipients accounted for 83% of grant dollars in 2025. The filing also reports 7% to recipients in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 3% to Florida, 3% to Massachusetts, and 4% to recipients listed with an unspecified state (“?”).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Butzow Family Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 22 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $18K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $247K (2019) to $393K (2022). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $380K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bolder Options Minneapolis, MN | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $35,000 |
| Bridging Inc Bloomington, MN | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $35,000 |
| Face It Foundation St Anthony, MN | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $35,000 |
| Washburn Center for Children Minneapolis, MN | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $35,000 |
| Gifft Hill Schoolcoral Bay School Inc St John, VI | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $25,000 |
| Abijah's on the Backside - Horses for Mental Health Shakopee, MN | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $25,000 |
| Pinky Swear Foundation Edina, MN | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $25,000 |
| Magnus Veterans Foundation Dayton, MN | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $25,000 |
| Pay It Forward Fund Robbinsdale, MN | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $20,000 |
| Annunciation Hope & Healing St. Paul, MN | To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization | $17,000 |
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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 | $6,300,588 | $1,553,229 | $430,106 | $380,000 | 22 | $384,908 | $1,521,571 | $376,566 |
| 2024 | $5,177,465 | $1,203,024 | $380,341 | $343,000 | 23 | $347,673 | $1,170,356 | $347,509 |
| 2023 | $4,354,782 | $-124,946 | $348,773 | $315,500 | 24 | $318,700 | $96,677 | $324,033 |
| 2022 | $4,828,501 | $118,031 | $435,980 | $393,000 | 25 | $396,350 | $76,432 | $337,997 |
| 2021 | $5,146,450 | $595,866 | $380,477 | $343,500 | 23 | $346,375 | $550,303 | $370,615 |
| 2020 | $4,931,061 | $171,884 | $376,242 | $340,000 | 22 | — | $145,418 | $311,751 |
| 2019 | $5,135,419 | $404,302 | $290,908 | $246,500 | 21 | — | $379,779 | $311,612 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Butzow Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $377K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose own missions address a range of needs. For example, Washburn Center for Children says it provides therapeutic services for children’s social, emotional, or behavioral development and includes their families. Bridging says it provides furniture and household goods to people pursuing housing stability; FACE IT Foundation says it uses peer support to help men recover from depression and prevent suicide; and Pinky Swear Foundation says it provides financial support to families with children battling cancer.
Other 2025 grantees describe missions involving youth development (Bolder Options), support for veterans and their families (Magnus Veterans Foundation), experiences for people with disabilities (True Friends), and preventing child abuse and neglect while strengthening families (Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $380,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $35,000, with a median of $15,000.
Among its 2025 grants, the foundation gave $35,000 each to Bolder Options, Bridging Inc, FACE IT Foundation, and Washburn Center for Children. It gave $25,000 each to Magnus Veterans Foundation and Pinky Swear Foundation, and $15,000 each to True Friends and Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Barry W Butzow as president, secretary, and treasurer; Joni Butzow, Bryan A Butzow, and Jon Maruk as directors.
Butzow Family Foundation is led by Barry W. Butzow, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barry W. Butzow
President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bryan A. Butzow
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jon Maruk
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Joni Butzow
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 Butzow Family Foundation
How much does Butzow Family Foundation give each year?
Butzow Family Foundation gave $380K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $343K across 23 grants.
What is Butzow Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Butzow Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $17,273, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Butzow Family Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does Butzow Family Foundation give grants?
Butzow Family Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was U.S. Virgin Islands (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (4 grants), Bloomington, MN (2 grants), Shakopee, MN (2 grants) and St. Paul, MN (2 grants).
Does Butzow Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Butzow Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Provide Support for Public Charitable Organization" (22 grants).
Who are Butzow Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Butzow Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bolder Options ($35,000), Bridging Inc ($35,000) and Face It Foundation ($35,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Butzow Family Foundation?
Butzow Family Foundation reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $385K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $377K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Butzow Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose own missions address a range of needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Butzow Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Butzow Family Foundation's EIN?
Butzow Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0178747. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Butzow Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
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