Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd
Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd is a private foundation, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $35.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.6M. Net investment income was $3.2M.
Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd at a glance
In short: Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.6M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,611,500
- -33.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -95.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,611,500
- +1292.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,611,500
- Total assets
- $35,196,830
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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 Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
33 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 33 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd gives
- In 2025 it paid out 89% 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $560K (2023) to $2.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached San Antonio, TX | General Charitable Purpose | $1,611,500 |
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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 | $35,196,830 | $7,828,255 | $1,793,958 | $1,611,500 | 1 | $1,611,500 | $3,233,739 | $1,804,475 |
| 2024 | $31,853,528 | $8,808,267 | $2,577,285 | $2,430,000 | 21 | $2,430,000 | $1,327,370 | $1,500,480 |
| 2023 | $29,455,062 | $1,263,369 | $633,778 | $559,900 | 11 | $559,900 | $1,189,491 | $1,442,274 |
| 2022 | $28,825,471 | $28,826,071 | $600 | — | — | — | $170,418 | $351,222 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd reported a distributable amount of $1.8M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Howard E. Butt III
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Pamela C. Butt
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd
How much does Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd give each year?
Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.4M across 21 grants.
How large is Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd?
Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd reported $35.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.8M (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.
Where does Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd operate?
Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd has awarded grants in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Wyoming.
What is Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd's EIN?
Howard E Butt III & Pamela C Butt Family Fd's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3919527. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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