Marc and Michaele Butlein Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Milwaukee, WI EIN: 39-6659912

Marc and Michaele Butlein Family is a private foundation, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $351K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $17K. Net investment income was $16K.

Marc and Michaele Butlein Family at a glance

In short: Marc and Michaele Butlein Family gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,500
+3.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$16,500
+106.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$16,500
Total assets
$350,760
+4.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (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 Marc and Michaele Butlein Family funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cen: $17KMemorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Cen$17K

The largest 2025 recipient was Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cen ($17K).

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

SarasotaNew YorkMCleanLos Angeles

How Marc and Michaele Butlein Family gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 97% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K4 grants2019 5 grants2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2021) to $26K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Cen New York, NYSupport$16,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$350,760$21,001$21,956$16,5001$16,500$15,632$17,055
2024$336,019$11,367$21,188$16,0002$16,000$6,254$16,891
2023$340,586$10,162$20,795$16,0002$16,000$5,367$15,562
2022$305,895$-300$22,093$17,0005$17,000—$16,098
2021$385,345$26,135$21,060$16,0004$16,000$21,075$18,182
2020$363,960$4,828$31,022$26,0005—$5,485$19,425
2019$492,090$29,085$24,875$22,5004—$26,980$22,193

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Marc and Michaele Butlein Family reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Marc and Michaele Butlein Family's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marc Butlein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michaele Butlein

    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 Marc and Michaele Butlein Family

How much does Marc and Michaele Butlein Family give each year?

Marc and Michaele Butlein Family gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $16K across 2 grants.

How large is Marc and Michaele Butlein Family?

Marc and Michaele Butlein Family reported $351K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (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 Marc and Michaele Butlein Family operate?

Marc and Michaele Butlein Family has awarded grants in California, Florida, New York, Virginia.

What is Marc and Michaele Butlein Family's EIN?

Marc and Michaele Butlein Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6659912. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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