Funding search · EIN 310981683 · Covington, KY

The Butler Foundation

Name: The Butler Foundation grants, 2020–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

229
grants reported: $4.1M
total given: 2020–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship tuition opperating assistan capital scholarships

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Northern Ky University Foundation4 grants · $370,000
Samaritan Car Care Clinic4 grants · $360,335
Society of St Vincent Depaul-Nky4 grants · $282,774
Alliance for Catholic Urban Educat4 grants · $251,000
Holy Cross High School4 grants · $195,000
Covington Catholic High School4 grants · $179,609
Notre Dame Academy4 grants · $155,000
Newport Central Catholic High Schoo3 grants · $131,250
Life Learning Center4 grants · $100,553
United Way of Greater Cincinnati2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$841,731

2020

$923,943

2021

$1.2M

2022

$972,507

2023

$135,241

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 229 grants.

$150,000
Samaritan Car Care Clinic · Covington, KY · 2021
Program support
$127,500
Northern Ky University Foundation · Highland Heights, KY · 2021
Scholarship support
$112,500
Society of St Vincent Depaul-Nky · Crescent Springs, KY · 2020
Program & operating support
$110,000
Northern Ky University Foundation · Highland Heights, KY · 2022
Scholarship support
$104,500
Samaritan Car Care Clinic · Covington, KY · 2023
Program support
$101,535
Samaritan Car Care Clinic · Covington, KY · 2022
Program support
$101,000
Alliance for Catholic Urban Educat · Covington, KY · 2023
Tuition assistance
$95,000
Northern Ky University Foundation · Highland Heights, KY · 2023
Scholarship support
$88,353
Society of St Vincent Depaul-Nky · Crescent Springs, KY · 2021
Program & operating support
$60,000
Holy Cross High School · Covington, KY · 2023
Scholarship support
$60,000
Newport Central Cath High School · Newport, KY · 2023
Scholarship support
$50,000
United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Covington Catholic High School · Covington, KY · 2023
Scholarship support/tuition assistan
$50,000
Notre Dame Academy · Covington, KY · 2023
Scholarship support
$50,000
Alliance for Catholic Urban Educat · Covington, KY · 2022
Tuition assistance
$50,000
Life Learning Center · Covington, KY · 2022
Operating & program support
$50,000
United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program support
$50,000
Alliance for Catholic Urban Educat · Covington, KY · 2021
Tuition assistance
$50,000
Alliance for Catholic Urban Educat · Covington, KY · 2020
Tuition assistance
$50,000
Horizon Community Funds · Covington, KY · 2020
Operating support
$50,000
Life Learning Center · Covington, KY · 2020
Program support
$49,609
Covington Catholic High School · Covington, KY · 2021
Scholarship support
$45,000
Holy Cross High School · Covington, KY · 2022
Scholarship support
$45,000
Newport Central Catholic High Schoo · Newport, KY · 2022
Scholarship support
$45,000
Holy Cross High School · Covington, KY · 2021
Scholarship support
$45,000
Covington Catholic High School · Covington, KY · 2020
Scholarship support
$45,000
Holy Cross High School · Covington, KY · 2020
Scholarship support
$45,000
Newport Central Catholic High Schoo · Newport, KY · 2020
Scholarship support
$44,977
Society of St Vincent Depaul-Nky · Crescent Springs, KY · 2023
Program support
$41,250
Newport Central Catholic High Schoo · Newport, KY · 2021
Scholarship support
$39,800
Associacion Sol Y Luna · Cusco Peru, KY · 2020
Program support
$37,500
Northern Ky University Foundation · Highland Heights, KY · 2020
Scholarship support
$36,944
Society of St Vincent Depaul-Nky · Crescent Springs, KY · 2022
Program & operating support
$35,943
Dcch Center for Children · Covington, KY · 2023
Program support
$35,000
Covington Catholic High School · Covington, KY · 2022
Scholarship support
$35,000
Notre Dame Academy · Covington, KY · 2022
Scholarship support
$35,000
Notre Dame Academy · Covington, KY · 2021
Scholarship support
$35,000
Notre Dame Academy · Covington, KY · 2020
Scholarship support
$31,400
Associacion Sol Y Luna · Cusco Peru, KY · 2022
Operating & program support
$30,000
Catholic Charities · Covington, KY · 2023
Operating & program support
$30,000
Be Concerned · Covington, KY · 2022
Program support
$30,000
Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2021
Operating support
$29,439
Gateway Community & Technical · Florence, KY · 2021
Scholarship support
$26,300
Casa of the Northern Bluegrass Reg · Covington, KY · 2023
Operating & program support
$25,650
Gateway Community & Tech College · Florence, KY · 2023
Scholarships/tuition assistance
$25,000
Philanthropy Roundtable · Washigton, DC · 2024
Program support
$25,000
Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
Thomas More University · Crestview Hills, KY · 2023
Scholarship support
$25,000
Emergency Shelter of Northern Ky · Covington, KY · 2022
Operating support
$25,000
Holland Foundation for Sight · Erlanger, KY · 2022
Program support
$25,000
Kentucky Refugee Ministries · Louisville, KY · 2022
Program support
$25,000
Upspring · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Operating & program support
$25,000
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
Program support
$25,000
Covington Independent Schools · Covington, KY · 2020
Program support
$25,000
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2020
Program support
$25,000
Northern Kentucky Community · Covington, KY · 2020
Program support
$24,585
Brighton Center · Newport, KY · 2021
Operating & program support
$24,500
Gateway Comm & Tech College · Florence, KY · 2022
Scholarship support
$22,700
Northern Ky Area Develop Dist · Florence, KY · 2021
Program support
$21,875
Thomas More University · Crestview Hills, KY · 2022
Scholarship support
$21,500
Henry Hosea House · Newport, KY · 2022
Operating & program support
$20,000
Adopt a Class · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Mentoring Plus · Newport, KY · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Gr Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Chris Collinsworth Proscan Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Dcch Center for Children · Covington, KY · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Faith Community Pharmacy · Florence, KY · 2022
Operating & program support
$20,000
Master Provisions · Florence, KY · 2022
Operating & program support
$20,000
Chris Collinsworth Proscan Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
Program support
$20,000
Dcch Center for Children · Covington, KY · 2021
Program support
$20,000
Kentucky Refugee Ministries · Louisville, KY · 2021
Program support
$20,000
Casa for Kids of Kenton · Covington, KY · 2020
Program support
$20,000
Chris Collinsworth Proscan Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2020
Program support
$20,000
Dcch Center for Children · Covington, KY · 2020
Program support
$18,750
Thomas More University · Crestview Hills, KY · 2021
Scholarship support
$18,000
Henry Hosea House · Newport, KY · 2020
Program support
$17,000
Depaul Cristo Rey High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2020
Operating support
$16,578
Chnk Behavioral Health · Covington, KY · 2023
Program support
$15,100
Welcome House · Covington, KY · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Go Pantry Corporation · Florence, KY · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Last Mile Food Rescue · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program support
$15,000
Band in a Bus · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Kentucky Senior Citizens Apartments · Covington, KY · 2022
Program support
$15,000
St Philip Elementary School · Melbourne, KY · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Catholic Charities · Covington, KY · 2021
Operating & program support
$15,000
People Working Cooperatively · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
Program support
$15,000
Last Mile Food Rescue · Cincinnati, OH · 2020
Operating support
$14,800
Associacion Sol Y Luna · Cusco Peru, KY · 2021
Program support
$14,648
Gateway Community & Technical · Florence, KY · 2020
Scholarship support
$14,439
St Augustine Parish Outreach · Covington, KY · 2020
Program and opperating support
$14,306
St Elizabeth Physicians · Covington, KY · 2022
Program support
$13,647
St Elizabeth Physicians · Covington, KY · 2023
Program support
$13,500
Pregnancy Center East · Cincinnati, OH · 2020
Program support
$12,608
Dayton Independent Schools · Dayton, KY · 2023
Program support
$12,500
Thomas More College · Crestview Hills, KY · 2020
Scholarship support
$12,000
Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program support
$12,000
Sam Hubbard Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Program support
$11,734
Welcome House · Covington, KY · 2023
Program support
$11,500
Florence Christian Church · Florence, KY · 2022
Operating & program support
$11,331
St Elizabeth Physicians · Covington, KY · 2021
Program support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.