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The Butler Family Foundation

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$25.3M
in grants paid: 265
grants: 104
recipients: 2022–2025
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$1.1M
Dubuque Museum of Art · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Visual arts matching pledge
$500,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Sponsor ship of maestro enrique mazzola
$355,866
Dubuque Community Ymca · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Capital campaign
$50,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
Community and economic development
$50,000
Illinois Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charter school education
$26,000
Dubuque Dream Center · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Sustaining services for seven students
$25,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2025
Preserve, protect, and celebrate historic places
$25,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2025
Fight government corruption
$25,000
Liberty Justice Center · Austin, TX · 2025
Support attorneys as they work to fight government overreach and protect americans' rights
$25,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2025
Support their continuing defense of the constitution and the liberties it guarantees for all americans
$25,000
Babson College · Babson Park, MA · 2025
John e and alice l butler launch pad
$25,000
Clarke University · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Clarke fund
$25,000
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2025
Patient care, research and education
$25,000
The Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2025
Identify, recruit, train, and place the next generation of conservative leaders
$15,000
Friends of Homacho · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Provide water, floors for schools, and medical assistance around the village of homacho, ethiopia
$12,000
Dubuque Museum of Art · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Visual arts
$10,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2025
University education
$10,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2025
The wellesley fund
$10,000
Little Heroes League · Chicago, IL · 2025
Provide free, life-changing care coordination for medically complex babies, ensuring better outcomes and assisting with the transition from hospital to home
$10,000
University of Dubuque · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Momentum campaign
$6,956
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Sponsor classics 1 concert and guest artist
$6,500
The Grand Opera House · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Performing arts
$6,000
Union League Boys & Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2025
Youth services across chicago
$5,500
Scouting America - Northeast Iowa Council #178 · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Friends of scouting annual campaign
$5,000
Centrally Rooted Mission · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Provide a safe and nourished space for creative expression that is available to all, regardless of socioeconomic status.
$5,000
Dubuque Community Ymca · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Domestic violence program
$5,000
Dubuque Rescue Mission · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Homeless shelter
$5,000
Mercyone Dubuque Foundation · Dubuque, IA · 2025
For ongoing program costs and equipment needs
$5,000
Finley Health Foundation · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Family birthing suites c-section suite project
$5,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
To leave future generations a freer and more prosperous world
$5,000
Laurel School · Shaker Heights, OH · 2025
Elementary and secondary education
$5,000
Hills and Dale'S Child Development Center · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Efforts to build a new community home for children with autism and complex behavioral or medical needs
$5,000
Hillcrest Family Services · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Brain health campaign
$5,000
Two By Two Character Development · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Teaching children social emotional skills to succeed in work
$5,000
Camp Albrecht Acres · Sherrill, IA · 2025
Special population support
$4,375
Dubuque City Youth Ballet · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Scholarship for five dancers
$2,500
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Support the ministries of stonehill communities
$2,500
Area Residential Care · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Provide the highest quality of care for their patients
$2,500
Dubuque Regional Humane Society · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Protect and promote the well-being of all animals
$2,500
Four Mounds Foundation · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Preserve, educate, and serve
$2,500
Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Sponsorship of music in the gardens concerts
$2,500
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Enriching, inspiring and transforming lives through music
$2,500
Bryn Mawr College · Bryn Mawr, PA · 2025
The bryn mawr fund
$2,500
Bethany Home · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Provide nursing home care to residents
$2,500
Northeast Iowa School of Music · Dubuque, IA · 2025
To make music education and enrichment accessible to everyone
$2,500
Dubuque County Historical Society · Dubuque, IA · 2025
National mississippi river museum and aquarium
$2,500
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Wharton fund
$1,600
Dubuque Arts Council · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Educating and entertaining program support
$1,500
Hospice of Dubuque · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Provide compassionate care for the seriously ill and their loved ones
$1,000
Legion-Aires Drum & Bugle Corps · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Colts youth organization - colts drum & bugle corps
$1,000
Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Plant, nurture, and celebrate trees
$1,000
United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Youth services in the tri-state area
$1,000
Bluff Strokes Art Center (Pigeon Art Center Inc) · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Provide high quality education, collaborative creative spaces, and opportunities for artistic growth and professional development
$500
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Protect and restore iowa's lands
$500
Fly By Night Productions · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Theater
$500
American Horticultural Society · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Educating and inspiring gardeners of all ages and abilities
$500
Dubuque Chorale · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Engage, educate, enrich, and inspire the community by presenting diverse choral music with artistic excellence
$500
Mary'S Inn Maternity Home · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Safe haven for pregnant and/or parenting mothers and their developing babies
$500
Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Protect birds and the natural world
$500
Duride · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Provide a safe and personalized transportation service for seniors
$500
Bell Tower Theater · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Kids programs
$250
The Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
University education
$150
Iowa Public Radio · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Connects people to news, music, information and ideas that shape the world every day
$150
Telluride Historical Museum · Telluride, CO · 2025
Preserve and interpret the history of the region
$125
The Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2025
Independent research library
$125
Friends of Iowa Pbs · Johnston, IA · 2025
Public broadcasting support
$100
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
Conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends
$100
Linwood Cemetery Association · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Protect and support the sacred burial sites of its community members
$100
Steeple Square (Friends of St Mary'S) · Dubuque, IA · 2025
Legacy council fund
$14.8M
Dubuque Museum of Art · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Visual arts
$500,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Express and promote great opera
$269,626
Dubuque Community Ymca · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Domestic violence program & construction match
$105,000
Noble Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support of butler college prep and summer of a lifetime programs
$100,000
Mississippi Driftless Regional Foundation · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Provide financial support for community development projects
$100,000
St Mark Youth Enrichment · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Provide healthy and enriching before and after school and summer programs
$50,000
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Dubuque area journalism foundation fund
$50,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Community and economic development
$50,000
Illinois Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charter school education
$30,000
Telluride Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2024
Enriching quality of life of telluride residents
$28,000
Dubuque Dream Center · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Sustaining services for students
$25,000
Clarke University · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Clarke fund & bob wahlert memorial scholarship
$25,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Washington, DC · 2024
Public policy
$25,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024
Support our continuing defense of the constitution and the liberties it guarantees for all americans
$25,000
Babson College · Babson Park, MA · 2024
John e and alice l butler launch pad
$25,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
Public affairs
$25,000
Loras College · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Undergraduate education
$25,000
Liberty Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Individual liberties
$25,000
Young Americans for Liberty Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Educate students on the ideals of liberty and the constitution
$25,000
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2024
Patient care, research and education
$25,000
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2024
Educate people for successful participation in government
$15,000
Friends of Homacho · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Provide water, floors for schools, and medical assistance around the village of homacho, ethiopia
$10,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
University education
$10,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Undergraduate education
$6,956
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Sponsorship of a concert & pursuit of the podium
$6,500
Grand Opera House · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Performing arts
$6,000
Union League Boys & Girls Clubs · Chicago, IL · 2024
Youth services
$5,000
Finley Health Foundation · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Family birthing suites c-section suite project
$5,000
Dubuque Rescue Mission · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Homeless shelter
$5,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$5,000
Mercyone Dubuque Foundation · Dubuque, IA · 2024
For ongoing program costs and equipment needs

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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. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.