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

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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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