Funding search · EIN 470816345 · Newport Beach, CA
Dorene and Lee Butler Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 45
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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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.
- Laguna Beach Seniors4 grants · $429,095
- Sanctuary Springs4 grants · $342,300
- Air Force Academy Foundation1 grant · $250,000
- Park City Community Foundation3 grants · $75,000
- Railroad Passengers Association1 grant · $46,000
- Glow Global2 grants · $35,957
- Covellite Presents2 grants · $17,306
- Moveable Feast Lexington1 grant · $13,500
- Crystal Cove Conservancy2 grants · $10,250
- San Francisco Food Bank3 grants · $7,575
Giving over time
Grant history
All 45 reported grants, largest first.
- $250,000
Air Force Academy Foundation · Usaf Academy, CO · 2023
To further programs of the organization.
- $209,095
Laguna Beach Seniors · Laguna Beach, CA · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $200,000
Laguna Beach Seniors · Laguna Beach, CA · 2025
To further programs of the organization.
- $155,250
Sanctuary Springs · Winchester, KY · 2022
TO FURTHER PROGRAMS OF THE organization.
- $74,000
Sanctuary Springs · Winchester, KY · 2023
TO FURTHER PROGRAMS OF THE organization.
- $64,600
Sanctuary Springs · Winchester, KY · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $48,450
Sanctuary Springs · Winchester, KY · 2025
To further programs of the organization.
- $46,000
Railroad Passengers Association · Washington, DC · 2023
To fund employee salary and association staff costs.
- $30,557
Glow Global · Santa Ana, CA · 2025
To further programs of the organization.
- $25,000
Park City Community Foundation · Park City, UT · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $25,000
Park City Community Foundation · Park City, UT · 2023
To further programs of the organization.
- $25,000
Park City Community Foundation · Park City, UT · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $13,500
Moveable Feast Lexington · Lexington, KY · 2025
To further programs of the organization.
- $12,204
Covellite Presents · Butte, MT · 2025
To further programs of the organization.
- $10,000
Laguna Beach Seniors · Laguna Beach, CA · 2023
To further programs of the organization.
- $10,000
Laguna Beach Seniors · Laguna Beach, CA · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $6,500
Lexarts · Lexington, KY · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $6,030
San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $6,000
Share Ourselves · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $5,400
Glow Global · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $5,250
Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2023
To further programs of the organization.
- $5,102
Covellite Presents · Butte, MT · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $5,000
Sierra Madre Search & Rescue Team · Sierra Madre, CA · 2025
To further programs of the organization.
- $5,000
Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $5,000
Grandparent Autism Network · Tustin, CA · 2023
To further programs of the organization.
- $3,098
California State Parks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $2,500
Park City Performances Dba Egyptian Theatre · Park City, UT · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,950
One805 · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,064
Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,061
Twin Cities Pride · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,050
Make a Wish Foundation of America · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,040
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation · Bozeman, MT · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,030
San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,000
Balboa Island Museum Newport Beach · Balboa Island, CA · 2025
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,000
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,000
Community Action Partnership of Orange County · Garden Grove, CA · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,000
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To further programs of the organization.
- $1,000
Sierra Watch · Nevada City, CA · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $525
Make a Wish · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $515
San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $500
New York Shakespeare Festival- the Public Theater · New York, NY · 2025
To further programs of the organization.
- $500
Twin Cities Pride · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To further programs of the organization.
- $480
Share Ourselves · Costa Mesa, CA · 2025
To further programs of the organization.
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