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 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$203,894
2022
$419,341
2023
$335,325
2024
$311,691
2025

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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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.