Funding search · EIN 546061170 · Richmond, VA
The Lewis and Butler 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.
- 88
- grants reported
- $1.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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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.
- Virignia Museum of Fine Arts2 grants · $220,000
- Jewish Community Federation of Richmond3 grants · $196,750
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts1 grant · $115,000
- Weinstein Jewish Community Center3 grants · $80,000
- Youth Learning As Citizens Environmental Scientist3 grants · $45,000
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company3 grants · $40,000
- Virginia Repertory Theatre3 grants · $36,000
- Visual Arts of Richmond3 grants · $34,000
- United Way of Greater Richmond3 grants · $30,000
- Congregation Beth Ahabah3 grants · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 88 reported grants, largest first.
- $115,000
Virignia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $115,000
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $105,000
Virignia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $76,000
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $68,500
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $52,250
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $40,000
Weinstein Jewish Community Center · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $20,000
Weinstein Jewish Community Center · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $20,000
Weinstein Jewish Community Center · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $17,000
St Patrick'S Catholic Church · Miarmi Beach, FL · 2023
Operating support
- $15,000
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating support
- $15,000
Youth Learning As Citizens Environmental Scientist · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating support
- $15,000
Youth Learning As Citizens Environmental Scientist · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating support
- $15,000
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating support
- $15,000
Youth Learning As Citizens Environmental Scientist · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating support
- $14,000
Visual Arts of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $12,000
Virginia Repertory Theatre · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $12,000
Virginia Repertory Theatre · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $12,000
Virginia Repertory Theatre · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $10,000
Congregation Beth Ahabah · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $10,000
The Studio Theatre · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating support
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $10,000
Visual Arts of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $10,000
Congregation Beth Ahabah · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
Israel Emergency Fund · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
Sucess in Learning Math Center · Crofton, MD · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
The Studio Theatre · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
United Nations Children'S Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
Visual Arts of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating support
- $10,000
Congregation Beth Ahabah · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $9,000
Richmond Food Bank · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $8,000
The Studio Theatre · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating support
- $7,500
Bard Prison Initiative · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2024
Operating support
- $7,500
Richmond Spca · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $7,500
Branch House · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $7,500
Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Operating support
- $7,500
Richmond Spca · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $7,500
Branch Museum of Architecture & Design · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $7,500
Richmond Spca · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $6,000
St Patrick'S Catholic Church · Miarmi Beach, FL · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Cindy Neuschwander Scholarship Fund · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Daily Planet Health Services · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Firehouse Thatre · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
K Dance · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
The Richmond Ballet · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $5,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2023
Operating support
- $5,000
Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk, VA · 2023
Operational support
- $5,000
Cindy Neuschwander Scholarship Fund · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $5,000
Daily Planet Health Services · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $5,000
Firehouse Thatre · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $5,000
K Dance · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $5,000
The Richmond Ballet · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $5,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2022
Operating support
- $5,000
Chrysler Museum of Art · Norfolk, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $5,000
Cindy Neuschwander Scholarship Fund · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $5,000
Daily Planet Health Services · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $5,000
Firehouse Theatre · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $5,000
K Dance · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $5,000
The Richmond Ballet · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $4,500
Feedmore · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $4,500
Richmond Food Bank · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $3,000
Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Operating support
- $3,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating support
- $3,000
Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $2,500
Project Innocence · New York, NY · 2023
Operating support
- $2,500
Washington and Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $2,000
Harry Young Chair at Vcu School of Medicine · Rcihmodn, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $2,000
Project Innocence · New York, NY · 2024
Operating support
- $2,000
Harry Young Chair at Vcu School of Medicine · Rcihmodn, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $2,000
McV Foundation · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $1,000
Community Idea Station · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $1,000
Vcu School of Arts Pollack Society · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $1,000
Community Idea Station · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operational support
- $1,000
Vcu School of Arts Pollack Society · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $1,000
Community Idea Station · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $1,000
Vcu School of Arts Pollack Society · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
- $600
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
Operating support
- $600
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023
Operationg support
- $600
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
Operating support
- $500
Friends Association for Children · Richmond, VA · 2024
Operating support
- $500
Friends Association for Children · Richmond, VA · 2023
Operating support
- $500
Friends Association for Children · Richmond, VA · 2022
Operating support
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