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 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$359,100
2022
$389,600
2023
$370,850
2024

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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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.