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Lilly Endowment Inc → Butler University: $26M across 13 grants, latest 2025Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc → Commonpoint Queens: $480K across 8 grants, latest 2024Janice Phillips Larrick Family Charitable → Butler County Family YMCA: $306K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Pittsburgh Foundation → Butler County Humane Society: $209K across 3 grants, latest 2024Hamilton Community Foundation → Butler Technology and Career Development: $156K across 2 grants, latest 2023Butler County United Way → Butler County Education Service: $121K across 3 grants, latest 2024Neal Martin Christensen Foundation → Victim Outreach Intervention Center: $86K across 4 grants, latest 2024Concordia Lutheran Ministriesfoundation → Community Health Clinic of Butler County: $75K across 4 grants, latest 2024Anonymous Trust → Butler Avenue Elementary School: $64K across 25 grants, latest 2025The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania → The Arc of Butler County: $43K across 3 grants, latest 2024Cvs Foundation → Butler University Indianapolis in: $28K across 8 grants, latest 2023Harold J and Rose E Schneider → Butler Catholic Charities: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2023Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc → Mid Island Y Jcc: $476K across 6 grants, latest 2024Hamilton Community Foundation → Butler Technology and Career: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024Janice Phillips Larrick Family Charitable → Butler County Community College: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023Butler County United Way → Butler County Casa: $108K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Pittsburgh Foundation → YWCA of Butler: $100K across 3 grants, latest 2024Neal Martin Christensen Foundation → Butler County Symphoy: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2023The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania → St Vincent De Paul Society of Butler: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2023Concordia Lutheran Ministriesfoundation → Lighthouse Foundation: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lilly Endowment Inc → Kenneth Butler Mem Soup Kitchen: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Harold J and Rose E Schneider → Butler Junior Achievement: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2023Cvs Foundation → Butler University: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2020Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc → Suffolk Jewish Community Center: $140K across 4 grants, latest 2024Hamilton Community Foundation → Butler Philharmonic Orchestra: $133K across 3 grants, latest 2024Butler County United Way → Butler County Education Service Center: $98K across 3 grants, latest 2022Janice Phillips Larrick Family Charitable → Butler County Symphony Association: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Pittsburgh Foundation → Community Health Clinic of Butler County: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2024The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania → Special Olympics of Butler County: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2023Neal Martin Christensen Foundation → The Arc of Butler County: $32K across 2 grants, latest 2022Concordia Lutheran Ministriesfoundation → Glade Run Foundation: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024Harold J and Rose E Schneider → Butler Salvation Army: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2023Cvs Foundation → Butler County Community Collegbutler Pa: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021Hamilton Community Foundation → Butler County Educational Service Center: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2023Hamilton Community Foundation → Butler County Historical Society: $118K across 3 grants, latest 2024Hamilton Community Foundation → Butler County Educational Service: $102K across 1 grant, latest 2024Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc → Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst (Jch): $75K across 1 grant, latest 2020Butler County United Way → Butler County Special Olympics: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024Hamilton Community Foundation → Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2023Janice Phillips Larrick Family Charitable → Butler County Symphony Association: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023Butler County United Way → Women Helping Women: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2022Hamilton Community Foundation → Butler County Housing and Homeless Coalition: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2023Hamilton Community Foundation → Family Promise of Butler County: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023Janice Phillips Larrick Family Charitable → Butler Area Public Library: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Pittsburgh Foundation → Butler County Historical Society: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024Janice Phillips Larrick Family Charitable → Butler County Community College: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Pittsburgh Foundation → Butler County Family YMCA: $34K across 3 grants, latest 2024Hamilton Community Foundation → Big Brother Big Sisters of Butler: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2024The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania → YWCA Butler: $31K across 3 grants, latest 2024Janice Phillips Larrick Family Charitable → Butler Area Public Library: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Butler County United Way → Parachute Butler County Casa: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Pittsburgh Foundation → Butler Health System Foundation: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Pittsburgh Foundation → Butler County Community College Education Foundation: $26K across 2 grants, latest 2024Hamilton Community Foundation → Parachute Butler County Casa: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2024Janice Phillips Larrick Family Charitable → Butler Meals On Wheels Inc: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2025Butler County United Way → Family Promise of Butler: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2024Neal Martin Christensen Foundation → Butler County Symphony: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Neal Martin Christensen Foundation → Butler Area Public Library: $19K across 4 grants, latest 2024Hamilton Community Foundation → Antique and Classic Car Club of Butler County: $19K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Pittsburgh Foundation → Butler County Association for the Blind: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024Neal Martin Christensen Foundation → The Butler Art Center: $17K across 4 grants, latest 2024Butler County United Way → Family Promise of Butler County Inc: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2022Concordia Lutheran Ministriesfoundation → South Butler Community Library: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Butler County United Way → Dan Beard Council: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024Lilly Endowment Inc: $26M on this topic. Open the funder.Lilly Endowment Inc$26MJe & Zb Butler Foundation Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc$1.2MHamilton Community Foundation: $999K on this topic. Open the funder.Hamilton Community Foundation$999KJanice Phillips Larrick Family Charitable: $698K on this topic. Open the funder.Janice Phillips Larrick Famil…$698KButler County United Way: $515K on this topic. Open the funder.Butler County United Way$515KThe Pittsburgh Foundation: $487K on this topic. Open the funder.The Pittsburgh Foundation$487KNeal Martin Christensen Foundation: $234K on this topic. Open the funder.Neal Martin Christensen Found…$234KThe United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania: $152K on this topic. Open the funder.The United Way of Southwester…$152KConcordia Lutheran Ministriesfoundation: $143K on this topic. Open the funder.Concordia Lutheran Ministries…$143KAnonymous Trust: $64K on this topic. Open the funder.Anonymous Trust$64KCvs Foundation: $36K on this topic. Open the funder.Cvs Foundation$36KHarold J and Rose E Schneider: $21K on this topic. Open the funder.Harold J and Rose E Schneider$21KButler University: received $26M on this topicButler University$26MCommonpoint Queens: received $480K on this topicCommonpoint Queens$480KMid Island Y Jcc: received $476K on this topicMid Island Y Jcc$476KButler County Family YMCA: received $340K on this topicButler County Family YMCA$340KButler County Humane Society: received $209K on this topicButler County Humane Society$209KButler Technology and Career Development: received $156K on this topicButler Technology and Career De…$156KButler County Historical Society: received $155K on this topicButler County Historical Society$155KButler Technology and Career: received $150K on this topicButler Technology and Career$150KButler County Community College: received $150K on this topicButler County Community College$150KSuffolk Jewish Community Center: received $140K on this topicSuffolk Jewish Community Center$140KButler Philharmonic Orchestra: received $133K on this topicButler Philharmonic Orchestra$133KButler County Educational Service Center: received $125K on this topicButler County Educational Servi…$125KButler County Education Service: received $121K on this topicButler County Education Service$121KButler County Casa: received $108K on this topicButler County Casa$108KButler County Educational Service: received $102K on this topicButler County Educational Servi…$102KYWCA of Butler: received $100K on this topicYWCA of Butler$100KButler County Education Service Center: received $98K on this topicButler County Education Service…$98KVictim Outreach Intervention Center: received $86K on this topicVictim Outreach Intervention Ce…$86KThe Arc of Butler County: received $75K on this topicThe Arc of Butler County$75KJewish Community House of Bensonhurst (Jch): received $75K on this topicJewish Community House of Benso…$75KCommunity Health Clinic of Butler County: received $75K on this topicCommunity Health Clinic of Butl…$75KButler County Symphony Association: received $65K on this topicButler County Symphony Associat…$65KButler Avenue Elementary School: received $64K on this topicButler Avenue Elementary School$64KButler County Special Olympics: received $60K on this topicButler County Special Olympics$60KButler County Symphoy: received $60K on this topicButler County Symphoy$60KButler Area Public Library: received $59K on this topicButler Area Public Library$59KParachute Butler County Casa: received $54K on this topicParachute Butler County Casa$54KBig Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County: received $53K on this topicBig Brothers Big Sisters of But…$53KButler County Symphony Association: received $50K on this topicButler County Symphony Associat…$50KWomen Helping Women: received $45K on this topicWomen Helping Women$45KButler County Housing and Homeless Coalition: received $45K on this topicButler County Housing and Homel…$45KSt Vincent De Paul Society of Butler: received $42K on this topicSt Vincent De Paul Society of B…$42KFamily Promise of Butler County: received $40K on this topicFamily Promise of Butler County$40KCommunity Health Clinic of Butler County: received $37K on this topicCommunity Health Clinic of Butl…$37KSpecial Olympics of Butler County: received $36K on this topicSpecial Olympics of Butler Coun…$36KButler County Community College: received $35K on this topicButler County Community College$35KBig Brother Big Sisters of Butler: received $33K on this topicBig Brother Big Sisters of Butl…$33KLighthouse Foundation: received $33K on this topicLighthouse Foundation$33KYWCA Butler: received $31K on this topicYWCA Butler$31KButler Area Public Library: received $30K on this topicButler Area Public Library$30KButler University Indianapolis in: received $28K on this topicButler University Indianapolis…$28KButler Health System Foundation: received $27K on this topicButler Health System Foundation$27KButler County Community College Education Foundation: received $26K on this topicButler County Community College…$26KButler Meals On Wheels Inc: received $22K on this topicButler Meals On Wheels Inc$22KFamily Promise of Butler: received $22K on this topicFamily Promise of Butler$22KGlade Run Foundation: received $20K on this topicGlade Run Foundation$20KButler County Symphony: received $20K on this topicButler County Symphony$20KAntique and Classic Car Club of Butler County: received $19K on this topicAntique and Classic Car Club of…$19KButler County Association for the Blind: received $18K on this topicButler County Association for t…$18KThe Butler Art Center: received $17K on this topicThe Butler Art Center$17KFamily Promise of Butler County Inc: received $17K on this topicFamily Promise of Butler County…$17KSouth Butler Community Library: received $15K on this topicSouth Butler Community Library$15KDan Beard Council: received $15K on this topicDan Beard Council$15KKenneth Butler Mem Soup Kitchen: received $10K on this topicKenneth Butler Mem Soup Kitchen$10KButler Catholic Charities: received $7K on this topicButler Catholic Charities$7KButler Junior Achievement: received $7K on this topicButler Junior Achievement$7KButler Salvation Army: received $7K on this topicButler Salvation Army$7KButler County Community Collegbutler Pa: received $3K on this topicButler County Community Collegb…$3K
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