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12 funders with a record of paying for “butterfly”

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Schlessman Foundation Inc → Butterfly Pavilion: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024Arcus Foundation → Transgender Law Center: $850K across 4 grants, latest 2024Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation → Sioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium: $489K across 1 grant, latest 2024International Paper Company Foundation → Earth's Birthday Project: $435K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Johnson Street Foundation → University Settlement Society of New York: $420K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Ford Foundation → Transgender Law Center: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2024Schoelzel Family Foundation → Butterfly Pavillion: $340K across 4 grants, latest 2025Transgender Law Center → Mex Amerlegdefenseedufund: $290K across 3 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: $245K across 1 grant, latest 2023Reissa Foundation → Butterflys Haven: $79K across 4 grants, latest 2024River Region United Way → Butterfly Bridge Autaugaelmore: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Social Butterflies Foundation: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2023Schlessman Foundation Inc → The Butterfly Pavilion: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2021Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation → Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum: $254K across 1 grant, latest 2023Transgender Law Center → International Comm Fdtn: $230K across 4 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Learning Center at the Euchee Butterfly Farm Inc: $135K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → Muyi Salon Bv (Dba Muyi Film): $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024International Paper Company Foundation → Butterfly Bridge Children's Advocacy Center: $12K across 3 grants, latest 2024River Region United Way → Butterfly Bridge: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Stafford Middle School: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Reissa Foundation → Butterfly S Haven: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Transgender Law Center → Refugee Health Alliance: $155K across 3 grants, latest 2023Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation → Butterfly House and Aquarium: $117K across 2 grants, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Learning Ctr at the Euchee Butterfly Farm: $108K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ford Foundation → Ps By Peninsula Sa De Cv: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2023River Region United Way → Butterfly Bridge (Autauga): $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021International Paper Company Foundation → Council On Aging of West Florida Inc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Bon Air Elementary: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund: $104K across 1 grant, latest 2023Transgender Law Center → Heartlandallhumneedsrights: $43K across 1 grant, latest 2021Transgender Law Center → Haitian Bridge Alliance: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ford Foundation → Miti Films Srl: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023River Region United Way → Butterfly Bridge (Elmore): $9K across 1 grant, latest 2021Schlessman Foundation Inc: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Schlessman Foundation Inc$1.5MSioux Falls Area Community Foundation: $860K on this topic. Open the funder.Sioux Falls Area Community Fo…$860KArcus Foundation: $850K on this topic. Open the funder.Arcus Foundation$850KTransgender Law Center: $743K on this topic. Open the funder.Transgender Law Center$743KNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $608K on this topic. Open the funder.National Fish and Wildlife Fo…$608KThe Ford Foundation: $480K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ford Foundation$480KInternational Paper Company Foundation: $449K on this topic. Open the funder.International Paper Company F…$449KThe Johnson Street Foundation: $420K on this topic. Open the funder.The Johnson Street Foundation$420KSchoelzel Family Foundation: $340K on this topic. Open the funder.Schoelzel Family Foundation$340KReissa Foundation: $84K on this topic. Open the funder.Reissa Foundation$84KRiver Region United Way: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.River Region United Way$70KDominion Energy Charitable Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder.Dominion Energy Charitable Fo…$13KTransgender Law Center: received $1.2M on this topicTransgender Law Center$1.2MButterfly Pavilion: received $1.0M on this topicButterfly Pavilion$1.0MThe Butterfly Pavilion: received $500K on this topicThe Butterfly Pavilion$500KSioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium: received $489K on this topicSioux Falls Zoo & Aquarium$489KEarth's Birthday Project: received $435K on this topicEarth's Birthday Project$435KUniversity Settlement Society of New York: received $420K on this topicUniversity Settlement Society o…$420KButterfly Pavillion: received $340K on this topicButterfly Pavillion$340KMex Amerlegdefenseedufund: received $290K on this topicMex Amerlegdefenseedufund$290KGreat Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum: received $254K on this topicGreat Plains Zoo & Delbridge Mu…$254KIowa Natural Heritage Foundation: received $245K on this topicIowa Natural Heritage Foundation$245KInternational Comm Fdtn: received $230K on this topicInternational Comm Fdtn$230KRefugee Health Alliance: received $155K on this topicRefugee Health Alliance$155KThe Learning Center at the Euchee Butterfly Farm Inc: received $135K on this topicThe Learning Center at the Euch…$135KButterfly House and Aquarium: received $117K on this topicButterfly House and Aquarium$117KLearning Ctr at the Euchee Butterfly Farm: received $108K on this topicLearning Ctr at the Euchee Butt…$108KThe Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund: received $104K on this topicThe Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund$104KButterflys Haven: received $79K on this topicButterflys Haven$79KMuyi Salon Bv (Dba Muyi Film): received $75K on this topicMuyi Salon Bv (Dba Muyi Film)$75KPs By Peninsula Sa De Cv: received $45K on this topicPs By Peninsula Sa De Cv$45KHeartlandallhumneedsrights: received $43K on this topicHeartlandallhumneedsrights$43KButterfly Bridge Autaugaelmore: received $40K on this topicButterfly Bridge Autaugaelmore$40KHaitian Bridge Alliance: received $25K on this topicHaitian Bridge Alliance$25KThe Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund: received $16K on this topicThe Bee and Butterfly Habitat F…$16KButterfly Bridge Children's Advocacy Center: received $12K on this topicButterfly Bridge Children's Adv…$12KButterfly Bridge: received $12K on this topicButterfly Bridge$12KMiti Films Srl: received $10K on this topicMiti Films Srl$10KButterfly Bridge (Autauga): received $9K on this topicButterfly Bridge (Autauga)$9KButterfly Bridge (Elmore): received $9K on this topicButterfly Bridge (Elmore)$9KSocial Butterflies Foundation: received $6K on this topicSocial Butterflies Foundation$6KStafford Middle School: received $5K on this topicStafford Middle School$5KButterfly S Haven: received $5K on this topicButterfly S Haven$5KCouncil On Aging of West Florida Inc: received $2K on this topicCouncil On Aging of West Florid…$2KBon Air Elementary: received $2K on this topicBon Air Elementary$2K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →