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Private foundation (trust)EIN 310981683Est. 1980-07

THE BUTLER FOUNDATION

COVINGTON, KY 41011

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$12.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$973K

FY 2023

Grants Made

57

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$17K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$379–$105K

Typical

Deadlines

October 1, and march 1.

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.1M

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$611K

Min. Investment Return

$638K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

57 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $379 through median $5K to maximum $105K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $1.2M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

268 grants

NORTHERN KY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$420K
5 grants
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DEPAUL-NKY
$415K
5 grants
SAMARITAN CAR CARE CLINIC INC
$360K
4 grants
ALLIANCE FOR CATHOLIC URBAN EDUCAT
$251K
4 grants
HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL
$240K
5 grants
COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$225K
5 grants
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY
$190K
5 grants
NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOO
$176K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

268 grants

<$10K
138
grants
$10–50K
118
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Kentucky
$4.3M
87% of total
Ohio
$532K
11% of total
District of Columbia
$80K
2% of total
California
$1K
0% of total

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