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Butters Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Butters Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$68k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$216kArts & Culture$85kHuman Services$37kInternational$35kPhilanthropy$20kEnvironment$18kHealth$17kScience & Tech$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k15 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $35k
$2,125
Median grant
7
States reached
$458k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOSTON COLLEGE$25,000
WEST CHOP PRESERVATION FUND$10,000
STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER$7,000
TWO CHAIRS INC$5,000
CALLING ALL CROWS$5,000
MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM$3,000
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC$3,000
NEW YORK CITY BALLET$2,500
MADISON AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$2,125
CITY GARDENS CLUB OF NY$1,275
THE IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY$1,000
MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC$1,000
HEALTH ADVOCATES$1,000
WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL$300
WINTERTHUR GARDEN & LANDSCAPE SOCIETY$250
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $42k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 24% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BRIDGE FUND OF NEW YORK: $3k → 17%BRIDGE FUND OF NEW YORK: $1k → 17%CANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE: $30k → 6%CANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE: $2k → 6%SEARCH AND CARE: $2k → 17%SEARCH AND CARE: $1k → 17%SEARCH AND CARE: $1k → 17%SEARCH AND CARE: $900 → 17%FRESH YOUTH INITIATIVES: $1k → 17%SEARCH AND CARE: $300 → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
PA
CT
CO
VA
DE
SC
DC
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$343k · 25 repeat orgs$94k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
30

Total granted

$343k
$83k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+11%

Still filing today

56%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesInternationalScience & TechOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
    6× · 2017–2025 · $120k · revenue +70%
  • AT
    ALEXANDER TWILIGHT ACADEMY INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $23k · revenue +135%
  • HF
    HALCYON FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2024 · $8k · revenue +121%

Funded once

  • TI
    THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR AID RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $35k · revenue +387%
  • TF
    THE FOOTE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2018 · $6k · revenue +22%
  • BC
    Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Artgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +144%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
New York Botanical Garden

The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…

Environment
2
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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5
Harvard Conservation Trust

To preserve the unique character and natural resources of harvard.

Environment
6
Dutchess Land Conservancy Inc

Dutchess land conservancy (dlc) is dedicated to preserving the scenic, agricultural and environmental resources of dutchess county, new york, and the surrounding area. dlc, as a private non-profit land conservation organization, carries…

Environment
7
National Academy of Design

The mission of the national academy of design is to promote the fine arts in america through exhibition and education.

Education
8
The American Institute of Architects

Vision: drive positive change through the power of design and focused activism.mission: aia inspires and empowers architects to improve society and transform the world.

—
9
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
10
Museum of Arts and Design

To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.

Arts & Culture
11
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
12
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

See schedule o for the organization's mission statement.please see description for part i, line 1, above.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sheriff's Meadow Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Untermyer Gardens Conservancy Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

40 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 40 of the 62 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/40
Grantees still filing
23/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $120,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGEALEXANDER TWILIGHT ACADEMY INC: $23,000 · EducationALEXANDER TWILIGHT ACADEMY INCTHE FOOTE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: $6,000 · Education+5 more: $10,900 · Education+5 moreWEST CHOP PRESERVATION FUND: $30,000 · OtherWEST CHOP PRESERVATION FUNDTHE BREARLEY SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND: $26,000 · OtherTHE BREARLEY SCHOOL ANNUAL FUNDFriends of Grace Church School Inc: $19,500 · OtherFriends of Grace Church School IncHEALTH ADVOCATES: $9,500 · OtherHEALTH ADVOCATESDOE FOUNDATION: $7,500 · OtherCITY GARDENS CLUB OF NY: $5,915 · OtherFUND FOR EARLY LEARNING: $5,000 · OtherST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL: $5,000 · OtherCALLING ALL CROWS INC: $7,000 · Other+26 more: $27,960 · Other+26 moreCANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE: $32,000 · Human ServicesCANINE PAR…SEARCH AND CARE INC: $5,200 · Human ServicesSEARCH AND…THE BRIDGE FUND OF NEW YORK INC: $3,660 · Human ServicesTHE BRIDGE…+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesMARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INC: $13,050 · Arts & CultureMARTHA'S V…HALCYON FOUNDATION: $8,350 · Arts & CultureHALCYON FO…Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art: $5,000 · Arts & CultureBrandywine…THE BATTERY CONSERVANCY INC: $3,500 · Arts & CultureTHE BATTER…NEW YORK CITY BALLET INC: $3,250 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK C…NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL P…HISTORIC ODESSA FOUNDATION: $2,300 · Arts & CultureHISTORIC O…CONNECTICUT CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $1,050 · Arts & CultureTHE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR AID RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE INC: $35,000 · InternationalTHE INTER…Two Chairs Inc: $5,000 · InternationalTwo Chair…NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $20,000 · PhilanthropySTROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER: $10,250 · Science & Tech
Education$159,900Other$143,375Human Services$41,860Arts & Culture$41,500International$40,000Philanthropy$20,000Science & Tech$10,250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $120,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR AID RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE INC: $35,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetCANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE: $32,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALEXANDER TWILIGHT ACADEMY INC: $23,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INC: $13,050 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSTROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER: $10,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHALCYON FOUNDATION: $8,350 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCALLING ALL CROWS INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetTHE FOOTE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEARCH AND CARE INC: $5,200 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBrandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HARRIS SCHOOL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCLAFLIN UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC: $3,800 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BRIDGE FUND OF NEW YORK INC: $3,660 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BATTERY CONSERVANCY INC: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK CITY BALLET INC: $3,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHISTORIC ODESSA FOUNDATION: $2,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR GENDER-SPECIFIC MEDICINE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCONNECTICUT CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFRESH YOUTH INITIATIVES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMoving Mountains Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANYINC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNTERMYER GARDENS CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDELAWARE HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget564 PARK AVENUE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTRATFORD HALL: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZAANHA FUND INC: $350 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetDELAWARE WILD LANDS INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSWEET BRIAR INSTITUTE: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Delaware Community Fo…Ederic Foundation IncThe New York Communit…Fair Play FoundationNor' Easter Foundatio…Marmot FoundationRencourt Foundation I…The Hyde and Watson F…The Scooter-Boxie Fou…Ellice & Rosa McDonal…Sharp FoundationLily Auchincloss Foun…
Delaware Community Foundation IncDE19.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Delaware Community Foundation Inc · Ederic Foundation Inc · The New York Community Trust · Fair Play Foundation · Nor' Easter Foundation Inc · Marmot Foundation · Rencourt Foundation Inc · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The Scooter-Boxie Foundation Inc · Ellice & Rosa McDonald Foundation · Sharp Foundation · Lily Auchincloss Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Butters Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Butters Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Connecticut Childrens Museum Inc: 20% of income from government
  • Delaware Center for Horticulture Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
  • Sheriff's Meadow Foundation: 2% of income from government
  • Delaware Museum of Nature and Science Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Historic Odessa Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 62 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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