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Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$4.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
85
Grants FY2024
78
Organizations funded FY2023
12%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
71 to 78
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$94M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 12% of the organizations Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $382k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Recreation & SportsHealthYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving73$4.4M8%
FY202378$4.1M12%
FY202277$4.8M14%
FY202176$4.4M14%
FY202071$3.6Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Human Services$5.0MHealth$3.2MYouth Development$3.1MEducation$3.0MRecreation & Sports$1.7MCrime & Legal$1.4MEmployment$740kArts & Culture$710kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 69 grantees
All grantees of Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Commonpoint Ny Inc$986,00050%
Montefiore Medical Center$880,00050%
Mid-Island y Jewish Community Center In$854,47551%
Ramapo for Children Inc$657,95053%
Kings Bay Ym-Ywha Inc$600,00051%
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Inc$590,00051%
Met Council Inc$555,0004n/a
Doc Wayne Inc$471,70058%
Hebrew Educational Society of Brooklyn$470,00052%
Young Mens & Young Womens Hebrew Asso of Washington Heights and Inwood Inc$440,22551%
Publicolor Inc$377,00052%
Legal Outreach Inc$375,00053%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc$365,00051%
The Afya Foundation of America Inc$314,00051%
Rocking the Boat Inc$288,11552%
Blythedale Children's Hospital$285,00050%
Barry & Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center Inc$282,00051%
Boston Medical Center Corporation$275,00050%
Association for Autism and Neurodiversity Inc$275,00051%
More Than Words Inc$250,00051%
Resources for Children With Special Needs Inc$230,00051%
Massachusetts Advocates for Children Inc$215,00045%
The Auditory Oral School of Ny$215,00041%
The Wily Network$205,00052%
The Marion and Aaron Gural Jcc Inc$200,00031%
Suffolk y Jewish Community Center Inc$200,00051%
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Inc$200,00050%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$200,00020%
Boston Casa Inc$195,00055%
Urban Arts Partnership$195,00051%
Tech Kids Unlimited Inc$190,00057%
The Go Project Inc$175,00058%
Silver Lining Mentoring Inc$175,00052%
Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County Inc$148,00042%
Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc$141,42830%
Enroot Inc$140,00052%
America on Tech Inc$140,00043%
Row New York Inc$140,00041%
Jewish Community Center of Si Inc$138,60030%
The Jewish Museum$125,00050%
Artists for Humanity Inc$125,00031%
The Educational Alliance Inc$120,00040%
Camp Starfish Inc$120,00033%
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network$110,00030%
Co Lab Theater Group Inc$105,00047%
Dancing Dreams$100,00056%
Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc$100,00021%
Community Servings Inc$80,00020%
New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc$76,55010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$75,00030%
The Inspired Community Project Inc$74,250128%
Brookview House Inc$60,00021%
American Museum of the Moving Image$60,00021%
Cambridge Camping Association Inc$58,50032%
Riverside Community Care Inc$50,87510%
Feeding Westchester Inc$50,00020%
Hudson River Community Sailing Inc$50,00021%
Backyard Sports Cares Inc$48,75053%
Jewish Family & Children's Service Inc$45,50010%
City Parks Foundation Inc$43,25040%
Westchester Institute for Human Development$30,00010%
Prospect Park Alliance Inc$30,00030%
Adaptive Sports Foundation Inc$30,00021%
Fast Feet Running and Athletics Inc$27,50023%
Reelabilities International Inc$25,00014%
Strongwater Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc$25,00012%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$25,00010%
Boston Jewish Film Inc$20,00013%
Hero Inc$5,000110%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 39 recipients with no EIN on record ($6.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 68 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCommonpoint Ny Inc: $986,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMontefiore Medical Center: $880,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMid-Island y Jewish Community Center In: $854,475 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetRamapo for Children Inc: $657,950 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetKings Bay Ym-Ywha Inc: $600,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetThe Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Inc: $590,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetDoc Wayne Inc: $471,700 over 5y, 8.2% of budgetHebrew Educational Society of Brooklyn: $470,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetYoung Mens & Young Womens Hebrew Asso of Washington Heights and Inwood Inc: $440,225 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetPublicolor Inc: $377,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetLegal Outreach Inc: $375,000 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: $365,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetThe Afya Foundation of America Inc: $314,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetRocking the Boat Inc: $288,115 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetBlythedale Children's Hospital: $285,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBarry & Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center Inc: $282,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetBoston Medical Center Corporation: $275,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAssociation for Autism and Neurodiversity Inc: $275,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetMore Than Words Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetResources for Children With Special Needs Inc: $230,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetMassachusetts Advocates for Children Inc: $215,000 over 4y, 5.2% of budgetThe Auditory Oral School of Ny: $215,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetThe Wily Network: $205,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetThe Marion and Aaron Gural Jcc Inc: $200,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetSuffolk y Jewish Community Center Inc: $200,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetKingsbridge Heights Community Center Inc: $200,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Casa Inc: $195,000 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetUrban Arts Partnership: $195,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetTech Kids Unlimited Inc: $190,000 over 5y, 6.9% of budgetThe Go Project Inc: $175,000 over 5y, 8.2% of budgetSilver Lining Mentoring Inc: $175,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetChildren's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County Inc: $148,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetWestchester Jewish Community Services Inc: $141,428 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetEnroot Inc: $140,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetAmerica on Tech Inc: $140,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetRow New York Inc: $140,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetJewish Community Center of Si Inc: $138,600 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Jewish Museum: $125,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetArtists for Humanity Inc: $125,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetThe Educational Alliance Inc: $120,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCamp Starfish Inc: $120,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetThe New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network: $110,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCo Lab Theater Group Inc: $105,000 over 4y, 7.0% of budgetDancing Dreams: $100,000 over 5y, 6.2% of budgetReel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetCommunity Servings Inc: $80,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNew York-Presbyterian Fund Inc: $76,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 68.

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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.

The Hyde and Watson FoundationNJ31.9× affinity14 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Hyde and Watson Foundation · The New York Community Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Pinkerton Foundation · United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc · Robin Hood Foundation · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Priscilla Alden Uwo

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.

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How do I get to Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc

How much does Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc give?
Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc reported 85 grants totaling $4,360,760 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 71 and 78 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (23%), Health (15%), Youth Development (14%).
Who are Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Commonpoint Ny Inc ($986k), Montefiore Medical Center ($880k), Mid-Island y Jewish Community Center In ($854k).
Does Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The New York Community Trust, Jewish Communal Fund.
Where is Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc based?
Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc is based in NY.

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 108 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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