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M Verna Butterer Educational Trust

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$187k
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2026
33
Organizations funded FY2025
21%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Median grant, FY2026
$6,666
Largest grant, FY2026
$30,835
Organizations funded a year
24 to 35
FY2019 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
12
Total assets, FY2026
$7.3M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 21% of the organizations M Verna Butterer Educational Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationOther
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
FY2026still arriving26$183k8%
FY202533$247k21%
FY202435$248k26%
FY202331$215k32%
FY202232$184k25%
FY202124$118k13%
FY202032$182k22%
FY201928$180k25%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.

Education$1.9MHealth$65k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
VA
MD
DE
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$101,897100%
University of Pittsburgh$93,962100%
Drexel University$86,380100%
Delaware Valley University$74,19590%
Moravian University$73,30470%
Ursinus College$48,67780%
University of Michigan$48,50083%
Widener University$31,50040%
Pennsylvania State University$30,8351n/a
American University$30,19040%
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All grantees of M Verna Butterer Educational Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$101,897100%
University of Pittsburgh$93,962100%
Drexel University$86,380100%
Delaware Valley University$74,19590%
Moravian University$73,30470%
Ursinus College$48,67780%
University of Michigan$48,50083%
Widener University$31,50040%
Pennsylvania State University$30,8351n/a
American University$30,19040%
Rochester Institute of Technology$30,11760%
University of Florida$29,7165n/a
Florida State University$29,5374n/a
University of Delaware$29,05650%
Thomas Jefferson University$25,76130%
Cedar Crest College$24,84770%
Georgetown University$24,10150%
Sacred Heart University Incorporated$24,00030%
Marist University$23,80040%
University of Rochester$23,74530%
Saint Joseph's University$21,51040%
Waynesburg University$21,43550%
Gwynedd Mercy University$21,00030%
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit$20,95030%
University of Miami$18,99740%
Lehigh University$18,82930%
University of Scranton$18,56630%
New York University$17,50020%
Rider University$17,50020%
Bluffton University$17,45720%
Misericordia University$16,13540%
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc$16,00030%
Arcadia University$16,00030%
Salus University$16,00020%
Trustees of Boston College$15,80840%
The University of Tampa Incorporated$15,65940%
Bryn Mawr College$14,13550%
Ithaca College$14,00030%
King's College$12,31920%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$11,91120%
Messiah University$11,43640%
Monmouth University Inc$10,39220%
Muhlenberg College$9,60430%
Saint Francis University$8,81020%
Desales University$8,40830%
Cedarville University$6,94510%
Wilkes University$6,33030%
Cornell University$5,33210%
Susquehanna University$4,73020%
Emerson College$4,24520%
Syracuse University$3,82730%
Trustees of Boston University$3,50010%
Savannah College of Art and DesignInc$2,51610%
Dickinson College$2,30410%
Trustees of Tufts College$2,12510%
Colgate University$2,05820%
Duke University$1,67010%
Fairleigh Dickinson University$1,17010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($593k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget M Verna Butterer Educational Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $101,897 over 10y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $93,962 over 10y, 0.0% of budgetDrexel University: $86,380 over 10y, 0.0% of budgetDelaware Valley University: $74,195 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMoravian University: $73,304 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUrsinus College: $48,677 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $48,500 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetWidener University: $31,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican University: $30,190 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRochester Institute of Technology: $30,117 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Delaware: $29,056 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $25,761 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCedar Crest College: $24,847 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown University: $24,101 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSacred Heart University Incorporated: $24,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarist University: $23,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Rochester: $23,745 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Joseph's University: $21,510 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWaynesburg University: $21,435 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGwynedd Mercy University: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDuquesne University of the Holy Spirit: $20,950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $18,997 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLehigh University: $18,829 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Scranton: $18,566 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRider University: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBluffton University: $17,457 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMisericordia University: $16,135 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetArcadia University: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSalus University: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $15,808 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $15,659 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBryn Mawr College: $14,135 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIthaca College: $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKing's College: $12,319 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorcester Polytechnic Institute: $11,911 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMessiah University: $11,436 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMonmouth University Inc: $10,392 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMuhlenberg College: $9,604 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Francis University: $8,810 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDesales University: $8,408 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCedarville University: $6,945 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilkes University: $6,330 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $5,332 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSusquehanna University: $4,730 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEmerson College: $4,245 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSyracuse University: $3,827 over 3y, 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 55.

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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.

Verizon FoundationNJ13.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Verizon Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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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About M Verna Butterer Educational Trust

How much does M Verna Butterer Educational Trust give?
M Verna Butterer Educational Trust reported 27 grants totaling $187,017 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 35 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
What does M Verna Butterer Educational Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (97%), Health (3%).
Who are M Verna Butterer Educational Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education ($102k), University of Pittsburgh ($94k), Drexel University ($86k).
Does M Verna Butterer Educational Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does M Verna Butterer Educational Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as M Verna Butterer Educational Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Verizon Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Charities Aid Foundation America.
Where is M Verna Butterer Educational Trust based?
M Verna Butterer Educational Trust is based in PA.

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 93 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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