Texas · Private foundation
The Butcher Fund
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $159k
- Granted FY2019
- 21
- Grants FY2019
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 19%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Butcher Fund’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Greater Houston Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year The Butcher Fund named its own grantees at scale: 18 organizations, $159k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 19 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 19% of the organizations The Butcher Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $34k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 21 | $159k | 19% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $150k | 16% |
| FY2017 | 22 | $153k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Aircraft Association Inc | $40,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Tao Fellowship | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Team Rubicon Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| First Baptist Church of Houston | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Stevens & Pruett Foundation for Children & Animals | $25,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Ptsd Foundation of America | $24,113 | 3 | 0% |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $16,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Birmingham Botanical Society Inc | $16,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Strake Jesuit Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Aircraft Association Inc | $40,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Tao Fellowship | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Team Rubicon Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| First Baptist Church of Houston | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Stevens & Pruett Foundation for Children & Animals | $25,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Ptsd Foundation of America | $24,113 | 3 | 0% |
| Buffalo Bayou Partnership Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $16,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Birmingham Botanical Society Inc | $16,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Strake Jesuit Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| San Marcos Baptist Academy | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Focus on the Family | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Pathways for Little Feet | $15,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Birmingham Zoo Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Beacon of Downtown Houston | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| PTA Texas Congress - MWE | $9,005 | 1 | 5% |
| Hays County Food Bank | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Star of Hope Mission | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Camp For All Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Area Women's Center | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($107k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Butcher Fund supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Butcher Fund
- How much does The Butcher Fund give?
- The Butcher Fund reported 21 grants totaling $159,005 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Butcher Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (87%), Education (2%), Religion (2%).
- Who are The Butcher Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Experimental Aircraft Association Inc ($40k), Tao Fellowship ($30k), Team Rubicon Inc ($30k).
- Does The Butcher Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Butcher Fund 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 The Butcher Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Houston Community Foundation, Shell USA Company Foundation, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is The Butcher Fund based?
- The Butcher Fund is based in TX.
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