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Grants paid by The Edward H Butler Foundation

EIN 16-6019785 · Buffalo, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV

The Edward H Butler Foundation of Buffalo, NY (EIN 16-6019785) reported 125 grants paid totaling $1,440,000 to 46 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $1,005,000 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$1,440,000

125 grants

Recipients

46

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2025

6 filings in the corpus

Approved for future payment

$1,005,000

16 commitments · not included in grants paid

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202022$199,000$105,000
202122$216,500$25,000
202229$272,000
202316$242,000$140,000
202420$240,500$365,000
202516$270,000$370,000

Top recipients

The 46 recipients receiving the most from The Edward H Butler Foundation, by grants paid, out of 46 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Elmwood Franklin School 16-0743000BBuffalo, NY6$266,0002025
One Symphony Circle 80-0588763BBuffalo, NY3$150,0002025
Water Compass 81-2220537BBoston, MA5$116,0002025
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 22-2514024CBuffalo, NY5$100,0002024
Nardin Academy - Montessori Early Childhood ProgramUBuffalo, NY3$70,0002022
Buffalo Zoological Gardens 20-0566549DBuffalo, NY2$57,0002022
Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo 16-0849516CBuffalo, NY4$55,0002025
West Side Community Services 16-1060167BBuffalo, NY4$47,0002025
Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology 45-5213027DBuffalo, NY1$40,0002025
Explore and More Childrens Museum 16-1441078CBuffalo, NY1$34,0002020
Grassroots Garden WnyUBuffalo, NY4$32,5002025
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center 16-1384642BBuffalo, NY2$31,0002024
716 Squash Inc 82-2680997BBuffalo, NY6$30,0002025
The Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation Inc 16-1407299BBuffalo, NY6$30,0002025
Adirondack Historical Association 13-5635801BBlue Mountain Lake, NY5$25,0002024
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation 16-1391608BBuffalo, NY4$20,0002023
Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corps 20-5680571BOld Forge, NY4$20,0002025
The Tool Library 82-3550585BBuffalo, NY2$20,0002025
Spca of Erie CountyUWest Seneca, NY4$20,0002025
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute 16-0807558BBuffalo, NY4$20,0002023
Old Forge Fire DepartmentUOld Forge, NY4$20,0002025
Assembly House 150 47-4138885BBuffalo, NY2$20,0002025
Buffalo State College Butler LibraryUBuffalo, NY4$20,0002023
Buffalo Museum of ScienceUBuffalo, NY4$16,0002023
Lupus Foundation of America 43-1131436BWashington, DC3$15,0002022
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society 16-6000166BBuffalo, NY3$15,0002022
Richardson Center Corporation 20-5148995BBuffalo, NY3$15,0002022
Town of Webb Health Center Fund IncUOld Forge, NY3$12,0002023
Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School 20-0723492CBuffalo, NY1$11,0002020
The Summit Center 16-1095750BGetzville, NY2$10,0002024
Gigi's Playhouse 84-1992875BBuffalo, NY1$10,0002025
Via (formerly Olmstead Center for Sight)UBuffalo, NY2$10,0002022
Leveling the Playing FieldUWashington, DC1$10,0002025
Library of American Landscape History 22-3222087BAmherst, MA1$10,0002022
Danceability 26-0584991BDepew, NY1$8,0002024
Cardigan Mountain School 02-0223580BCanaan, NH2$8,0002024
Roswell Park Cancer InstituteUBuffalo, NY1$6,0002024
Buffalo City Mission 81-3296070DBuffalo, NY1$5,0002024
First Presbyterian Church of BuffaloUBuffalo, NY1$5,0002022
West Side Rowing Club IncUBuffalo, NY1$5,0002022
Nichols School 16-0755808DBuffalo, NY1$5,0002022
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital 16-0743921BSpringville, NY1$5,0002022
Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks 14-1811534BTupper Lake, NY2$4,5002022
Nature Conservancy of Western and Central New YorkURochester, NY2$4,5002021
Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department 27-4705476BOld Forge, NY2$4,0002021
Salvation Army 13-5562351CBuffalo, NY1$2,5002024

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 141 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by The Edward H Butler Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NYB$200,000approved, futureEDUCATION202621359349102662
2025Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology Buffalo, NYD$160,000approved, futureTO SUPPORT THE OPPORTUNITY WITHIN REACH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN202621359349102662
2025Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NYB$50,000paidEDUCATION202621359349102662
2025One Symphony Circle Buffalo, NYB$50,000paidGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2025Buffalo Center for Arts & Technology Buffalo, NYD$40,000paidTO SUPPORT THE OPPORTUNITY WITHIN REACH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN202621359349102662
2025Water Compass Boston, MAB$30,000paidGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2025Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo Buffalo, NYC$15,000paidBUTLER MITCHELL HOUSE RENOVATION202621359349102662
2025Gigi's Playhouse Buffalo, NYB$10,000paidGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2025Leveling the Playing Field Washington, DCU$10,000paidSUPPORT OF WESTERN NY CHAPTER202621359349102662
2025Assembly House 150 Buffalo, NYB$10,000paidTO SUPPORT THE MODERN CITY BUILDERS PROGRAM202621359349102662
2025The Tool Library Buffalo, NYB$10,000paidDESIGNATION - TO SUPPORT CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECTS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY202621359349102662
2025West Side Community Services Buffalo, NYB$10,000paidGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2025West Side Community Services Buffalo, NYB$10,000approved, futureGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2025Grassroots Garden Wny Buffalo, NYU$10,000paidAID FOR FOOD INSECURITY202621359349102662
2025Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corps Old Forge, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2025Old Forge Fire Department Old Forge, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2025Spca of Erie County West Seneca, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2025The Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2025716 Squash Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202621359349102662
2024Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NYB$250,000approved, futureEDUCATION202510529349100511
2024One Symphony Circle Buffalo, NYC$50,000approved, futureGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024One Symphony Circle Buffalo, NYB$50,000paidGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NYB$50,000paidEDUCATION202510529349100511
2024Water Compass Boston, MAB$30,000approved, futureGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024West Side Community Services Buffalo, NYB$20,000approved, futureGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NYC$20,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EXPANSION PROJECT202510529349100511
2024Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo Buffalo, NYC$15,000approved, futureBUTLER MITCHELL HOUSE RENOVATION202510529349100511
2024Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Buffalo, NYB$15,000paidGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024The Tool Library Buffalo, NYB$10,000paidDESIGNATION - TO SUPPORT CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECTS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY202510529349100511
2024Grassroots Garden Wny Buffalo, NYU$10,000paidAID FOR FOOD INSECURITY202510529349100511
2024Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo Buffalo, NYC$10,000paidBUTLER MITCHELL HOUSE RENOVATION202510529349100511
2024Assembly House 150 Buffalo, NYB$10,000paidTO SUPPORT THE MODERN CITY BUILDERS PROGRAM202510529349100511
2024West Side Community Services Buffalo, NYB$10,000paidGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024Danceability Depew, NYB$8,000paidTO COMPLETE AND FACILITATE NEW CURRICULUM IN THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS DANCE STUDIO202510529349100511
2024Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NYU$6,000paidGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024Old Forge Fire Department Old Forge, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corps Old Forge, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024The Summit Center Getzville, NYB$5,000paidTO ASSIST THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THEIR PLAYGROUND RUBBER SURFACE202510529349100511
2024716 Squash Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024Buffalo City Mission Buffalo, NYD$5,000paidTO SUPPORT RESCUE AND RESTORATIVE PROGRAMMING202510529349100511
2024The Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024Adirondack Historical Association Blue Mountain Lake, NYB$5,000paidSPECIAL EXHIBIT DESIGNATION202510529349100511
2024Cardigan Mountain School Canaan, NHB$4,000paidGENERAL FUND202510529349100511
2024Salvation Army Buffalo, NYC$2,500paidTO SUPPORT HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF202510529349100511
2023One Symphony Circle Buffalo, NYC$100,000approved, futureGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NYB$50,000paidEDUCATION202421369349101522
2023One Symphony Circle Buffalo, NYB$50,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Water Compass Boston, MAB$30,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023West Side Community Services Buffalo, NYB$26,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NYC$20,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EXPANSION PROJECT202421369349101522
2023Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NYC$20,000approved, futureCAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EXPANSION PROJECT202421369349101522
2023Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Buffalo, NYB$16,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Buffalo, NYB$15,000approved, futureGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Adirondack Historical Association Blue Mountain Lake, NYB$5,000approved, futureSPECIAL EXHIBIT DESIGNATION202421369349101522
2023Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Old Forge Fire Department Old Forge, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023The Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Town of Webb Health Center Fund Inc Old Forge, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Buffalo State College Butler Library Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidEDUCATION202421369349101522
2023Adirondack Historical Association Blue Mountain Lake, NYB$5,000paidSPECIAL EXHIBIT DESIGNATION202421369349101522
2023Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corps Old Forge, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2023716 Squash Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202421369349101522
2022Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NYB$46,000paidEDUCATION202321329349100017
2022Buffalo Zoological Gardens Buffalo, NYD$27,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Water Compass Boston, MAB$25,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Nardin Academy - Montessori Early Childhood Program Buffalo, NYU$25,000paidCONSTRUCTION OF OUTDOOR MONTESSORI EDUCATION FACILITY202321329349100017
2022Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NYC$20,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EXPANSION PROJECT202321329349100017
2022Library of American Landscape History Amherst, MAB$10,000paidOLMSTED FUND202321329349100017
2022Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo Buffalo, NYC$10,000paidBUTLER MITCHELL HOUSE RENOVATION202321329349100017
2022Grassroots Garden Wny Buffalo, NYU$10,000paidAID FOR FOOD INSECURITY202321329349100017
2022716 Squash Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Old Forge Fire Department Old Forge, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Via (formerly Olmstead Center for Sight) Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidLOW VISION CLINIC202321329349100017
2022Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Town of Webb Health Center Fund Inc Old Forge, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corps Old Forge, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Nichols School Buffalo, NYD$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022The Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Richardson Center Corporation Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidRENAISSANCE CAMPAIGN202321329349100017
2022Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo, NYB$5,000paid"RELEASE THE BREAKTHROUGHS" CAMPAIGN202321329349100017
2022Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NYB$5,000paidNUCLEAR CAMERA202321329349100017
2022First Presbyterian Church of Buffalo Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Lupus Foundation of America Washington, DCB$5,000paidMESENCHYMAL STEM CELL STUDY202321329349100017
2022Buffalo State College Butler Library Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidEDUCATION202321329349100017
2022Adirondack Historical Association Blue Mountain Lake, NYB$5,000paidSPECIAL EXHIBIT DESIGNATION202321329349100017
2022West Side Rowing Club Inc Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Spca of Erie County West Seneca, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks Tupper Lake, NYB$3,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2022West Side Community Services Buffalo, NYB$1,000paidGENERAL FUND202321329349100017
2021Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NYB$50,000paidEDUCATION202241329349103174
2021Buffalo Zoological Gardens Buffalo, NYD$30,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Water Compass Boston, MAB$25,000approved, futureGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Water Compass Boston, MAB$25,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Nardin Academy - Montessori Early Childhood Program Buffalo, NYU$25,000paidCONSTRUCTION OF OUTDOOR MONTESSORI EDUCATION FACILITY202241329349103174
2021Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NYC$20,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EXPANSION PROJECT202241329349103174
2021Richardson Center Corporation Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidRENAISSANCE CAMPAIGN202241329349103174
2021716 Squash Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Spca of Erie County West Seneca, NYU$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Adirondack Historical Association Blue Mountain Lake, NYB$5,000paidSPECIAL EXHIBIT DESIGNATION202241329349103174
2021Buffalo State College Butler Library Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidEDUCATION202241329349103174
2021Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Lupus Foundation of America Washington, DCB$5,000paidMESENCHYMAL STEM CELL STUDY202241329349103174
2021Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo, NYB$5,000paid"RELEASE THE BREAKTHROUGHS" CAMPAIGN202241329349103174
2021Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021The Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Cardigan Mountain School Canaan, NHB$4,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo, NYU$3,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Grassroots Garden Wny Buffalo, NYU$2,500paidAID FOR FOOD INSECURITY202241329349103174
2021Town of Webb Health Center Fund Inc Old Forge, NYU$2,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department Old Forge, NYB$2,000paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Nature Conservancy of Western and Central New York Rochester, NYU$1,500paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2021Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks Tupper Lake, NYB$1,500paidGENERAL FUND202241329349103174
2020Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NYC$80,000approved, futureCAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EXPANSION PROJECT202120789349100707
2020Explore and More Childrens Museum Buffalo, NYC$34,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EDUCATION PLAY ZONE202120789349100707
2020Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NYB$20,000paidRESILIENCE FUND202120789349100707
2020Nardin Academy - Montessori Early Childhood Program Buffalo, NYU$20,000paidCONSTRUCTION OF OUTDOOR TENT202120789349100707
2020Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Buffalo, NYC$20,000paidCAPITAL CAMPAIGN - EXPANSION PROJECT202120789349100707
2020Adirondack Historical Association Blue Mountain Lake, NYB$20,000approved, futureSPECIAL EXHIBIT DESIGNATION202120789349100707
2020Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo Buffalo, NYC$20,000paidBUTLER MITCHELL HOUSE RENOVATION202120789349100707
2020Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School Buffalo, NYC$11,000paid437 DOAT ST. SCHOOL RENOVATIOIN202120789349100707
2020Water Compass Boston, MAB$6,000paidSUSTAINABLE RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECT202120789349100707
2020716 Squash Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidEDUCATION202120789349100707
2020Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo, NYB$5,000paid"RELEASE THE BREAKTHROUGHS" CAMPAIGN202120789349100707
2020Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidMEDICAL RESEARCH202120789349100707
2020Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202120789349100707
2020Adirondack Historical Association Blue Mountain Lake, NYB$5,000paidSPECIAL EXHIBIT DESIGNATION202120789349100707
2020Via (formerly Olmstead Center for Sight) Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidLOW VISION CLINIC202120789349100707
2020Buffalo State College Butler Library Buffalo, NYU$5,000paidEDUCATION202120789349100707
2020Richardson Center Corporation Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidRENAISSANCE CAMPAIGN202120789349100707
2020Lupus Foundation of America Washington, DCB$5,000paidMESENCHYMAL STEM CELL STUDY202120789349100707
2020The Summit Center Getzville, NYB$5,000paidSTEPS (SUCCESS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT AND POSITIVE SUPPORTS) PROGRAM202120789349100707
2020The Zoological Society of Buffalo Foundation Inc Buffalo, NYB$5,000paidGENERAL FUND202120789349100707
2020Spca of Erie County West Seneca, NYU$5,000paidANIMAL WELFARE - STEPS PROGRAM202120789349100707
2020Lupus Foundation of America Washington, DCB$5,000approved, futureMESENCHYMAL STEM CELL STUDY202120789349100707
2020Buffalo Museum of Science Buffalo, NYU$3,000paidGENERAL FUND202120789349100707
2020Nature Conservancy of Western and Central New York Rochester, NYU$3,000paidENVIRONMENT/ CONSERVATION202120789349100707
2020Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department Old Forge, NYB$2,000paidGENERAL FUND202120789349100707

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.1202621359349102662
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.0202510529349100511
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202421369349101522
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202321329349100017
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202241329349103174
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.0202120789349100707

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