Funders › IA › The Butler Family Foundation › 2024
Grants paid by The Butler Family Foundation, tax year 2024
EIN 42-1429940 · Dubuque, IA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T99Z
In tax year 2024, The Butler Family Foundation (EIN 42-1429940) reported 65 grants paid totaling $16,487,062. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2024
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dubuque Museum of Art Dubuque, IA | B | $14,817,630 | paid | VISUAL ARTS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Museum of Art Dubuque, IA | B | $10,182,370 | approved, future | VISUAL ARTS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Community YMCA Dubuque, IA | C | $9,735,374 | approved, future | CONSTRUCTION MATCH | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | EXPRESS AND PROMOTE GREAT OPERA | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Community YMCA Dubuque, IA | C | $269,626 | paid | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM & CONSTRUCTION MATCH | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Noble Schools Chicago, IL | U | $105,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF BUTLER COLLEGE PREP AND SUMMER OF A LIFETIME PROGRAMS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | St Mark Youth Enrichment Dubuque, IA | C | $100,000 | paid | PROVIDE HEALTHY AND ENRICHING BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Driftless Regional Foundation Dubuque, IA | C | $100,000 | paid | PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | D | $50,000 | paid | COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque Dubuque, IA | B | $50,000 | paid | DUBUQUE AREA JOURNALISM FOUNDATION FUND | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Illinois Network of Charter Schools Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARTER SCHOOL EDUCATION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Telluride Foundation Telluride, CO | B | $30,000 | paid | ENRICHING QUALITY OF LIFE OF TELLURIDE RESIDENTS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Dream Center Dubuque, IA | B | $28,000 | paid | SUSTAINING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Babson College Babson Park, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | JOHN E AND ALICE L BUTLER LAUNCH PAD | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Judicial Watch Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | PUBLIC AFFAIRS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Liberty Justice Center Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | National Trust for Historic Preservation Washington, DC | D | $25,000 | paid | PUBLIC POLICY | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Loras College Dubuque, IA | U | $25,000 | paid | UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Mayo Foundation Rochester, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Clarke University Dubuque, IA | U | $25,000 | paid | CLARKE FUND & BOB WAHLERT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Leadership Institute Arlington, VA | B | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATE PEOPLE FOR SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OUR CONTINUING DEFENSE OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LIBERTIES IT GUARANTEES FOR ALL AMERICANS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Young Americans for Liberty Foundation Austin, TX | B | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE IDEALS OF LIBERTY AND THE CONSTITUTION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Friends of Homacho Dubuque, IA | B | $15,000 | paid | PROVIDE WATER, FLOORS FOR SCHOOLS, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AROUND THE VILLAGE OF HOMACHO, ETHIOPIA | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI | U | $10,000 | paid | UNIVERSITY EDUCATION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Dubuque, IA | B | $6,956 | paid | SPONSORSHIP OF A CONCERT & PURSUIT OF THE PODIUM | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Grand Opera House Dubuque, IA | B | $6,500 | paid | PERFORMING ARTS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Union League Boys & Girls Clubs Chicago, IL | B | $6,000 | paid | YOUTH SERVICES | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Finley Health Foundation Dubuque, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | FAMILY BIRTHING SUITES C-SECTION SUITE PROJECT | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Hillcrest Family Services Dubuque, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | BRAIN HEALTH CAMPAIGN | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Hills and Dale's Child Development Center Dubuque, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | BUILD MEANINGFUL LIVES FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HANDICAPS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Camp Albrecht Acres of the Midwest Sherrill, IA | B | $5,000 | paid | SPECIAL POPULATION SUPPORT | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Rescue Mission Dubuque, IA | C | $5,000 | paid | HOMELESS SHELTER | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Mercyone Dubuque Foundation Dubuque, IA | U | $5,000 | paid | FOR ONGOING PROGRAM COSTS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Two by Two Character Development Dubuque, IA | C | $5,000 | paid | TEACHING CHILDREN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN WORK | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque City Youth Ballet Dubuque, IA | C | $4,375 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP FOR FIVE DANCERS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Arboretum Dubuque, IA | C | $4,000 | paid | SPONSORSHIP OF MUSIC IN THE GARDENS CONCERT | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Regional Humane Society Dubuque, IA | D | $2,500 | paid | PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF ALL ANIMALS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | U | $2,500 | paid | WHARTON SCHOOL | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Bethany Home Dubuque, IA | B | $2,500 | paid | PROVIDE NURSING HOME CARE TO RESIDENTS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Area Residential Care Dubuque, IA | B | $2,500 | paid | FAMILY DISABILITY RESOURCES | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Laurel School Shaker Heights, OH | B | $2,500 | paid | ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | B | $2,500 | paid | THE BRYN MAWR FUND | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque County Historical Society Dubuque, IA | B | $2,500 | paid | NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM AND AQUARIUM | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | ARTS EDUCATION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Four Mounds Foundation Dubuque, IA | B | $2,500 | paid | PRESERVE, EDUCATE, AND SERVE | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Arts Council Dubuque, IA | B | $1,600 | paid | ARTS COUNCILS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Hospice of Dubuque Dubuque, IA | B | $1,500 | paid | PROVIDE HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT SERVICES TO THE TERMINALLY ILL | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States Dubuque, IA | B | $1,000 | paid | YOUTH SERVICES | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Arbor Day Foundation Lincoln, NE | D | $1,000 | paid | PLANT, NURTURE, AND CELEBRATE TREES | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Northeast Ia School of Music Dubuque, IA | C | $1,000 | paid | DONATION FOR CHAMBERFEST AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Mary's Inn Maternity Home Dubuque, IA | U | $500 | paid | SAFE HAVEN FOR PREGNANT AND/OR PARENTING MOTHERS AND THEIR DEVELOPING BABIES | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca, NY | U | $500 | paid | PROTECT BIRDS AND THE NATURAL WORLD | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Fly by Night Productions Dubuque, IA | B | $500 | paid | THEATER | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | American Horticultural Society Alexandria, VA | B | $500 | paid | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Boy Scouts of America Northeast Iowa Council #178 Dubuque, IA | U | $500 | paid | FRIENDS OF SCOUTING ANNUAL CAMPAIGN | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Duride Dubuque, IA | B | $500 | paid | PROVIDE A SAFE AND PERSONALIZED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE FOR SENIORS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Bell Tower Theater Dubuque, IA | U | $500 | paid | KIDS PROGRAMS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Dubuque Chorale Dubuque, IA | B | $500 | paid | VOCAL MUSIC | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Des Moines, IA | B | $500 | paid | PROTECT AND RESTORE IOWA'S LANDS | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $250 | paid | UNIVERSITY EDUCATION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | The Salvation Army Dubuque, IA | U | $250 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | Telluride Historical Museum Telluride, CO | B | $150 | paid | PRESERVE THE HISTORY OF THE REGION | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | The Newberry Library Chicago, IL | B | $125 | paid | INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARY | 202531159349101213 |
| 2024 | The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | B | $100 | paid | CONSERVE THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS | 202531159349101213 |
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