The Butler Family Foundation

DUBUQUE, IA EIN: 42-1429940

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$16.5M

+799.7% YoY

Grant Count

65

-1.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$254K

+813.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$8M$12M$16M64 grants202070 grants202165 grants202266 grants202365 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART$14.8MLYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO$500KDUBUQUE COMMUNITY YMCA$270KNOBLE SCHOOLS$105KMISSISSIPPI DRIFTLESS RE…$100KST MARK YOUTH ENRICHMENT$100KAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INST…$50KCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF …$50KILLINOIS NETWORK OF CHAR…$50KTELLURIDE FOUNDATION$30K

Grant Size Distribution

330 grants across all recorded years

291<$50K16$50–100K11$100–250K2$250–500K6$500K–1M3$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN E BUTLERCHAIRPERSON1
ALICE L BUTLERVICE-CHAIRPERSON1
TIMOTHY L BERNSSECY/TREASURER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

ALEXANDRIAARLINGTONATLANTAAUSTINBABSON PARKBELLEVUEBRYN MAWRCHICAGOCINCINNATIDES MOINESDUBUQUEGRIMESHILLSDALEITHACALINCOLNNEW YORKOMAHAPHILADELPHIARESTONROCHESTER

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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