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Butler Family Fund

EIN 52-1786778 · DC

Public & Societal Benefit funderPublic & Societal Benefit funders in District of ColumbiaAll District of Columbia foundations
Invitation only Typical grant ~$37.5K Funds in DC, CA, MN +8
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Giving Profile

In 2025, Butler Family Fund based in DC paid 34 grants totaling $990.5K to 34 organizations across 11 states. Individual grants ranged from $250 to $100K, with a median of $37.5K. Its largest recipients included HouseUS, Just Futures Inititiative - Community Transforming Policing Fund, and ACT 4 SA. The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications — giving is by invitation only.

Foundation at a Glance

Total assets
$10,899,328
Giving (latest yr)
$990,450
Filing year
2025
Itemized grants
34
Median grant
$37.5K
Recipients
34
States reached
11
Officers/trustees
9
Unsolicited applications
No — invitation only

Where the Money Goes

Top recipients

  • HouseUS$100,000
  • Just Futures Inititiative - Community Transforming Policing Fund$75,000
  • Act 4 Sa$50,000
  • Bozeman Tenants Education Fund$50,000
  • CAAAV- Organizing Asian Communities$50,000

Where grants went

  • District of Columbia$276,250 · 7 grants
  • California$257,000 · 8 grants
  • Minnesota$125,000 · 2 grants
  • New York$102,500 · 3 grants
  • Texas$56,000 · 3 grants
  • Illinois$50,000 · 1 grant

Grants Paid (34)

HouseUS
Washington, DC
HouseUs supports tenant organizing and tenant power as a pathway towards achieving safe, affordable, sustainable housing for all.
$100,000
Just Futures Inititiative - Community Transforming Policing Fund
Minneapolis, MN
Just Futures is a donor collaborative housed at Borealis Philanthropy that supports groups working to build power, increase police accountability and create transformative community-based safety.
$75,000
CAAAV- Organizing Asian Communities
New York, NY
CAAAV organizes Asian immigrants in New York City to ensure that working class people make decisions over their own homes and neighborhoods.
$50,000
CHISPA OC Education Fund
Los Angeles, CA
CHISPA OC is a Latinx organizing ecosystem in Orange County dedicated to harnessing the power of young people through organizing, policy advocacy, and electoral power.
$50,000
Equity and Transformation
Chicago, IL
EAT is a community-led organization seeking to build social and economic equity for Black workers engaged in the informal economy.
$50,000
For the Many
Washingont, DC
For the Many is a grassroots, multiracial, intergenerational, and bi-lingual movement in rural upstate New York centering the needs of working-class people in multi-issue campaigns.
$50,000
Free DC
Washington, DC
Free DC is a grassroots organizing campaign to fight for noninterference in home rule for DC.
$50,000
Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
HRCSF is a multiracial, multilingual tenant rights organization working to stop the displacement of working-class communities of color in San Francisco.
$50,000
Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia
Minneapolis, MN
IX organizes Minneapolis low-income, BIPOC, and immigrant tenants to strategize, advocate and mobilize for safe and affordable housing.
$50,000
Act 4 Sa
San Antonio, TX
ACT 4SA is a grassroots organization striving to center the well-being of their community without a reliance on police or prisons.
$50,000
Bozeman Tenants Education Fund
Los Angeles, CA
BTU is a city-wide tenant union dedicated to building a world in which safe, dignified housing is available to all, regardless of race, income, or any other identity.
$50,000
Miami Workers Center
Miami, FL
Miami Workers Center organizes and mobilizes working-class families, predominately Black and brown immigrant women-headed households in Miami Dade to build the power and capacity of renter communities.
$50,000

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FAQFrequently Asked Questions

No. Butler Family Fund does not accept unsolicited applications — its grantmaking is by invitation only. Cultivating a relationship or securing an introduction is typically required.

Butler Family Fund is classified as a Public & Societal Benefit funder. Civil rights, community improvement, philanthropy, science, and public-policy. Its recent grants reached organizations across 11 states.

In its most recent filing, Butler Family Fund reported 34 itemized grants totaling $990.5K. Individual grants ranged from $250 to $100K (median $37.5K).

Recent recipients include HouseUS, Just Futures Inititiative - Community Transforming Policing Fund, ACT 4 SA, among 34 organizations in total. The full grant list is on this page.

Butler Family Fund is a private foundation based in District of Columbia, per its IRS 990-PF filing.

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