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Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Denver, Colorado · EIN 260787865

Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Denver, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $6,549 the year before.

88% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2,9242$129,808
2024$6,5494$133,055
2025$12,0008$133,363

How to apply

ContactPeter Buttrick
618 S Monroe Way, Denver, CO 80209
Phone or email(303) 825-3146
What to submitName and purpose for which funds will be used
RestrictionsBoard acceptance and annual charitable budget

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$7,500
District of Columbia2$2,500
Colorado2$1,500
Minnesota1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
ACLU
New York, NY
Operating needs$5,000
Propublica
New York, NY
Operating needs$2,000
Democracy Forward
Washington, DC
Operating needs$1,500
Aaup
Washington, DC
Operating needs$1,000
Colorado Public Radio
Centennial, CO
Operating needs$1,000
Immigrant Law Center
St Paul, MN
Operating needs$500
Rockaway Film Festival
Arverne, NY
Operating needs$500
Cobalt Foundation
Denver, CO
Operating needs$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation Inc give?

$12,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Peter M Buttrick (Sec/Treas/Director), Anne Wattenberg (Vice Pres/Director), Nicholas Buttrick (Asst Treas/Director) and Alice Buttrick (Asst Treas/Director).

What does Shirley M Buttrick Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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