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The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Great Neck, New York · EIN 270141384

The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Great Neck, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $211,062 in 44 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $51,650. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $141,710 the year before.

21% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$141,71038$9.8 million
2024$211,06244$12.0 million

How to apply

The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York28$188,512
Maine9$19,000
Massachusetts1$1,000
Idaho2$750
Illinois1$500
Maryland1$500
Texas1$500
Minnesota1$300

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 44 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Preservation League of New York State
Albany, NY
Cultural$51,650
The New York Society Library
New York, NY
Cultural$35,500
The Frick Collection
New York, NY
Cultural$28,862
American Academy in Rome
New York, NY
Cultural$10,000
Beatrix Farrand Society
Mount Desert, ME
Cultural$10,000
Chamber Music Society of Utica
Utica, NY
Cultural$10,000
Friends of Upper East Side Historic Districts
New York, NY
Cultural$7,500
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
Cultural$6,000
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
Cultural$5,500
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Medical$5,000
Mount Desert Island Hospital
Bar Harbor, ME
Medical$5,000
VNS Health
New York, NY
Medical$5,000
The Institute for Bladder and Prostrate Research
New York, NY
Medical$4,000
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
Medical$3,000
Central Park Conservancy
New York, NY
Environmental$2,500
Piarist Alumni Association
New York, NY
Education$2,500
Master Drawings Association Inc
New York, NY
Cultural$2,100
Afhle Hungarian House
New York, NY
Cultural$2,000
Blue Hill Troupe
New York, NY
Cultural$1,000
Boonville Fire Company Inc
Boonville, NY
Social welfare$1,000
Forestport Fire Fighters Inc
Forestport, NY
Social welfare$1,000
Land and Garden Preserve
Seal Harbor, ME
Environmental$1,000
Milton Academy
Milton, MA
Educational$1,000
Munson
Utica, NY
Cultural$1,000
Neighborhood House
Northeast Harbor, ME
Social program$1,000
Abbe Museum
Bar Harbor, ME
Cultural$500
Breakthrough TD1 (Formerly JDRF)
Hagerstown, MD
Medical$500
Irish Georgian Society
Chicago, IL
Cultural$500
Landmarks Society of Greater Utica Inc
Utica, NY
Cultural$500
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Mount Desert, ME
Cultural$500
Northeast Harbor Library
Northeast Harbor, ME
Social welfare$500
Penny's Flight Foundation Inc
Locust Valley, NY
Medical$500
St Agnes Cemetery of Utica
Utica, NY
Social welfare$500
The Community Library of Sun Valley
Ketchum, ID
Social welfare$500
The Menil Collection
Houston, TX
Cultural$500
Urban Stages
New York, NY
Social program$500
Women in Need Inc
New York, NY
Social program$500
The Morgan Library & Museum
New York, NY
Cultural$400
Minnesota Public Radio
Saint Paul, MN
Public broadcasting$300
Ketchum Sun Valley Volunteer Association Inc
Ketchum, ID
Social welfare$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Inc give?

$211,062 in tax year 2024, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Gilbert Butler (President/Treas./Dir.), Ildiko Butler (Director), Emily Rafferty (Director) and Winthrop Rutherfurd Jresq (Director/Clerk) among 10 officers and trustees.

What does The Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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