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Filing year 2024

BUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATION

Lake Forest, Illinois·EIN 36-6101775·NTEE T20Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$2.9M
Total assets
$17.5M
Total expenses
$1.9M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. BUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Trustee
Trustee
Trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.6M

Itemized grants

65

Median grant

$15k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
GREAT LAKES ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOCLAKE FOREST, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$165k
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY INC - METRO NY REGIONRYE BROOK, NYGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$84k
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOCHICAGO, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$66k
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATIONHIGHLAND PARK, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$65k
MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICAPHOENIX, AZGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$60k
MOTHERS TR FOUNDATIONLAKE FOREST, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$60k
FIELD MUSUEM OF NATURAL HISTORYCHICAGO, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$55k
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITYRIVER FOREST, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$50k
COLGATE UNIVERSITYHAMILTON, NYGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$50k
JACKSON LABORATORYBAR HARBOR, MEGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$50k
THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRITLAKE FOREST, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$45k
LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLLAKE FOREST, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$40k
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURECHARLOTTESVILLE, VAGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$35k
URBAN RIVERS INCCHICAGO, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$35k
PHOENIX SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONPHOENIX, AZGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$33k
BALLET ARIZONAPHOENIX, AZGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$30k
HISTORY CENTER OF LAKE FOREST LAKE BLUFFLAKE FOREST, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$30k
ORCHARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$30k
PHOENIX CHILDRENS HOSPITALPHOENIX, AZGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$30k
SOUTHWESTERN HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOLKISMET, KSGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$30k
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSSCHICAGO, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$25k
CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$25k
THE COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INCNEWTON, MAGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$25k
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITYVILLANOVA, PAGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$25k
LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONGRAYSLAKE, ILGENERAL CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATION$25k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

BUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.6M
$1.2M
2023
$2.9M
$1.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Illinois

BUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Illinois earns a median of $20,738.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$20,738
75th percentile
$60k
90th percentile
$148k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,342 organizations across 2,342 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Illinois
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What are BUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, BUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $2.9M in total revenue and $1.9M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.