Gary C. Butler Family Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 56-6547924 · since 2000garybutlerfamilyfoundation.org·Avery County, Charleston, New Jersey, New York, Sarasota, United States·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.3M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The foundation's three themes are wildlife and land conservation within the United States, youth education and empowerment, and the protection of women, children and families, and it seeks partners whose mission and vision align with its own.
It considers requests only from organisations it has a personal relationship with and that sit within its named areas, which are the United States as a priority, Northern New Jersey, New York City, Avery County, Charleston and Sarasota, so organisations outside these areas or without an existing connection should not apply.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through an online form that asks for a summary of your mission, success measures and strategic objectives, so show strategic thought, sound financial stewardship and measurable results.
The filing reports $1,303,000 paid but gives no grant range, so set a request that fits your own budget rather than assuming a typical size.

Overview

Gary C. Butler Family Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Bank of America, in Dallas, TX.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Gary C. Butler Family Foundation provides financial and volunteer support to not-for-profit organisations whose core focus falls within one or more of its defined service areas: wildlife and land conservation within the United States, youth education and empowerment, and the protection of women, children and families. It supports organisations in Northern New Jersey, New York City, Avery County, North Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, and Sarasota, Florida. It works with organisations whose mission and vision align with its own, and seeks partners able to illustrate strategic thought, sound financial stewardship and measurable results. Its approach is to partner with non-profit organisations creating change in strategic and measurable ways.

Themes

Wildlife and land conservation
Youth education and empowerment
Women, children and families

Geographic Focus

Priority: United States; Northern New Jersey; New York City; Avery County; Charleston; Sarasota.

How to apply

Organisations complete the online grant application, supplying their name, address, email and tax ID, then summarising their mission, success measures and strategic objectives.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

It seeks partners whose mission and vision align with its own.
It seeks partners able to illustrate strategic thought, sound financial stewardship and measurable results.
It considers requests only from organisations with which it has a personal relationship and which are within its defined geographic regions.

Officers and directors

Administered by its trustee, Bank of America.

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$1,007,368	$856,500	$21,344,577	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,052,565	$915,000	$30,243,347	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$1,487,582	$1,303,000	$34,295,886	Filing for 2025 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.