H. E. Butt Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says grants go only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted, so a small nonprofit without an existing invitation should not send a cold proposal.
- Its themes are youth and family services, nonprofit capacity building, mental wellbeing, outdoor education, camps and retreats, and rural leadership, and its community engagement serves families and children in San Antonio, Kerrville and Real County, so test your work against those themes.
- Typical grants, about 8 in 10, fall between $500 and $75,000, and half of its 242 grants to organisations are $5,000 or less, so a modest request fits its usual pattern, though its largest grant was about $1,850,000.
- Repeat giving is strong: 85% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to groups it had also funded in the filing before.
- The filing states no geographic focus, though its grants mainly go to Texas and Indiana, so treat that as a pattern in past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
H. E. Butt Foundation is a US private foundation based in Kerrville, TX.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The H. E. Butt Foundation describes itself as a Christian operating foundation seeking wholeness in people and institutions. It runs camps, an adult retreat centre, an outdoor school and free-use facilities for qualifying groups in the Frio River Canyon. Its Community Engagement work serves families and children in San Antonio, Kerrville and Real County, develops rural leadership, supports mental wellbeing and builds capacity in youth- and family-serving nonprofits. Its own site describes targeted projects and partnerships as part of that work. The filings also show grants to charitable organisations. Those grants are selective: the filing says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Themes
- Youth and family services
- Nonprofit capacity building
- Mental wellbeing
- Outdoor education
- Camps and retreats
- Rural leadership
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas and Indiana.
How to apply
The filing says grants are limited to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. It gives no applicant-submitted application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 85% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 242 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 85% of grant dollars went to organisations H. E. Butt Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 106 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $2,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- RCCMH · To support the mission of the organization$1,827,9592024 tax year
- Laity Lodge Foundation · To support the mission of the organization$354,1252024 tax year
- Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foundation · 2nd of 2 installments of $500k pledge$250,0002024 tax year
- American Camp Association · Sponsorship-campwell level 1 training$200,0012024 tax year
- UpTogether · To support the mission of the organization$109,5532024 tax year
- Public Health Watch · 2024 grant-public health watch$100,0002024 tax year
- Community Health Development · 1st of 4 year pledge-buildout & furnishing$100,0002024 tax year
- Leakey Isd · Grant support-child development center$95,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Janice S Flynn — Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
- Deborah Butt Rogers — VP / Secretary-Treasurer
- David M Rogers — President
- Stephen W Butt — Trustee
- Alexandra Rogers Crawford — Trustee
- Howard E Butt III — Trustee
- Sarah Butt Oldeschulte — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $26,120,410 | $2,481,714 | $769,744,982 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $28,722,087 | $3,551,956 | $826,147,945 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $31,185,286 | $4,220,833 | $873,946,183 | Filing for 2024 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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