Private foundation · EIN 04-3032409 · Great Neck, New York · Environment

Butler Conservation Fund Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $2.7M total, median $5,000. 35% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
20
$2.7M
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
35%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$112M

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cobscook Shores IncGreat Neck, NYEnvironmental$1.7M
Penobscot River Trails IncGreat Neck, NYEnvironmental$778K
Banco Des BosquesBuenos Aires, AREnvironmental$170K
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYEnvironmental$25K
Connecticut River ConservancyGreenfield, MAEnvironmental$20K
Mid-Coast ConservancyWiscasset, MEEnvironmental$15K
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, MEEnvironmental$10K
Open Space Institute Land Trust IncNew York, NYEnvironmental$10K
GreenuticaUtica, NYEnvironmental$6,000
Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, MEEnvironmental$5,000
Galveston Bay FoundationKemah, TXEnvironmental$5,000
Pee Dee Land TrustFlorence, SCEnvironmental$5,000
Tug Hill Tomorrow Land TrustWatertown, NYEnvironmental$5,000
World Monuments FundNew York, NYEnvironmental$4,680
Natural Resources Council of MaineAugusta, MEEnvironmental$2,500
Conservation Voters of South CarolinaColumbia, SCEnvironmental$1,000
Indian River Land TrustVero Beach, FLEnvironmental$1,000
Lubec Fire DepartmentLubec, MESocial welfare$1,000
Town of LubecLubec, MESocial welfare$1,000
Hobcaw Barony - Belle W Baruch FoundationGeorgetown, SCEnvironmental$500

By state: New York 7 · INTL 1 · Maine 6 · Massachusetts 1 · South Carolina 3 · Texas 1

About this foundation

Butler Conservation Fund Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Great Neck, New York, tax-exempt since 1989. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Butler Conservation Fund Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Butler Conservation Fund Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.7M across 20 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Butler Conservation Fund Inc give?

New York (7 grants), INTL (1 grants), Maine (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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