Open Foundations · North Dakota

Matt and Joann Butler Foundation

Fargo, North Dakota · EIN 050553488. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $570K across 6 grants in 2024, a median of $95K each.

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$570K
paid in 2024
6
grants paid
$95K
median grant
45%
to first-time recipients
$11.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
TWYLAH BLOTSKY
Address
7606 40TH AVE N, FARGO, ND, 58102
Phone
7013880265
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
REQUESTS SHOULD BE IN WRITING
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
LIMITED TO THOSE AWARDS ALLOWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND EXEMPTION APPLICATION. FINAL DECISIONS MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202541349349103199. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

All 6 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Northern Lights CouncilND$225,000STORM SHELTER
2FraserND$100,000HELP SERVICE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
3Haileys HopeND$100,000SUPPORT DYSLEXIA LEARNING
4Theodore Roosevelt Medora FoundationND$90,000POINT TO POINT PARK
5University of MaryND$50,000PROIVDE EDUCATION
6Memory Cafe RrvND$5,000SUPPORT MEMORY LOSS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201$400K
20212$450K
20221$400K
20231$710K
20246$570K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
North Dakota100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Debra Y JohnsonDIRECTOR · 2024
Francis ButlerDIRECTOR · 2024
Joann E ButlerSEC./TREAS./DIRECTOR · 2024
M Daniel ButlerVICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 2024
Twylah BlotskyPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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