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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-3596818

Darin Butz Foundation

A private foundation in Reston, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $333,370 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $333,370

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,579,402
  • Tax year 2023

    $302,285

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,427,188
  • Tax year 2022

    $306,975

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,699,293
  • Tax year 2021

    $286,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,703,692
  • Tax year 2020

    $153,850

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,731,308
  • Tax year 2019

    $175,850

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,496,339
  • Tax year 2018

    $175,850

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,599,904

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard UniversityBoston, MA

    Research internship program

    $60,000
  2. Smithsonian Institute National Air and Space MuseumWashington, DC

    Engaging girls in STEM - summer camps

    $60,000
  3. President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara CollegeSanta Clara, CA

    To support internships for advanced water monitoring techniques using distributed robotic systems and scholarship program

    $50,000
  4. University of Illinois FoundationChicago, IL

    Research scholars and scholarship for women in engineering

    $40,000
  5. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Summer 2025 undergraduate research fellows program (surf)

    $37,370
  6. National Wildlife FederationAustin, TX

    For interns participating in NWF'S florida manatee and sea turtle habitat protection

    $30,000
  7. Loggerhead Marinelife CenterJuno Beach, FL

    Research fellows fund

    $30,000
  8. Mote Marine Laboratory and AquariumSarasota, FL

    To establish and fund two college internships for female undergraduate students

    $26,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $87,37074% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $30,00026% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $87,370
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $60,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $60,000
  4. Florida2 grants $56,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $40,000
  6. Texas1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Linda A MillsPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Will A ButzSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephanie L BowerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • David E DarinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine Darin McHughDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anne C ButzDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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