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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-6795148

The Buettner Family Foundation

A private foundation in Sioux Falls, SD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 35 grants and $129,700 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $129,700

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $107,343

  • Tax year 2023

    $140,900

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $196,787

  • Tax year 2022

    $141,900

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $309,209

  • Tax year 2021

    $129,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $446,641

  • Tax year 2020

    $64,100

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $743,615

  • Tax year 2019

    $100,600

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $723,517

  • Tax year 2018

    $85,600

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $689,957

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shedd AquariumChicago, IL

    General operating

    $55,000
  2. Colorado Springs PhilharmonicColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $15,000
  3. Colorado Springs Youth SymphonyColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating

    $10,000
  4. EpicColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $6,000
  5. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MTNSColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  6. Pikes Peak United WayColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating

    $4,000
  7. Gazette El Pomar Empty Stocking FundColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $4,000
  8. Care and ShareColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating

    $3,000
  9. Graland Country Day SchoolDenver, CO

    General operating

    $2,000
  10. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General operating

    $2,000
  11. Aspen Santa Fe BalletAspen, CO

    General operating

    $2,000
  12. World Food ProgramWashington, DC

    General operating

    $2,000
  13. KcmeColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $2,000
  14. Rocky Mountain PBSColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $1,500
  15. CASA of the Pikes Peak RegionColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  16. Cheyenne Mountain ZooColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  17. North Shore Country Day SchoolWinnetka, IL

    General operating

    $1,000
  18. University School of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI

    General operating

    $1,000
  19. Palmer Land TrustColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  20. KRCCColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  21. John Austin Cheley FoundationDenver, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  22. The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak RegColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  23. Pikes Peak Library DistrictColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  24. Colorado Springs Childrens ChoraleColorado SPGS, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  25. Aspen Music Festival and SchoolAspen, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  26. Chamber Orchestra of Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  27. Galleries of Contemporary ArtColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $1,000
  28. Colorado Springs ConservatoryColorado Springs, CO

    General operating

    $500
  29. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General operating

    $500
  30. Green Box ArtsGreen Mountain Falls, CO

    General operating

    $500
  31. Ormao Dance CompanyColorado Spings, CO

    General operating

    $500
  32. Friends of CAICEvergreen, CO

    General operating

    $300
  33. Independence Pass FoundationAspen, CO

    General operating

    $300
  34. Mountain Rescue - Aspen IncAspen, CO

    General operating

    $300
  35. Snowmass Wildcat Fire Prot DistSnowmass Village, CO

    General operating

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $4,00020% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,00020% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,00015% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2,00010% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,00010% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $2,00010% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $3,30016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado30 grants $68,700
  2. Illinois2 grants $56,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000
  4. New York1 grant $2,000
  5. Wisconsin1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Alfred P BuettnerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Leigh S BuettnerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Corundum Trust Company LLCTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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