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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-1448807

The Butz Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Adamstown, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 29 grants and $246,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $246,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,372,197

  • Tax year 2024

    $216,190

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,402,772

  • Tax year 2023

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,444,021

  • Tax year 2022

    $237,261

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,570,897

  • Tax year 2021

    $212,588

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,783,991

  • Tax year 2020

    $210,200

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,634,434

  • Tax year 2019

    $210,193

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $3,644,371

  • Tax year 2018

    $197,951

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $3,705,155

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fund for John's Hopkins MedicineBaltimore, MD

    General

    $20,000
  2. Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire DepartmentBealsville, MD

    General

    $20,000
  3. Chesterton Academy of the AnnunciationEmmitsburg, MD

    General

    $17,500
  4. Ronald McDonald HouseCharleston, SC

    General

    $16,000
  5. Holton ArmsBethesda, MD

    General

    $15,000
  6. University of MarylandCollege Park, MD

    General

    $15,000
  7. Washington School For GirlsWashington, DC

    General

    $13,000
  8. Dee Norton LowCountry Children's CenterCharleston, SC

    General

    $12,000
  9. Holy Cross Health FoundationSilver Spring, MD

    General

    $12,000
  10. Second Chance Wildlife CenterClarksburg, MD

    General

    $12,000
  11. Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia EducationRockville, MD

    General

    $10,000
  12. Riverworks Art CenterBealsville, MD

    General

    $10,000
  13. St Peter's Episcopal ChurchPoolesville, MD

    General

    $8,000
  14. Maasai Girls Education FundWashington, DC

    General

    $8,000
  15. Canons Regular Of the New JerusalemCharles Town, WV

    General

    $7,500
  16. Hell Creek Paleontological SocietyBelle Fourche, SD

    General

    $7,000
  17. National Building MuseumWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  18. The Chicago Botonical GardensGlencoe, IL

    General

    $5,000
  19. Daniel Island Community FoundationDaniel Island, SC

    General

    $5,000
  20. St Mary's ChurchBarnesville, MD

    General

    $5,000
  21. WumcoPoolesville, MD

    General

    $5,000
  22. The Wolf Trap FoundationVienna, VA

    General

    $5,000
  23. Water MissionNorth Charleston, SC

    General

    $3,000
  24. Colgate UniversityCanajoharie, NY

    General

    $2,500
  25. Boy Scouts of America Troop 795Glen Allen, VA

    General

    $2,000
  26. Daniel Island Rotary ClubCharleston, SC

    General

    $2,000
  27. St Peters SchoolOlney, MD

    General

    $2,000
  28. Lost and Found Donkey RescueGermantown, MD

    General

    $1,000
  29. Streetlife Comunities IncMilwaukee, WI

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $30,50034% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $23,00025% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $12,00013% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $12,00013% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $3,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland14 grants $152,500
  2. South Carolina5 grants $38,000
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $26,000
  4. West Virginia1 grant $7,500
  5. South Dakota1 grant $7,000
  6. Virginia2 grants $7,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $5,000
  8. New York1 grant $2,500
  9. 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.

  • Theodore ButzPresident/Treasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Catherine ButzSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thompson H ButzDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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