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Burridge D Butler Memorial Tr of Chicago

Grantmaking foundation in Cary, Illinois · EIN 36-6065694

Total giving
$2.1MTax year 2025
Total assets
$47MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE BURRIDGE D. BUTLER MEMORIAL TRUST OF CHICAGO IS A TAX-EXEMPT TRUST CREATED IN 1951 UNDER THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BURRIDGE D. BUTLER. THE TRUST IS DEVOTED TO CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS A TYPE III NON-FUNCTIONALLY INTERGRATED (SEE SCHEDULE O) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST. THE TRUST IS A TOTAL RETURN TRUST. THE DISTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST ARE COMPUTED IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIVE PERCENT ON A MOVING THREE YEAR AVERAGE OF THE NET FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE TRUST'S ASSETS FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS PRECEDING THE YEAR OF THE CURRENT YEAR DISTRIBUTION BASED ON A FISCAL YEAR.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$2.1M2020
$2.1M2021
$2.2M2022
$2.2M2023
$2.2M2024
$2.1M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
The Chicago Community Trust$2.2M2023

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.