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Butler County Community Foundation
The Butler County Community Foundation is your partner in creating vibrant communities across our county. We connect with our communities by meeting local needs through grantmaking to nonprofits providing local solutions and helping you put your generosity into action.
Butler County Community Foundation Impact
$304,232
Total grants awarded in 2023
$2 Million
Total grants awarded since 2005
$952,231
Total net assets year end 2023
Connecting Your Generosity to Local Impact
Give TodayEveryone can make a difference in the community they love. We offer flexible giving opportunities to create customized charitable solutions that connect you to the causes you are passionate about. We work closely with you and your professional advisor to identify your priorities and turn your philanthropic vision into an inspired plan of action.
Butler County Community Foundation Grants
Grants are available to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and government entities. Tax-exempt organizations classified as other than 501(c)(3) are also eligible, if and only if, the project is deemed charitable; please contact our office to discuss the project’s eligibility prior to submitting a proposal. Grants selections are made in an effort to create a better quality of life for people in Butler County Community Foundation. A local committee reviews the applications from charitable organizations serving their community.
Butler County Grant Cycles
Grant Cycle
Open Date
09/01/25
Due Date
10/15/25
Awarded In
December
Cycle Closed
How to Apply
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Log in to our online grant management system (or register if you don't already have an account). All open CFNEIA grants are listed in this system.
Grant Management Login3
Find the grant you wish to apply for in the list to start your application. You can save your progress at any point and complete the application at a later date.
For Support
If you have questions about the online grant application, how to use the online grant site, or other grant writing questions, please visit our Grantseeker's Resources.
Grantseeker's ResourcesCommittee Members
Individuals interested in serving as a volunteer committee member can complete the form.
Greg Barnett
Mary Derdzinski
Deb Homer
Patricia Hummel
Megan Kalkwarf
Greg Nevehoven
Mindy Pecha
Gregory Schmitz
Marcie Sharp
Nicole Vannordstrand
Noreen Wiegmann
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Happening in Butler County Community Foundation
Butler County Community Foundation awards $119,773 in grants to local organizations
Butler County Community Foundation Distributes $121,934 to Local Organizations
Butler County Community Foundation Distributes $103,000 to Local Nonprofit Organizations
Search Butler County Community Foundation Funds
There are many ways to support the causes you care about. Search below to find Butler County Community Foundation funds.
Featured Funds
Impact Now
You can help power our local leadership work targeting urgent and emerging community needs in Butler County today! A gift to the Butler County Community Impact Now Fund increases the amount available to grant to organizations in the next grant cycle.
Impact Forever
You can impact the future of grantmaking in Butler County for generations to come through a gift to the Butler County Community Impact Forever Fund. This endowed fund provides flexibility in our grantmaking to meet the ever-changing needs of communities forever.
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The Butler County Impact Forever Fund provides a vehicle to invest in the future of Butler County. This permanent endowment fund provides the Butler County Community Foundation the flexibility to support the ever-changing needs of our community forever. Your gift to the Impact Forever Fund supports responsive grantmaking for generations to come.
The Butler County Impact Now Fund strengthens the Butler County Community Foundation’s ability to respond to current community issues. When you give to the Impact Now Fund, your gift goes to support the most current Butler County Community Foundation grant cycle, providing nimble funding for organizations developing transformative solutions today.
Your gift to the Christian and Ruth Fisher Aplington Library Fund with the Butler County Community Foundation will benefit the library in Aplington, honoring the memory of Christian and Ruth Fisher.
The Dale and Norma Hassman Family Scholarship may be awarded to students meeting the scholarship criteria. Click Learn More to view the criteria.
Your gift to the Ehmen Hersey Family Fund with the Butler County Community Foundation allows the Community Foundation to continually respond to the current and unique needs of Butler County. By making this gift, you give the Community Foundation flexibility to fund charitable programs and projects that create vibrant communities where everyone can thrive.
Your gift to the Jeff and Pam Dralle Family Fund with the Butler County Community Foundation allows recommendations for grants to be made each year to support charitable causes that carry out the mission of the Community Foundation.
