Fall 2020
June 17th, 2020
We will be meeting as a board in the fall of 2020 to determine grants. We are still focusing on the needs of children and youth as a priority.
The Butler Family Foundation board will be meeting at the end of May 2018 to determine it's spring grants.
The Butler Family Foundation Board of Directors met on October 27 and 10 grants were awarded: Boys and Girls Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area Eat Smart in Clubs, Kidsport Kids in Sport, Kids in the Hall Life Management Workshops, Health for Two Crockpots for families, Walk in Counselling Society of Edmonton Pay it Forward Fund, Alberta Recreation and Parks Association Prescription to Get Active, YMCA of Northern Alberta Family Allies Program, Basically Babies Laundry Equipment, YWCA Girlspace Programming, and Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre "Steps to Success" Tool Development.
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June 17th, 2020
We will be meeting as a board in the fall of 2020 to determine grants. We are still focusing on the needs of children and youth as a priority.
June 17th, 2020
The following grants were awarded at our Spring 2020 meeting: United Way Covid-19 Relief: $50,000.00; Out of School Time Collaborative $25,000.00; Edmonton's Food Bank: $10,000.00; Sport Central: $10,000.00;…
November 20th, 2019
We will be accepting applications for the spring of 2020 in the area of children, youth and Families. Please email shannon@butlerfamilyfoundation.ca for more information.
November 19th, 2019
The Butler Family Foundation board met on October 29 to determine its' fall grants: YWCA Walk in Counselling Program $20,000.00; Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton Volunteer Recruitment…
July 10th, 2019
The Butler Family Foundation will be meeting at the end of October to determine its Fall Grants. Interested Edmonton based charities that serve children and families may call or text Shannon Butler at…
July 10th, 2019
The Butler Family Foundation's spring grants were determined at the end of May: Adaptabilities- $10,000 toward Mobile Sensory Kits; Women in Need Growing Stronger (WINGS)- $15,000.00 toward the Rocky…
July 19th, 2018
The Butler Family Foundation's Board will be meeting in October 2018 to determine grants, specifically in the area of children and families. For more information call or text Shannon Butler directly at…
July 19th, 2018
Here is a list of the Butler Family Foundation's May 2018 donations: Youth Philanthropy Initiative, $10,000.00; University of Alberta's Uschool Program $15,000.00; United Way Out of School Time Summer…
April 5th, 2018
We have our Foundation Board meeting date set for the end of May 2018 and are no longer accepting applications for our spring meeting. We are now looking for applications for our Fall 2018 meeting. Please…
January 12th, 2018
Here is a list of the donations that were approved at the Butler Family Foundation Fall 2017 board meeting: Kids Help Line, Youth Orchestra of Northern Sistema, ABC Headstart, BGBigs Edmonton, Jasper…
July 24th, 2017
Our next board meeting will be at the end of October 2017. Please contact Shannon Butler by email, text or phone to inquire. Thanks!
July 24th, 2017
We are proud to announce our May 2017 Board meeting donations: Uschool, University of Alberta, $15,000.00; OST Collaborative, United Way, $30,000.00; Centre for Arts and Music, Rock n Roll Society, $5000.00;…
December 21st, 2016
We are currently accepting proposals for our May 2017 Board Meeting. Please email Shannon Butler directly at Shannon@butlerfamilyfoundation.ca for more information and to see if your organization might…
November 1st, 2016
We are please to announce the following grants approved by our board at the October 2016 Board Meeting: iHuman Links Program $5000.00; Mennonite Centre for Newcomers Free Footie $12,100.00, Canadian…
November 1st, 2016
We are please to announce the following grants for our October 2016 Board Meeting: iHuman Links Program $5000.00; Mennonite Centre for Newcomers Free Footie $12,100.00, Canadian Mental Health Association…
October 5th, 2016
The Butler Family Foundation Board will be meeting on Wednesday October 26 to determine its fall grants.
May 6th, 2016
April 2016 Board Meeting The Butler Family Foundation's board met on April 19 and determined its spring grants. We are happy to announce the following donations: CASA Foundation, Capital Campaign, $5000.00;…
June 2nd, 2015
We had our spring board meeting and I am pleased to share a list of our donations: University of Alberta USchool, CEASE Building Blocks for Families, ABC Head Start Expansion of Children Spaces, NAIT…
October 27th, 2014
October 2014 Grants Awarded The Butler Family Foundation Board of Directors met on October 27 and 10 grants were awarded: Boys and Girls Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area Eat Smart in Clubs,…
September 23rd, 2014
Welcome to our new website! I hope that this will be a valuable source of information about our charitable foundation and a way to connect with new partners in the non profit community.
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