CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

The Global Classroom: A View of Homelessness from "Down Under"

Butler Family Fund on the Funders Together blog, January 2013.

Butler Family Fund Supports the National Transitional Jobs Network

Butler Family Fund in the Funders Together Bulletin, February 2012.

Butler Family Fund Invests in Employment Programs that Target Homelessness

Butler Family Fund on the Funders Together blog, March 2012.

HHS Secretary Highlights Foundation's Systems Change Work

Butler Family Fund on the Funders Together blog, July 2012.

Butler Family Fund: The First Ten Years. November 2004.

This publication won the Council on Foundations’ 2005 Silver Award in the Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications, Special Reports.

Ending Homelessness: The Philanthropic Role. Presented by The National Foundation Advisory Group for Ending Homelessness. October 2003.

This guide outlines various strategic contributions that foundations can make to prevent and end homelessness.

Evaluation of Welfare Grants, 1996-2002. November 2006

This memorandum provides basic background on the welfare law, describes our funding history in the area, examines the impact of that funding, and concludes with a consideration of this advocacy work. Two appendices provide data.

“We have learned that philanthropy is a marathon, not a spring, and that has helped guide us in our long-term vision for the fund.”
RECENT GRANTEES

Atlantic Center for Capital Representation
PA and DE: $40,000

Nebraska Appleseed
Omaha, NE: $30,000

GIVEN THAT WE ARE A SMALL FOUNDATION WITH LEAN STAFFING, WE DO NOT ACCEPT UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS.