Russell W Butterworth Foundation
Private foundation · San Clemente, CA · EIN 46-0533779 · reported 2023–2025
60grants reported
$5,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$580Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 60 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $77K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
225 W Avenida Alessandro
San Clemente, CA 92672-4334
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Plant With Purpose SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | San Diego, CA | $44,400 |
| Plant With Purpose SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | San Diego, CA | $40,000 |
| Plant With Purpose SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | San Diego, CA | $30,000 |
| One Atta Time SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Truckee, CA | $30,000 |
| Rize Foundation SUPPORT ORGANZATION | Simpsonville, SC | $30,000 |
| Family Assistance Ministries SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | San Clemente, CA | $20,000 |
| Good Shepherd Center SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Wilmington, NC | $20,000 |
| Family Assistance Ministries SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | San Clemente, CA | $20,000 |
| Rize Foundation SUPPORT ORGANZATION | Simpsonville, SC | $20,000 |
| Family Assistance Ministries SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | San Clemente, CA | $17,000 |
| 1mission SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Phoenix, AZ | $13,000 |
| 1mission SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Phoenix, AZ | $11,000 |
| Freedom Builders SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| 1mission SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| New Hanover Lions Club SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Wilmington, NC | $10,000 |
| Project Mexico SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | San Diego, CA | $10,000 |
| Rize Foundation SUPPORT ORGANZATION | Simpsonville, SC | $10,000 |
| Sharing God's Love SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Irmo, SC | $10,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 |
| Lexington Health Foundation Inc SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | West Columbia, SC | $10,000 |
| Freedom Builders SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| Oliver Gospel Mission SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Columbia, SC | $10,000 |
| Project Mexico SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | San Diego, CA | $10,000 |
| Sharing God's Love SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Irmo, SC | $10,000 |
| Freedom Builders SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Traverse City, MI | $10,000 |
| New Hanover Lions Club SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Wilmington, NC | $10,000 |
| Oliver Gospel Mission SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Columbia, SC | $10,000 |
| Project Mexico SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | San Diego, CA | $10,000 |
| New Hanover Lions Club SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Wilmington, NC | $5,500 |
| Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Akron, OH | $5,000 |
| Good Shepherd Center SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Wilmington, NC | $5,000 |
| Richfield Foundation SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Richfield, MN | $5,000 |
| Scheart Foundation SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Irmo, SC | $5,000 |
| Jump Start SC SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Geneva, IL | $5,000 |
| Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Akron, OH | $5,000 |
| Scheart Foundation SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Irmo, SC | $5,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| Step-Up Wilmington SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Wilmington, NC | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Akron, OH | $5,000 |
| Richfield Foundation SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Richfield, MN | $5,000 |
| Sharing God's Love SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Irmo, SC | $5,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Chi Omega Foundation SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Illinois SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Make-A-Wish South Carolina SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Greenville, SC | $5,000 |
| Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Servi SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Columbia, SC | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Prisma Health Foundation SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Columbia, SC | $3,000 |
| Lexington Police Dept Foundation SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Lexington, SC | $3,000 |
| Frying Pan Tower Inc SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Wilmingtin, NC | $2,000 |
| North Lawndale College Prep SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Grimes Scene Inc SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Prineville, OR | $1,100 |
| Grimes Scene Inc SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Prineville, OR | $1,000 |
| Project Hope Alliance SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Costa Mesa, CA | $1,000 |
| Project Hope Alliance SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Costa Mesa, CA | $1,000 |
| Grimes Scene Inc SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Prineville, OR | $1,000 |
| Project Hope Alliance SUPPORT ORGANIZATION | Costa Mesa, CA | $1,000 |
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