Butler Foundation Guidelines
Butler Foundation History
Butler Foundation Mission
Butler Foundation Funding Priorirites
Butler Foundation Funding Guidelines
Butler Foundation Directors & Contact Us
Butler Foundation Grant Application
Butler Foundation Forms
Butler Foundation Grant Recipients
Butler Foundation

 

Butler Foundation Grant Recipients

2005 | 2006 | 2007

2007
 
92nd Street Y  
Scholarships $40,000
Summer camp scholarships for children with special needs
 
Animal Care and Control   New York, NY             
TLC Program$18,000
Support for college interns to support summer youth employees
 
Artists for Humanity   Boston, MA
Arts and Entrepreurship Program  $50,000
Support for youth run micro-enterprise program for at-risk teens designed to develop business and career skills as well as provide a commercial outlet for their talents
 
Asperger's Association of New England   Boston, MA
Coordinator of Clinical Services$30,000
Support for full time Clinical Coordinator of Children's Services
 
Assaf Harofeh   Israel      
Neonatology Equipment$25,000
Equipment for neonatology unit
 
Barrier Free Living   New York, NY        
Child Care Workers $28,000
One time bridge support for child-care workers in a domestic violence shelter for people with disabilities
 
Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC   Oceanside, NY 
The Ezra Center for Special Services$30,000
Support for social and recreational programs for adults and children with special needs
 
Board of Jewish Education New York, NY
Child Advocacy $65,000
Support for information and referral services for professionals and educators and educational guidance and consultations for families of children with special needs
 
Boston Medical Center     Boston, MA     
Autism Clinic Educational Advocate     $25,000
Final installment of challenge grant to support educational advocate working with with low-income families of children newly diagnosed on the autism spectrum
 
Boston Urban Youth Foundation   Boston, MA
Preventing and Reducing Violence: Making Boston a Safer Place $10,000
Support for consultation services
 
Bridge Over Troubled Water   Boston, MA      
Residential Program  $25,000
Support for residential program for runaway and homeless youth providing educational, career and life skills to help them attain and sustain self-sufficiency
 
Camp Starfish    Boston, MA        
Scholarships                 $25,000
Summer camp scholarships for children ages 5-15 with emotional, behavioral and learning problems
 
CHAI Lifeline   New York, NY     
Camp Simcha Special      $70,000
Summer camping scholarships for youth with severe chronic illness
 
Healing and Respite Program $50,000
Support for social worker for winter respite program for children and families with life threatening or chronic illnesses
 
Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth ( CHaD )    Lebanon, NH
Child Advocacy and Protection Program (CAPP)$50,000
Support for expansion of the child protection services including a telemedicine project to provide medical evaluations and treatment of children in rural areas
 
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center   Cincinnati, OH
Center for Safe and Healthy Children $50,000
Capacity building grant for child advocacy center
 
Citizen Schools   Boston, MA
Teaching Fellowship Program $25,000
Support for professional development to increase staffs program planning and public speaking skills and their ability to recruit volunteers and engage families
 
Citizens' Committee for Children  
Youth Action$10,000
Support for advocacy training for high school students
 
City Parks Foundation   New York, NY
Summer Stage $5,000
Support for summer arts programs in New York City parks
 
Community Rowing  Boston, MA
G-Row Boston $10,000
Support for after school rowing program for inner city girls in Boston
 
D.A.R.E   New York, NY
D.A.R.E. Dance             $50,000
Support for after school dance program and scholarships for at risk middle school school students in New York and Boston
 
Dorot  New York, NY
To Your Health$50,000
Support for in-home health initiative for homebound elderly through the University Without Walls program
 
East Side House   Bronx, NY    
Clinical Social Worker $65,000
Support for social worker in after school programs to identify children with special education needs and work with families to secure appropriate services
 
Educational Alliance   New York, NY
College Bound and Summer Prep and Internship Program$50,000
Support for college bound and new summer prep internship program for low income youth in lower Manhattan 
 
FEGS New York City and Long Island, NY
Adopt a Family   $50,000
Support for social worker to coordinate case management, emergency assistance and volunteers working with families in crisis
 
Chavarim$12,500
Support for socialization and life skills program for high functioning adults with developmental, learning, physical, emotional or neurological disabilities
 
Family Advocacy & Information Referral$60,000
Professional training, information and referral, advocacy and family support services for people living or working with individuals with special need
 
VIP Youth: Violence Intervention Project$60,000
Support for counseling and support services designed to break the intergenerational cycle of family violence
 
FJC    New York, NY
Icarus Project $5,000
Support for community outreach and web-based network for people struggling with bipolar disorder
 
Friends of the Children – Boston    Boston, MA
Professional Mentoring Program $20,000
Support for paid mentors to serve as long term role models, life coaches and advocates for selected high risk children throughout their school years
 
Greater 5 Towns YM-YWHA   Syosset, NY 
Disabled Singles Program $39,000
Support for social and recreational services for physically and developmentally disabled singles ages 25-65  
 
TBI Day Program $25,000
Support for socialization and recreation program for people struggling with the isolation of traumatic brain injury
 
Hacienda   Phoenix, AZ
General Support $10,000
Annual support for multifaceted programming for children with severe disabilities
 
Handi Kids   Boston, MA      
Therapeutic Recreation Director $25,000
Support for therapeutic recreation director for after school and camping programs for children and young adults with developmental and physical disabilities
 
Harlem Children Society    New York, NY
Science Internships $60,000                            
Support for internships to engage minority teens from under-resourced communities in the fields of science and technology   
 
Hebrew Educational Society (HES)   Brooklyn, NY
Special Needs Family Center$55,000
Support for preschool, after school, summer camp and
parenting programs for children with disabilities and their families
 
Hebrew Home for the Aged   New York, NY
Project HOPE$30,000
Support for nursing home based, workforce/job skills development program for special education students ages 17-21
 
Hyde Square Task Force   Jamaica Plains, MA
Ritmo en Accion Youth Dance Troupe$15,000
Support for after school leadership and cultural literacy dance program for at-risk teens
 
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (JBFCS) Brooklyn, NY$42,000 
Adolescent Émigré Program
Support in collaboration with the Kings Bay Y in Brooklyn for counseling and recreational activities for émigré youth
 
Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Project $55,000
Support for Russian speaking social worker for orthodox immigrants in Boro Park along with consultations and technical assistance to yeshivas and Jewish Day Schools on issues of abuse and neglect
 
JCC of Staten Island   Staten Island, New York
Program Director Special Need Department$50,000
Capacity building grant to increase programming for children and families challenged by developmental, learning, physical and behavioral disabilities
 
JCC on the Hudson   Tarrytown, NY 
Special Needs Training Institute $41,000
Support for training and internships for high school students from four Westchester agencies working with children with disabilities
 
Westchester Network for Physically Disabled$26,000
Support for theatre troupe and social/recreational activities of physically disabled adults  
 
Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA)   New York, NY
Bukharian Day Care $70,000
Support for Russian speaking social worker for family day care programs in Bukharian community designed to identify and secure services for children with special needs
 
COMPASS Program $50,000
Support for social worker to provide educational and vocational guidance on college campuses for Jewish learning disabled college students
 
JCH of Bensonhurst   Bensonhurst, NY
Special Needs Center   $43,000
Support for summer camp and after school educational enrichment, socialization and recreation services for children 5-12 with special needs
 
Butler Center for Educational Advancement $96,000
Support for comprehensive educational services for Russian émigré families
 
Jewish Family and Children's Services   Phoenix, AZ
Real Work Job Development Program$100,000
Support for school to work program for youth 15-21 with emotional disabilities and/or a history of living in out of home placements
 
Jewish Guild for the Blind    New York, NY
Saturday Pre-Teen Computer Program$25,000
Support for assistive technology computer training for 9-14 year olds who are blind or visually impaired 
 
Jewish Home and Hospital   New York, NY
Geriatric Career Development Program $50,000
Support for workforce development to introduce inner city students to career opportunities in the field of geriatrics
 
Intergenerational Program $59,000
Support for intergenerational program providing community service, work experience, educational support, career and college guidance for at-risk youth working with the elderly
 
Jewish Museum   New York, NY
Project Access $25,000
Support for expansion of educational programs for people with disabilities
 
Juvenile Diabetes   New York, NY
John Altman Sponsorship$6,000
Support for diabetes research
 
Legal Outreach   New York, NY
College Bound Program $100,000
Support for 4 year after school, college bound program using law related subjects to build academic skills and professional opportunities for low-income urban high school students in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens
 
McGill University   Montreal, Canada
Zella Bronfman Scholarship Fund $10,000
Support for scholarships for college students
 
Met Council   New York, NY
Cash Assistance $115,000
Support for emergency cash assistance
 
Mid Island Y JCC   Plainview, NY
KISS - Kids in Special Services$55,000
Support for social worker and specialists for social, recreational and educational programs for youth with special needs
 
Montefiore Medical Center   Bronx, NY
Bronx Holocaust Survivors $37,500
Support for social worker to provide in-home services for Holocaust survivors
 
J.E.& Z.B. Butler Children Advocacy Center$60,000
Support for social worker for Child Advocacy Center
 
More Than Words   Waltham, MA
Bookstore and Cafe$25,000
Support for book store and café operated by youth ages 14-21 living in residential programs
 
Mosholu Montefiore Community Center   Bronx, NY
Co-op City Youth Services Program$50,000
Support for expansion of programming for at-risk youth being cared for by a grandparent
 
Family Choice Project $67,000
Support to work with families of middle and high school students to identify and explore educational options in NYC school system
 
Mother Caroline Academy   Boston, MA
Enrichment Program$25,000
Support for year round out-of-school time educational enrichment program for girls in Boston
 
Museum of Modern Art   New York, NY
High School Museum Studies Program $10,000
Support for after school program for public high school students to introduce them to careers in museums
 
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)   New York, NY
Climate Center Team$25,000
Annual support for environment projects
 
New Heights Youth   Bronx, NY
Student/Athlete Summer Academy$30,000
Support for summer academic enrichment program using basketball as the “hook”
 
New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)   New York, NY
Child Advocacy$80,000
Support for free legal services for low income children with physical, developmental and learning disabilities
 
Family Law $100,000
Free consultation and legal representation to low-income individuals
 
Legal Health$75,000
Support for legal assistance for low-income patients and advocacy training for health care professionals in NYC hospitals
 
NJ LEEP   Newark, NJ
College Bound Program
$25,000
Support for 4 year, after school, college bound program for low-income urban youth in grades 9-12 modeled after Legal Outreach using law related subjects to build academic and professional skills
 
NY Services for the Handicapped   New York, NY
Camp Oakhurst: Respite and Adult Vacation Program$30,000
Support for respite and summer camping scholarships for adults with physical disabilities
 
Publicolor   New York, NY
Color Club/Next Steps Program and Professional Development$70,000
Support for professional development and after school apprenticeship/educational enrichment program serving at-risk middle and high school youth
 
Ramapo for Children   New York, NY
Ramapo Training Institute  $90,000
Support for professional training and staff development at community-based organizations serving high-risk youth and children with special needs
 
Youth Workers Conference$8,000
Support for Youth Workers’ Conference in collaboration with Y to increase professionalism and capacity of youth working with children with disabilities in after school
 
RAW Art Works   Lynn, MA
Good 2 Go$25,000
Support for community art/leadership development initiative to combat gang violence by providing opportunities for boys to create public art in Boston
 
Resources for Children for Children with Special Needs   New York, NY
Center without Walls$25,000
Support for community outreach to educate and train families challenged by learning, developmental, emotional and physical disabilities and the professionals working with them to advocate for and receive appropriate services
 
Riverdale YM-YWHA   Riverdale, NY
Inclusion Inititiative$50,000
Support for Director of Special Needs to expand programming for children with disabilities and their families
 
Roca Chelsea, MA
Works Project  $50,000
Support for job readiness training program to prepare high-risk youth, ages 14-24, for economic self-sufficiency
 
Rocking the Boat   Bronx, NY
Job Skills Program$50,000
Support for job skills training program for older students to prepare them for future academic and work pursuits
 
Row New York    New York, NY 
After School Program$20,000
Support for after school rowing and educational enrichment program for at-risk high school girls in Queens
 
Samuel Field Y   Little Neck, NY
Beaconworks-Select  $40,000
Support for academic enrichment, job skills and internship program for at-risk, underachieving middle and high school students
 
Butler Special Needs Center  $50,000
Support for programs designed to enhance social skills and community inclusion opportunities for people with disabilities
 
CLASSP$48,000
Support for training and internships for high school students working with people with disabilities at five not-for-profit agencies on Long Island
 
Partner Abuse $30,000
Support for social worker to provide individual and group counseling for domestic violence program
 
Scholarship Assistance   $27,000
Scholarship assistance for children with disabilities attending after school, day camp, preschool programs
 
Summer Camp Inclusion Program (SKIP)  $15,000
Support for summer camping inclusion program for children with physical disabilities
 
Teen Services $38,000
Support for social, recreational, educational and community service programs for at-risk teens
 
Shorefront YM-YWHA   Brooklyn, NY
Project Bridge and Family Autism Center$66,000
Support for expansion of social, recreational and educational services for people with disabilities and their families
 
Sid Jacobson JCC   East Hills, NY 
Camp Kehilla and Special Needs Center$70,000
Support for summer camping program for high functioning children with special needs
 
SquashBusters Boston, MA 
Out of School Programs $25,000
Support for after school enrichment program combining athletics and academics for middle and high school youth in Boston
 
StreetSquash   New York, NY 
College Bound Program  $25,000
Support for after school enrichment program combining athletics and academics for middle and high school youth in Harlem
 
Strong Women, Strong Girls   Boston, MA
After School Mentoring Program $15,000
Support after school mentoring program pairing college women with for girls, ages 5-12
 
Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center   Commack , NY
Butler Special Needs Center$30,000
Support for after school, vacation, camping, recreational and socialization programs for people with special needs, ages 4-15
 
Summer Search 
Mentoring and Experiential Program$20,000
Support for year round programs providing mentoring, summer experiences, and college advising for inner city youth in Boston area
 
The Center for Teen Empowerment   Boston, MA
Youth Organizing Initiative$25,000
Support for after school leadership program for at-risk youth to identify community issues and develop initiatives to provide appropriate responses
 
The Door   New York, NY                   
EPOCH Program $100,000
Support for integrated, highly individualized career and academic program for out-of-school youth to prepare them for placement in post secondary education and/or employment
 
The Food Project 
Greater Boston and North Shore Youth Development Programs$30,000
Support for sustainable agriculture/community service/employment program for at-risk youth in the Boston
 
UJA-Federation  New York , NY
Brooklyn Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative (BASDI)$55,000
Support for professional development, parent training and CLASSP youth training program in collaboration with NY Community Trust and UJA-Federation
 
Day Camp Scholarships$55,000
Support for summer camp scholarships for children with special needs
 
Zella Awards $25,000
Support for annual awards to honor individuals in UJA-Federation network for their contributions to the field of disabilities
 
Urban Park Rangers   New York, NY
Alley Pond Adventure Programs$113,500
Support for manager of Alley Pond Challenge Course, summer employment program for college students, outdoors environmental and camping programs for at-risk inner city youth and weekend camping for urban families
 
Junior Ranger Program$50,900
Support for summer camping and environmental studies program for inner city youth at nature centers in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx
 
Ranger Conservation Corps$35,400
Support for urban environmental after school program for at-risk high school students
 
Westchester Jewish Community Services  White Plains, NY
Family Advocacy Program$36,500
Support for socialization/life skills programs for individuals with disabilities, advocacy training, information and referral services for families and professional development for the staff of programs serving people with disabilities
 
Havorah$25,000
Support for educational, religious, social and cultural programming for developmentally disabled children, teens and adults
 
Partner Abuse Intervention Program $50,000
Support for intensive counseling program for women and children involved in abusive relationships
  $4,294,305


 


history mission funding priorities guidelines applicationforms directors & contact ushome

Back to top