The David C Butterfield and Alfonso D Rubio Memorial Foundation concentrates on a small number of large, unrestricted grants to national organizations working in cultural institutions, reproductive justice/access, and platforms that support community-driven projects. Their giving favors general operating support to well-established or infrastructure-focused groups rather than project-specific funding, suggesting trust in grantee leadership and a preference for flexible funding.
High-value, concentrated giving: few (three) large general support grants to national organizations, emphasizing unrestricted funding and organizational infrastructure over many small awards.
Open Collective Foundation, National Network of Abortion Funds, Whitney Museum of American Art
A single $1.1 million general-support grant to Open Collective Foundation is the clearest signal in the David C Butterfield and Alfonso D Rubio Memorial Foundation’s 2023 giving: this funder uses large, flexible grants to back infrastructure that helps other organizations operate. The pattern continues with a $935,792 grant to the National Network of Abortions, also for general support, showing that reproductive rights and abortion access are a major part of the portfolio. The foundation’s recent grants also point to sustained support for cultural institutions. It gave $713,179 to the Whitney Museum of American Art and $130,000 to Aspen Art Museum, both labeled general support, alongside other museum grants in New York and Los Angeles. This mix suggests a foundation that favors well-established organizations and gives in amounts large enough to affect operating budgets rather than discrete projects. Across the sample, every listed grant is in the United States and every award is described as general support, reinforcing a flexible funding approach. The range of recipients includes museums, a reproductive-rights network, an anti-conflict organization, a university access group, and an open-technology platform, but the common thread is unrestricted support for organizations with broad organizational or public-interest roles.
In cultural institutions, the foundation gave $713,179 to the Whitney Museum of American Art for general support, and it also backed the Aspen Art Museum with $130,000 for the same purpose. A smaller $25,000 grant to the Guggenheim Museum shows that museum support is not limited to one city or one institution. Its reproductive-rights work is equally direct. The National Network of Abortions received $935,792 in general support, making abortion access one of the largest single themes in the recent grant list. The foundation also funded platforms and intermediaries that serve other groups. Open Collective Foundation received $1.1 million for general support, and King Baudouin Foundation US Inc received $300,000, indicating interest in organizational infrastructure. Beyond that, Flexportorg was awarded $250,000 and Children in Conflict received $250,000, showing that the portfolio includes both operational platforms and issue-focused nonprofits.
$9.6M
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$95.6M
$12.6M
Most grants fall between $33K and $288K, with a median of $165K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$165K
75th Percentile
$288K
About 7% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for David C Butterfield and Alfonso D Rubio Memorial Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 29 | $13.4M | 96.7% |
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The recent grants are skewed toward large awards: the 25th percentile is $32,750, the median is $165,000, and the 75th percentile is $287,500. Several grants sit well above the median, including seven-figure and high six-figure awards, while a few smaller grants pull the lower end down. The foundation’s 2023 list suggests concentrated, not sprawling, grantmaking. Every listed award is general support, and the recipients are mainly established nonprofits and institutions. The structure looks like a foundation making discretionary, unrestricted grants rather than program-specific awards. The sample does not show individual grantee names recurring across multiple years, only a 2023 snapshot.
All listed grants went to U.S. recipients, so the geographic footprint in this sample is entirely domestic. By recipient location, California appears most often, with grants to Walnut, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, Santa Monica, and Aspen counted in the broader distribution. New York is also prominent, with recipients in New York, NY. The foundation’s headquarters are in Aspen, CO, and 7% of grants went to recipients in Colorado. Named recipient cities in the list include Walnut, Beaverton, New York, San Francisco, Kissimmee, Los Angeles, Oakland, Santa Monica, and Washington, DC.
The recent grants point to three main areas: cultural institutions, reproductive rights and abortion access, and infrastructure for community projects. Examples include the Whitney Museum of American Art for general support, the National Network of Abortions for general support, and Open Collective Foundation for general support.
They are described as general support across the listed sample. That appears in every recent grant shown, from large awards like $1.1 million to Open Collective Foundation and $935,792 to the National Network of Abortions to smaller awards such as $25,000 to the Guggenheim Museum.
The grant-size distribution is weighted toward larger awards: p25 is $32,750, median is $165,000, and p75 is $287,500. The recent list includes both very large awards above $700,000 and smaller awards below $50,000, but the middle of the distribution sits in the mid-six-figure range.
The foundation gives nationally, and California is the top state by grant count. The recipient locations in the recent list include Walnut, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Santa Monica in California, plus New York, NY and Beaverton, OR. Seven percent of grants go to Colorado recipients.
Recent grants show recurring support for museums and art institutions, all as general support. Named recipients include the Whitney Museum of American Art, Aspen Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
| Netherlands |
| 1 |
| $250K |
3.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALISTEO ART FOUNDATION | ASPEN, CO | $8,715,247 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC CODE NA | AMSTERDAM | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| IMPACT AFRICA NETWORK | KISSIMMEE, FL | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | SAN JOSE, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| UNICEF | NEW YORK, NY | $53,587 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| YOUNGARTS | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| LITTLE LIONS KENYA INC | CLINTON, OK | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| GIRLS CLUB OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| ASPEN ART MUSEUM | ASPEN, CO | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| FAMILY REACH FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| THE GATEWAY COALITION FUND | VALENCIA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS PROJECT | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,150 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CARNEGIE HALL | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER | SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO | $2,325 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| OTHER QUALIFIED CHARITY FROM ONE COMMUNITY K-1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $207 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| OPEN COLLECTIVE FOUNDATION | WALNUT, CA | $1,100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTIONS | BEAVERTON, OR | $935,792 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $713,179 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| KING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION US INC | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FLEXPORTORG | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN IN CONFLICT | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| IMPACT AFRICA NETWORK | KISSIMMEE, FL | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| ASPEN ART MUSEUM | ASPEN, CO | $130,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $60,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| COLLEGE TRACK | OAKLAND, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MUSICARES | SANTA MONICA, CA | $27,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| PAYPAL GIVING FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,872 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| OTHER QUALIFIED CHARITY FROM ONE COMMUNITY K-1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT. |
GALISTEO ART FOUNDATION
$8,715,247GENERAL SUPPORT.
FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC CODE NA
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
IMPACT AFRICA NETWORK
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
UNICEF
$53,587GENERAL SUPPORT.
GENERAL SUPPORT.
LITTLE LIONS KENYA INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
GIRLS CLUB OF NEW YORK
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
THE GATEWAY COALITION FUND
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS PROJECT
$5,150GENERAL SUPPORT.
OTHER QUALIFIED CHARITY FROM ONE COMMUNITY K-1
$207GENERAL SUPPORT.
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$713,179GENERAL SUPPORT.
FLEXPORTORG
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
IMPACT AFRICA NETWORK
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$60,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT.
OTHER QUALIFIED CHARITY FROM ONE COMMUNITY K-1
$30GENERAL SUPPORT.