About H E Butt Foundation
The H E Butt Foundation makes a small number of large, targeted grants, frequently providing unrestricted or general “to support the mission” funding. Its giving shows an affinity for faith-based spiritual/retreat programming and regional community service organizations, with repeat support for at least one Texas-based religious retreat center. Most dollars are concentrated in a handful of recipients rather than spread across many small grants.
Focus Areas
Christian retreat and spiritual formation programs (Laity Lodge-style)Regional community health or mental health services (regional service provider: RCCMH)Unrestricted/general operating support for mission-driven nonprofitsLarge one-off or multi-year awards to select anchor organizations (major unnamed recipient listed as SEE ATTACHMENT 20)
Who They Fund
young children and pre-K studentspre-K teachers and early childhood educatorsK–12 students (school retention/graduation-focused)rural communities and regional collaboratives
About H E Butt Foundation
A $2.48 million grant to a Kerrville recipient listed as “See Attachment 20” is the clearest signal of how H E Butt Foundation gives: a small number of large awards, often directed to mission support rather than tightly scoped project funding. The foundation’s recent record also includes substantial support for RCCMH in San Antonio and for Laity Lodge Foundation in Kerrville, reinforcing a pattern of backing a few anchor organizations over many small recipients. H E Butt Foundation’s grantmaking connects faith-based retreat and spiritual formation work with regional community-serving organizations. The Laity Lodge name appears repeatedly among the larger recent awards, and the foundation also supports community health and mental health work in San Antonio. Several awards use general-support or “to support the mission of the organization” language, which points to flexible funding rather than narrowly restricted project grants. The foundation also appears to use multi-installment commitments. A Uvalde education-related recipient received a $250,000 grant described as the second of two installments of a $500,000 pledge, showing that some of its support is structured over time. Alongside those larger commitments, the recent list includes targeted support for camp, retreat, health, and community organizations across Texas.
What H E Butt Foundation Funds
Faith-based retreat and spiritual formation work is one of the foundation’s clearest themes. A $354,125 grant went to Laity Lodge Foundation in Kerrville “to support the mission of the organization,” and another $330,506 award to the same recipient in 2024 used the same general-purpose framing. Community mental health and regional service delivery are another focus. RCCMH in San Antonio received $1,827,959 in 2025, plus $300,000 and $250,000 in 2024, with the larger award again described as mission support. The foundation also backs youth and education-related community work. Communities in Schools of San Antonio received $110,750 for the Basecampus Project, while Leakey ISD received $95,000 for a child development center. In Uvalde, Community Health Development Inc received $100,000 for buildout and furnishing, linking the foundation’s giving to place-based community infrastructure.
How H E Butt Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at a modest size relative to the foundation’s larger awards: the p25 is $1,600, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $17,000. That said, the recent list also contains several six-figure and seven-figure commitments, so the distribution is highly skewed toward a few major awards. The pattern looks relationship-based and recurring. RCCMH, Laity Lodge Foundation, Laity Renewal Foundation, and Uptogether each appear more than once across the recent grants list, often with different years and purpose labels. H E Butt Foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals. The active-program descriptions also show some structured, cohort-based support, including a San Antonio capacity-building program that accepts unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.1M
Total Assets
$762M
Total Revenue
$53.3M
Total Expenses
$31.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $17K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$17K
Geographic Reach
Local9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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