When it comes time to make a charitable donation, it can be an overwhelming decision to determine which cause to support. Do I want to support children, homelessness and poverty, the environment, world health? Furthermore, once a specific cause is determined, it can be even more difficult to determine which
FOUNDATION NEWS
The Gary C. Butler Family Foundation is a private charitable trust started by Gary C. Butler in 1998. The Foundation provides grants in areas and locales that reflect the charitable interests of the foundation trustees and their families.
Wetlands America Trust (WAT) recently elected Gary Butler one of its newest trustees. The WAT board is the land trust arm of Ducks Unlimited (DU) – a world leader in waterfowl and wetlands conservation. WAT oversees DU’s endowment and land holdings, including conservation easements. Not only has WAT been successful
On Sunday, March 6 hundreds of people of all ages gathered on the lawn of the historic Oakland Plantation to celebrate the benefits of land conservation. “This fun, family-friendly event highlights the value of the land conservation work the East Cooper Land Trust does,” said Paul Butler of The Butler
I am pleased to be writing at a time when U.S. economic output has been expanding for several years, a clear sign that the economy is continuing to recover from the recession that dampened growth in 2008 and 2009. This economic climate should support an increase in charitable giving not just
Our Mission
The mission of The Gary C. Butler Family Foundation is to provide financial and volunteer support to not for profit organizations whose core services fall within one or more of our defined focus areas. These include wildlife and land conservation within the United States, youth empowerment, and the betterment and protection of women, children and families. The geographic areas we serve include Northern NJ, Charleston and Bluffton, SC and Sarasota, FL.