Greater Manhattan Community Foundation
The Butler Family Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its Fall 2025 grant cycle, awarding funding to nonprofit organizations across Manhattan, Kansas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Seattle, Washington.
Established in 2018 through the generosity of the late Bernie Butler’s family, the Butler Family Community Foundation partners with the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation (GMCF) to support initiatives that foster wellness, education, innovation, and creativity in the family’s three hometown communities.
This fall, the Foundation awarded:
- 17 grants in Manhattan, KS
- 17 grants in Minneapolis, MN
- 21 grants in Seattle, WA
- 8 grants to other states
Together, these grants reflect the Foundation’s commitment to investing in communities through projects that align with its core values, including:
- Investing in hometown communities
- Advocating for progressive thinking and practices
- Supporting sustainable projects
- Championing grassroots efforts for change
- Promoting inclusivity and diversity
- Embracing an entrepreneurial spirit
- Encouraging creativity and artistic pursuits
- Ensuring equal access to healthy lifestyles and living
Grant Recipients — Fall 2025
Manhattan, Kansas
- Light MHK - $10,000
- Kansas Public Radio - $20,000
- Yuma Street Cultural Center - $90,000
- Black Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills - $20,000
- Fairy Godmothers - $10,000
- Meadowlark Hills Good Samaritan Fund - $10,000
- KSU Business Scholarship - $10,000
- KSU Rise Up - $10,000
- No Stone Unturned - $5,000
- Riley County Genealogical Society - $5,000
- Common Table - $10,000
- Flint Hills Breadbasket - $5,000
- Be Able - $8,000
- Call Me Mister - $5,000
- Laundry Love - $2,000
- Crisis Center - $10,000
- Manhattan Public Library - $2,500
Total Awarded in Manhattan: $232,500
Minneapolis, Minnesota: $220,000
Seattle, Washington: $274,500
Other: $18,000