{"id":70,"date":"2021-09-24T16:25:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/giving-circle\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T20:44:53","slug":"giving-circle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/giving-priorities\/giving-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Butler Giving Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Advancement Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/give.butler.edu\/campaign\/607742\/donate\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Make a Gift<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/giving\/ways-to-give\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Ways to Give<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/giving\/giving-societies\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Giving Societies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/alumni\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Alumni &#038; Community Engagement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/advancement\/contact\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Contact Advancement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-butler-giving-circle\">The Butler Giving Circle<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/08101620\/butlergivingcircle-300x258.jpeg\" alt=\"Butler Giving circle logo\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Butler Giving Circle is a community of alumni donors dedicated to supporting two mission-critical elements of Butler University\u2019s vision for the future: <strong>Student Access and Success and Community Partnerships<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through <strong>cumulative annual gifts totaling<\/strong> $500 to the Giving Circle Fund, any Butler alumni, parent, or friend can become a shareholder and voting member in the Butler Giving Circle. These funds are pooled and directed as such:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/giving-priorities\/giving-circle\/untitled-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/5\/2023\/07\/08101612\/Untitled-2-1024x324.jpg\" alt=\"Circle chart illustrating distribution of funds: 40% to the Butler Fund for Student Scholarship, ensuring long-term sustainability of Butler's financial aid program. 40% to the Butler Giving Circle community grant recipient, informed by an annual shareholder vote. 20% to fund Butler student internships with Butler Giving Circle's priority partner\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since its inception in 2019, the Butler Giving Circle has raised over $200,000 in support of the community grant program, the Giving Circle\u2019s priority partner, and the Butler Fund for Student Scholarship. Current Butler students, faculty, and staff engaged with Indianapolis community partnerships may submit project ideas that aim to make a meaningful impact in the organization and in the community. After an initial review of project proposals by Butler University Advancement and the Butler Giving Circle Executive Committee, Butler Giving Circle shareholders have the opportunity to recommend final recipients by vote at the Butler Giving Circle annual meeting. Shareholders must make their $500 contribution to Butler University by May 31 each year to be eligible to vote for the community grant recipients at the annual meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Butler Giving Circle\u2019s current priority partner is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/butler-giving-circle-selects-fund-to-support-student-mental-health-as-new-priority-partner\/\">Fund to Support Student Mental Health<\/a>. Applications for the 2025-2026 grant cycle are now open and will be accepted from December 15, 2025, through February 22, 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/N7CJBL6\">Please click here to submit an application.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Past Butler Giving Circle Community Grant Recipients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025 &#8211; Butler University&#8217;s Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry Department. This funding will expand a successful program that brings local high school students to campus for hands-on chemistry lab experiences. <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/butler-giving-circle-grant-to-support-chemistry-lab-experiences-for-local-high-school-students\/\">Learn more about how this grant will impact local high school students<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 &#8211; Future Black Leaders (FBL), a student affinity group out of Fishers High School, to support its 7th Annual Black Student Leadership Summit in 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/butler-giving-circle-awards-15000-community-grant-to-support-black-student-leadership-summit\/\">Learn more about how this grant will impact FBL and the Summit<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2023 &#8211; College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Pharmacy Practice Department for the Butler University Community Outreach Pharmacy. <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/butler-giving-circle-awards-annual-grant-to-butler-university-community-outreach-pharmacy\/\">Learn more about the Butler University Community Outreach Pharmacy<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022 &#8211; The Hub for Black Affairs and Community Engagement in partnership with Indianapolis Public Schools. <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/butler-giving-circle-awards-annual-grant-to-establish-mlk-oratorical-contest\/\">Learn more about the establishment of the MLK Oratorical contest<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021 &#8211; Butler University College of Education with Partnership for Inquiry Learning: <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/second-annual-butler-giving-circle-grant-awarded-to-college-of-education-for-new-mentoring-program\/\"><em>Mentoring Toward Social Justice in Our Schools and Communities<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020 &#8211; Desmond Tutu Peace Lab at Butler University with the Martin Luther King Community Center. Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/content\/inaugural-butler-giving-circle-grant-supports-local-nonviolence-training\">Butler Giving Circle&#8217;s inaugural grant<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Shareholders can look forward to opportunities to engage with students, alumni, Butler leaders, and community partners throughout the year, and are provided with regular updates on student-driven projects&nbsp;funded by the Giving Circle community grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, please review the <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/5\/2025\/03\/08101507\/24-25-Butler-Giving-Circle-FAQs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Butler Giving Circle FAQs<\/a>. If you have additional questions or want to learn more about how to join the Butler Giving Circle, contact <strong>Sarah Smith<\/strong>, Associate Director of Butler Community Engagement, at <strong>317-940-6467<\/strong> or by email at <a href=\"mailto:sksmith3@butler.edu\">sksmith3@butler.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/give.butler.edu\/give\/485577\/#!\/donation\/checkout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Make a Gift<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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