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Who funds environment in Kentucky: 96 foundations, $5.3 million in grants
96 private foundations paid 204 grants totaling $5,267,694 to environment nonprofits in Kentucky, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc, with $1,010,000 in 2 grants.
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- Cause
- Environment
- Recipients in
- Kentucky
- Foundations
- 96
- Grants
- 204
- Total granted
- $5,267,694
Foundations that funded environment in Kentucky
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc | Louisville, KY | 2 | $1,010,000 | $1,000,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| James Graham Brown Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Alberta o. jones park and ballard park projects | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 9 | $464,953 | $333,453 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found | Louisville, KY | 4 | $349,953 | $333,453 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 2 | $339,703 | $333,453 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | apps.irs.gov |
| George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 1 | $160,000 | $160,000 | Green Forests Work Inc | Toward support of operations for mine land restoration in pennsylvania and the central appalachians | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Fort Campbell Historical Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Edris Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $135,000 | $135,000 | Green Forests Work Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whippoorwill Family Foundation | Prospect, KY | 1 | $105,000 | $105,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | For general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Elhapa Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 3 | $100,000 | $35,000 | Kentucky Natural Lands Trust | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Frances N Alden Charitable Trust | Louisville, KY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | To preserve healthy nature | apps.irs.gov |
| Goldring Family Foundation | Metairie, LA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Animals & environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheldon and Audrey Katz Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Green Forests Work | Environmental conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gheens Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc | Reimagining ballard park in the smoketown neighborhood | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norton Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 2 | $85,000 | $50,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Stock Yards Bank Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $83,333 | $83,333 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Head & Heart Foundation Trust 12319 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Green Forests Work | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown-Forman Foundation | Louisville, KY | 2 | $65,000 | $40,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | General program support | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 13 | $62,220 | $30,000 | Herrington Lake Conservation League Inc | Herrington lake conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Bates Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Payment for the benefit of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Flock Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Headwaters Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spray Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Kentucky Resources Council | Mission is to protect the commonwealth's natural resources and ensure environmental justice for kentucky's most vulnerable people and communities. | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | River Fields Inc | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| HDR Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $48,230 | $48,230 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Limestone Family Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 4 | $33,500 | $25,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Clifton Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 5 | $30,500 | $10,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 2 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Kentucky Heartwood | To support environmental projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| Bea Aldrink Idema Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Project/program support. | apps.irs.gov |
| Randleigh Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Kentucky Natural Lands Trust | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Snowy Owl Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 5 | $22,000 | $5,500 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Presentation, education garden | apps.irs.gov |
| Herman H Nettelroth Fund Tuw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $16,000 | $16,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| M V Haggin in Memory of J B A Haggin | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Equine Land Conservation Resource Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Ag Innovation Hub (Payment 1 of 4) | apps.irs.gov |
| V V Cooke Foundation Corporation | Louisville, KY | 2 | $12,500 | $11,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunbar Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 2 | $11,500 | $9,500 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Hilary Boone Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 2 | $11,000 | $10,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Subsidy | apps.irs.gov |
| Mars HQ Regional Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $11,000 | $11,000 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wells Foundation | Louisville, KY | 2 | $11,000 | $6,000 | River Fields | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Christian Word Ministries Inc | Lexington, KY | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cralle Foundation Inc | Simpsonville, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | General operating costs | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Judge Family Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Kentucky Waterways Alliance | App development | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall Family Foundation Inc | Prospect, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Social services, community | apps.irs.gov |
| Paradis Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Yew Dell Inc | Support general operations of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahrens Family Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Louisville Nature Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Elizabeth Barr Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | River Fields Inc | To protect, preserve, and enhance natural and cultural resources on both sides of the ohio river | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mt Brilliant Family Foundation (formerly HGG Family Foundation) | Lexington, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kingweseley Family Charitable Trust | Wellington, FL | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Joyce and VD Scott Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Friends of Audubon Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Klig Charitable Trust | Louisville, KY | 3 | $6,000 | $5,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Restoring and preserving | apps.irs.gov |
| Gardner Foundation Incorporated | Louisville, KY | 2 | $5,500 | $4,500 | River Fields Inc | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 53 | $5,095 | $707 | Red River Gorge Climbers Coalition Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert G Clay Family Foundation Robert & Charlotte Clay Co-Ttes | Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alpenglow Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Dillon Foundation | Sterling, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Sustainable Berea Inc | To support education/instruction | apps.irs.gov |
| Endeavor Charitable Foundation Trust Baird Trust Company Trustee | Louisville, KY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Kentucky Heartwood | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lester E Yeager Charitable Trust B | Owensboro, KY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Western Kentucky Botanical Garden | Assist with preserving, maintaining and expanding the koi pond | apps.irs.gov |
| Roth Family Foundation Inc F/k/a Louis T Roth Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | General operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| S & E Bramsen Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Operating needs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jamie Parsley Family Foundation Inc | Prospect, KY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Grant - storage shed | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marshall Fund 7522-XXXXXX00227 | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Evelyn Hewlett Morgan Family Foundation Inc | Princeton, KY | 1 | $3,900 | $3,900 | Save Caldwell County Cemeteries | Financial aid - stone markers for graves and equipment | apps.irs.gov |
| Swantz Family Foundation | Red Hook, NY | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Wilderness Louisville | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Fund Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Green Forests Work | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| R & B Trust Bonnie Fellows Trustee | Masonic Home, KY | 1 | $2,575 | $2,575 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | General operating activities | apps.irs.gov |
| David W Henderman Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Louisville Keep Your Fork | Floyds fork preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen & William Mazer Foundation | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Green Forests Work | Charitable purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Maplewood FDN Inc Trust Ua Charitable Glenview Trust Company | Louisville, KY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Louisville Nature Center | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Marilyn & William Young Charitable Foundation Inc | Owensboro, KY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Western Kentucky Botanical Garden | Arts | apps.irs.gov |
| Isaac Van Meter IV Fam Fund Inc Agy | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Schmidt Associates Kaleidoscope Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Louisville Nature Center Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bonnie Family Foundation | Keswick, VA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Kentucky Natural Lands Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Powell Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc | Designated Grant: General operating and support | apps.irs.gov |
| Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Kentucky Resources Council | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Regal Beloit Charitable Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Ft Thomas Forest Conservancy | Ips | apps.irs.gov |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 5 | $1,255 | $500 | Western Kentucky Botanical Garden | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| CSX Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Friends of Carter Caves Inc | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur K Smith Family Foundation Inc | Solana Beach, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Louisville Nature Center | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Capricorn Foundation Charitable Tru | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Dun Foundation | Middleburg, VA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Lightner Sams Foundation of Wyoming | Teton Village, WY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | General charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | America in Bloom Lexington Inc | Corporate donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosky Charitable Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | To support its exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Rudd Foundation Inc | Prospect, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Kentucky Resources Council | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The McReynolds Family Foundation | Cleveland, TN | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Werling-Alles Foundation Inc | Evansville, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Friends of Audubon | Support and promote audubon park | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralph Landau Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $750 | $750 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Annual giving | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman & Elizabeth Brown Family Charitable Corporation | Lexington, KY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Garden Club of Lexington | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bishop Gratitude Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $400 | $400 | Herrington Lake Conservation League | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $382 | $382 | Isaac W Bernheim Foundation Inc | 381.85 | apps.irs.gov |
| Triple T Foundation | Chardon, OH | 1 | $250 | $250 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Julia & Isadore Klein Family Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $150 | $150 | River Fields Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $125 | $125 | Red River Gorge Climbers Coalition | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| Yum Brands Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $120 | $120 | Louisville Nature Center | Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $100 | $100 | Red River Gorge Climbers' Coalition | Matching gift | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Lexington, KY | Support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James Graham Brown Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Alberta o. jones park and ballard park projects | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $333,453 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $333,453 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $333,453 | apps.irs.gov |
| George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable Foundation Inc | Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc | Louisville, KY | General operations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Green Forests Work Inc | Lexington, KY | Toward support of operations for mine land restoration in pennsylvania and the central appalachians | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Fort Campbell Historical Foundation | Fort Campbell, KY | General support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edris Charitable Foundation | Green Forests Work Inc | Lexington, KY | General & Unrestricted | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whippoorwill Family Foundation | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheldon and Audrey Katz Foundation | Green Forests Work | Lexington, KY | Environmental conservation | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goldring Family Foundation | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Animals & environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gheens Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | Reimagining ballard park in the smoketown neighborhood | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frances N Alden Charitable Trust | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | To preserve healthy nature | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stock Yards Bank Foundation Inc | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | General support | $83,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Head & Heart Foundation Trust 12319 | Green Forests Work | Lexington, KY | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bates Family Foundation | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Lexington, KY | Payment for the benefit of the organization | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flock Inc | Headwaters Inc | Whitesburg, KY | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spray Foundation Inc | Kentucky Resources Council | Frankfort, KY | Mission is to protect the commonwealth's natural resources and ensure environmental justice for kentucky's most vulnerable people and communities. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norton Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | River Fields Inc | Louisville, KY | General exempt purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| HDR Foundation | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Charitable | $48,230 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Kentucky Resources Council | Frankfort, KY | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Kentucky Resources Council | Frankfort, KY | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown-Forman Foundation | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General program support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elhapa Foundation Inc | Kentucky Natural Lands Trust | Berea, KY | Unrestricted | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elhapa Foundation Inc | Kentucky Waterways Alliance | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norton Foundation Inc | Wilderness Louisville Inc | Fairdale, KY | Environmental education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elhapa Foundation Inc | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Lexington, KY | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Herrington Lake Conservation League Inc | Burgin, KY | Herrington lake conservation | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Kentucky Waterways Alliance | Louisville, KY | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Limestone Family Foundation Inc | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Lexington, KY | Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown-Forman Foundation | Isaac W Bernheim Foundation | Clermont, KY | General program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Randleigh Foundation | Kentucky Natural Lands Trust | Brea, KY | Capital campaign | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bea Aldrink Idema Foundation | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Project/program support. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Herman H Nettelroth Fund Tuw | Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | General support | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| M V Haggin in Memory of J B A Haggin | Equine Land Conservation Resource Inc | Lexington, KY | General operating | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Kentucky Heartwood | Berea, KY | To support environmental projects. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Kentucky Waterways Alliance | Louisville, KY | To support environmental projects. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Ag Innovation Hub (Payment 1 of 4) | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mars HQ Regional Foundation | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Lexington, KY | General support | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| V V Cooke Foundation Corporation | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mt Brilliant Family Foundation (formerly HGG Family Foundation) | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Lexington, KY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hilary Boone Foundation Inc | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Lexington, KY | Subsidy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clifton Foundation Inc | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Lexington, KY | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Judge Family Foundation Inc | Kentucky Waterways Alliance | St Matthews, KY | App development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahrens Family Foundation | Louisville Nature Center | Louisville, KY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall Family Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Social services, community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cralle Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General operating costs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Elizabeth Barr Foundation | River Fields Inc | Louisville, KY | To protect, preserve, and enhance natural and cultural resources on both sides of the ohio river | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paradis Foundation Inc | Yew Dell Inc | Creastwood, KY | Support general operations of organization | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunbar Foundation Inc | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Charitable | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clifton Foundation Inc | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | General fund | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kingweseley Family Charitable Trust | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Lexington, KY | General contribution | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Jack o'lantern spectacular | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joyce and VD Scott Foundation | Friends of Audubon Inc | Henderson, KY | Unrestricted general | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | $6,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wells Foundation | River Fields | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted gift | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clifton Foundation Inc | River Fields Inc | Louisville, KY | General fund | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snowy Owl Foundation Inc | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Presentation, education garden | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Albert G Clay Family Foundation Robert & Charlotte Clay Co-Ttes | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Lexington, KY | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christian Word Ministries Inc | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Lexington, KY | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alpenglow Foundation | Bluegrass Land Conservancy | Lexington, KY | General charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| S & E Bramsen Foundation | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Lexington, KY | Operating needs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marshall Fund 7522-XXXXXX00227 | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Lexington, KY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Lexington, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamill Family Foundation | Equine Land Conservation Resource | Lexington, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christian Word Ministries Inc | Garden Club of Lexington Inc | Lexington, KY | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Endeavor Charitable Foundation Trust Baird Trust Company Trustee | Kentucky Heartwood | Berea, KY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snowy Owl Foundation Inc | Kentucky Natural Lands Trust | Berea, KY | Support artist retreat | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clifton Foundation Inc | Kentucky Resources Council Inc | Frankfort, KY | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Louisville Climate Action Network | Louisville, KY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Louisville Sustainability Council Inc | Louisville, KY | Lsc green tea talks 2025 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jamie Parsley Family Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Grant - storage shed | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Farm at alberta o. jones park | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snowy Owl Foundation Inc | River Fields Inc | Louisville, KY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dillon Foundation | Sustainable Berea Inc | Berea, KY | To support education/instruction | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lester E Yeager Charitable Trust B | The Western Kentucky Botanical Garden | Owensboro, KY | Assist with preserving, maintaining and expanding the koi pond | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wells Foundation | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Klig Charitable Trust | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Restoring and preserving | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Limestone Family Foundation Inc | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roth Family Foundation Inc F/k/a Louis T Roth Foundation Inc | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | General operating funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gardner Foundation Incorporated | River Fields Inc | Louisville, KY | Conservation | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert & Evelyn Hewlett Morgan Family Foundation Inc | Save Caldwell County Cemeteries | Princeton, KY | Financial aid - stone markers for graves and equipment | $3,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snowy Owl Foundation Inc | Kentucky Resources Council | Frankfort, KY | Environmental defense program | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Swantz Family Foundation | Wilderness Louisville | Fairdale, KY | General operating support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Fund Inc | Green Forests Work | Lexington, KY | Program support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snowy Owl Foundation Inc | Kentucky Heartwood | Berea, KY | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| R & B Trust Bonnie Fellows Trustee | Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | General operating activities | $2,575 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen & William Mazer Foundation | Green Forests Work | Lexington, KY | Charitable purposes. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Foundation | Frankfort, KY | Kentucky envirothon | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Limestone Family Foundation Inc | Kentucky Waterways Alliance | Louisville, KY | Support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| David W Henderman Foundation Inc | Louisville Keep Your Fork | Louisville, KY | Floyds fork preservation | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maplewood FDN Inc Trust Ua Charitable Glenview Trust Company | Louisville Nature Center | Louisville, KY | Charitable | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.