Data / Foundation grants / Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations / Kentucky
Who funds philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations in Kentucky: 171 foundations, $53.1 million in grants
171 private foundations paid 361 grants totaling $53,097,883 to philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations nonprofits in Kentucky, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The George and Beverly Rawlings Endowment Foundation Inc, with $23,000,000 in 1 grant.
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- Cause
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations
- Recipients in
- Kentucky
- Foundations
- 171
- Grants
- 361
- Total granted
- $53,097,883
Foundations that funded philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations in Kentucky
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George and Beverly Rawlings Endowment Foundation Inc | Lagrange, KY | 1 | $23,000,000 | $23,000,000 | The Rawlings Foundation Inc | The foundation's mission is to promote the spiritual, emotional, and physical growth of young people through the establishment and operation of christian camps in less developed regions of the world, | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Foundation | Louisville, KY | 4 | $14,867,521 | $5,653,382 | Skylight Woods Foundation Inc | Liquidating distribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Delta Dental of Kenucky Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,760,000 | $1,760,000 | The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc | Charitable donation to community foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 5 | $1,298,500 | $998,908 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | apps.irs.gov |
| Trager Family Foundation Trust | Louisville, KY | 1 | $902,221 | $902,221 | Jewish Community of Louisville | Organizational operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Lift A Life Foundation Inc | Mayfield Heights, OH | 2 | $812,950 | $812,500 | Metro United Way | Early childhood education | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 26 | $783,623 | $336,295 | Metro United Way Inc | Metro united way- po1 match | apps.irs.gov |
| Crescent Hill Family Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Susan jones fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Fultum Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Daniel and lisa jones fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Core support for the sycamore fund to reduce the region's reliance of incarceration and to support approaches to safety that build community wellbeing, including access to harm reduction services, rec | apps.irs.gov |
| James Graham Brown Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 3 | $451,550 | $251,100 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Building a rural development hub through locally controlled philanthropy | apps.irs.gov |
| Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company Charitable | Louisville, KY | 1 | $402,759 | $402,759 | Stock Yards Bank Foundation Inc | General program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 3 | $358,926 | $208,204 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Beauregard Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $249,000 | $249,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown-Forman Foundation | Louisville, KY | 2 | $230,000 | $200,000 | Metro United Way | General program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ee Murry Family Foundation | Lexington, KY | 1 | $230,000 | $230,000 | Blue Grass Community Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| C E and S Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 4 | $212,838 | $108,180 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Transfer to ccf | apps.irs.gov |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 9 | $201,644 | $60,000 | Jewish Community of Louisville | United Jewish Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harshaw Family Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Flock Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura G Turner Charitable Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | United Way of Southern Kentucky | Program support for operation ready child (2024-2025 challenge) | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $125,250 | $125,250 | Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | To support student-led program and journalism. | apps.irs.gov |
| McReynolds Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 2 | $125,000 | $75,000 | Metro United Way | To support champions for childcare | apps.irs.gov |
| Yum Brands Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Metro United Way | Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shapira Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $113,687 | $113,687 | Jewish Community of Louisville | Purpose of grant: program support description of contributed property: northern trust intl equity indx date of gift: 5/2/2025 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 | Fort Mitchell, KY | 1 | $113,000 | $113,000 | Metro United Way | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Philanthropy | Dearborn, MI | 1 | $107,000 | $107,000 | Metro United Way Inc | Essential services | apps.irs.gov |
| Koch Foundation Inc | Evansville, IN | 1 | $105,867 | $105,867 | United Way of Henderson County | Charitable Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $105,000 | $50,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Appalachia funders network helene response fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Don Jacobs Sr Charitable Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Lexington Cancer Foundation | Subsidy | apps.irs.gov |
| Frances N Alden Charitable Trust | Louisville, KY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Empower and making | apps.irs.gov |
| Sozosei Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Sycamore project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | 82675 supporting the appalachia funders network in administering its appalachian helene response fund to address the devastation of hurricane helene | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whippoorwill Family Foundation | Prospect, KY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Metro United Way | For general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| John B and Mary Bell Pirtle Endowment Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $98,941 | $98,941 | Community Foundation of Louisville | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hannah Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | Community FDN of Louisville | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Tech SGT Jack Kushner Ret'd Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky Inc | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Limestone Family Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 3 | $66,000 | $36,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gheens Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 2 | $65,000 | $40,000 | Metro United Way Inc | Mission delivery support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wise John & Margaret Charit FDTN | Portland, ME | 1 | $63,000 | $63,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| George A Hoffman Trust | Henderson, KY | 1 | $60,517 | $60,517 | United Way of Henderson County | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Paducah, KY | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Community Foundation of West Kentucky Inc | Programming support | apps.irs.gov |
| Otis T Turner Memorial Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $59,905 | $59,905 | Metro United Way | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvey and Essie Sollinger FDN | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $55,593 | $34,211 | Jewish Community of Louisville | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kloiber Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $55,450 | $55,450 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | To support the mission of improving quality of life and place in eastern kentucky | apps.irs.gov |
| Keeneland Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 2 | $55,000 | $50,000 | Ed Brown Society | General operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Randleigh Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $55,000 | $45,000 | Blue Grass Community Foundation | Paris westside neighborhood association | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynn & Rovena Alexander Family Foundation | Nicholasville, KY | 1 | $54,711 | $54,711 | The Justin King Foundation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Elhapa Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Blue Grass Community Foundation | Black prosperity init. | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The J H Walker Legacy Foundation | Reston, VA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Roth Family Foundation Inc F/k/a Louis T Roth Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $48,388 | $48,388 | Jewish Community of Louisville | General operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 10 | $46,506 | $38,058 | Metro United Way | Health and human services | apps.irs.gov |
| Julia & Isadore Klein Family Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 2 | $45,000 | $40,000 | Metro United Way | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Henrietta W Succ Tua | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $40,625 | $40,625 | The Hortense B Perry Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Steele-Reese Foundation XXXXX1004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | General | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Herman H Nettelroth Fund Tuw | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $36,000 | $20,000 | Metro United Way | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Appalachian Crisis Aid- February 2025 Flood | apps.irs.gov |
| The Huntington Foundation Inc | Huntington, WV | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Foundation for the Tri-State Community | Federal grantmatching | apps.irs.gov |
| K Josh Mize and Wynona Owen Mize Charitable | Orlando, FL | 1 | $34,319 | $34,319 | Hopkinsville-Christian County United Way Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Broder Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 3 | $27,000 | $25,000 | Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | Corporate donation | apps.irs.gov |
| C F Pollard Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Metro United Way | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | To convene funders for learning, analysis, and collaboration and support affinity groups to accelerate an equitable appalachian economic transition | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Asheville, NC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Three-year support for appalachian funder collaboration | apps.irs.gov |
| Fourevergreen Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Day Spring Foundation Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred R & Opal S Woosley Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Public support | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation | Teaneck, NJ | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Restricted grant for project/program. | apps.irs.gov |
| M V Haggin in Memory of J B A Haggin | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Kentucky Casa Network | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Pella Rolscreen Foundation | Pella, IA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | United Way of Murray Calloway County Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Genan Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kirchdorfer Opportunities Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 2 | $21,000 | $20,000 | Metro United Way | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Leptas Foundation Trust | Denver, CO | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Concerts for Hope | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bonnie Family Foundation | Keswick, VA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | The Community Foundation of Louisville | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Publix Super Markets Charities Inc | Lakeland, FL | 5 | $15,932 | $5,762 | Metro United Way | Organization's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Hill-Snowdon Foundation | Washington, DC | 2 | $15,104 | $15,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Good Part Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Mustard Seed Foundation | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sam Schubert Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Metro United Way | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Norma D Hanley and Thomas R Hanley Foundation | Prospect, KY | 2 | $14,780 | $12,192 | Unbridled Charitable Foundation | Gift - General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| William Bartram and Eloise Williams Sturgill Family Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 2 | $12,000 | $10,000 | The Lexington Cancer Foundation | For the foundation's mission of cancer research, education and care programs | apps.irs.gov |
| O H Irvine 21-38104 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $11,975 | $11,975 | Metro United Way | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Park National Corporation Foundation | Newark, OH | 2 | $11,411 | $6,411 | Metro United Way | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleemosynary By LMH Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hertzman Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Metro United Way | Health & human services | apps.irs.gov |
| Hilary Boone Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Lexington Cancer Foundation | Subsidy | apps.irs.gov |
| Isaac Van Meter IV Fam Fund Inc Agy | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Lexington Cancer Foundation Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary K Oxley Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund | 2025 disabled jockey | apps.irs.gov |
| Reneau Alline Uw | Orlando, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Community Relief Fund for Glasgow -Barren County | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Snowy Owl Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Jewish Community of Louisville | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barcroft Foundation Inc | Aldie, VA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Friends of Exuma | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Appalachian Crisis Aid | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tallent Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Lexington Cancer Foundation | To support the organization's programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitaker Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Believing in Forever Inc | Support of programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 92 | $9,493 | $1,561 | Lesley & Rhyan Prather Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Young Family Charitable Trust | Central City, KY | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Help fund the ignite louisville program | apps.irs.gov |
| William Almstedt Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $8,902 | $8,902 | Metro United Way Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| David Novak Leadership Inc | Mayfield Heights, OH | 1 | $8,640 | $8,640 | Lesley & Rhyan Prather Foundation | Leadership | apps.irs.gov |
| Pultegroup Inc Charitable Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 | Building Industry Charitable Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Thacker Family Foundation | Hindman, KY | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 | Hazard City Schools Educational Endowment Foundation | Educational endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Rusty Rabbit Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Shelby County Parks and Recreation Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| V V Cooke Foundation Corporation | Louisville, KY | 2 | $8,000 | $7,500 | Metro United Way | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Hortense B Perry Trust | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $7,665 | $7,665 | Hortense B Perry Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 2 | $6,961 | $6,461 | United Way of the Coalfield Inc | Matching gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Hornik Family Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 | Jewish Federation of Bluegrass | Grant Requested | apps.irs.gov |
| J Ernest Jackson Foundation Ua | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $6,495 | $6,495 | Romanian-American Mission | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Adarsh Charitable Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Jefferson County Public Education Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Bonhomme Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Metro United Way | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dow Company Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $5,800 | $5,800 | Ohio Valley United Charities | Community wellbeing | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jem Project | Tiburon, CA | 1 | $5,208 | $5,208 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | To help with the Appalachia communities rebuild and recover. | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann M Duffer Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky Inc | The Legion Fund's Support for the 5th Special Forces | apps.irs.gov |
| Connolly Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | Light up racing fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Cralle Foundation Inc | Simpsonville, KY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Twisted Pink Inc | General operating costs | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawrence & Augusta Hager Educational Foundation Inc | Owensboro, KY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | United Way of the Ohio Valley | Program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Limestone Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Community Foundation of Louisville | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Misdee Wrigley and James Mather Miller Foundation Inc | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Lexington Cancer Foundation | Subsidy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chatlos Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mustard Seed Foundation | To support the every child needs a bed program | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodmenlife Outreach Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Benton Womans Club | Charitable donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Nicklies Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 3 | $4,750 | $3,500 | Twisted Pink | To provide financial support to help individuals battling metastatic breast cancer with resources and community | apps.irs.gov |
| The R C Durr Foundation Inc 541 Buttermilk Pike Suite 500 | Covington, KY | 1 | $4,280 | $4,280 | Augusta Rotary Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosenstein Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass | Spiritual, educational, community building and social justice | apps.irs.gov |
| Dean Dorton Allen Ford Charitable Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 1 | $3,200 | $3,200 | Metro United Way | Subsidy | apps.irs.gov |
| Dermody Properties Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Day Spring Foundation | Funds would help to purchase an interactive 65" smart board to aid and enhance essons, allow group collaborations and be compatible with assistive devices for adults with intellectual and developmenta | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunbar Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Metro United Way | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $3,000 | $2,000 | Team Shaan Foundation Incorporated | Volunteer incentive program | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Life Foundation of Owensboro | Owensboro, KY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | United Way of Ohio Valley | Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Seidman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Second Stride Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Courtenay Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $2,900 | $2,900 | Metro United Way | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Nel S Morrison Charitable Trust #1 XXX-XX-XXXX | Louisville, KY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Friends of Esquipulas Inc | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Stupp Bros Bridge & Iron Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | United Way of Southern Kentucky | Not restricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lewis and Gladys Bass Family Charitable Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Community Foundation of Louisville | To support the greater louisville community and strengthen the city, neighborhoods, organizations, businesses, and people | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles L Weisberg Family Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Impact 100 Louisville | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry Laird Smith Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Blue Grass Community Foundation | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Marilyn & William Young Charitable Foundation Inc | Owensboro, KY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Impact 100 Owensboro | 20th anniversary support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gcagr Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Twisted Pink | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosenthal Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | 2 | $2,000 | $1,500 | Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass | Contribution to 501(c) charity for unrestricted purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,559 | $1,559 | United Way of the Ohio Valley Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Hopkinsville Christian County United Way Inc | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | apps.irs.gov |
| Mackin Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Queens Daughters | Support for Needy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fedeli Family Charitable Foundation | Independence, OH | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Concerts for Hope | Concerts for hope 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| First United Bank Foundation Inc | Madisonville, KY | 1 | $1,100 | $1,100 | United Way of Ohio Valley | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur J & Mary C Lerman Charitable Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The Queens Daughters | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Crennel Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry Davidson Fitzpatrick Jr Char Trust | Prestonburg, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Klig Charitable Trust | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Impact 100 Louisville Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Knu Medical School Alumni Foundation of North America | Pepper Pike, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Blue Grass Community Foundation | Sponsored | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitchell Family Charitable Foundation | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Jake Luxemburger Foundation | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Pigout in Maysville Inc | Auction | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman & Elizabeth Brown Family Charitable Corporation | Lexington, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Impact 100 - Owensboro | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Peoples Bank Foundation | Marietta, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Graysons Promise Inc | Support of organizations | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert H & Susan F Castellini Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky | Contribution to support their organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosky Charitable Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Metro United Way | To further their exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Trent Family Foundation | Lexington, KY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Blue Grass Community Foundation | Restricted | apps.irs.gov |
| CSX Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 3 | $892 | $750 | Concerts for Hope | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $823 | $700 | United Way of the Ohio Valley Inc | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $706 | $500 | Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky Inc | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| Celanese Foundation | Irving, TX | 1 | $500 | $500 | Williamstown Kiwanis Foundation Inc | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Faye Thieneman Family Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Twisted Pink | Grant - operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bernard and Pamela Barbash Family Foundation | Garden City, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Emc Insurance Foundation | Des Moines, IA | 1 | $361 | $361 | Metro United Way | For general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Casey To the Rescue Dog Transport Inc | Ovid, NY | 1 | $300 | $300 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Agrawal Family Foundation Inc | Loudonville, NY | 1 | $250 | $250 | Adam R Scripps Foundation | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Gardner Foundation Incorporated | Louisville, KY | 1 | $250 | $250 | Community Foundation of Louisville | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandra and John Oliver Family Found | Moravian Falls, NC | 1 | $250 | $250 | Sar Foundation | Charitable operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $250 | $250 | Concerts for Hope | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| John E Fetzer Institute Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $200 | $200 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gap Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100 | $100 | Believing in Forever Inc | For civic & community engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $55 | $55 | Twisted Pink Inc | Other civic / community | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George and Beverly Rawlings Endowment Foundation Inc | The Rawlings Foundation Inc | Lagrange, KY | The foundation's mission is to promote the spiritual, emotional, and physical growth of young people through the establishment and operation of christian camps in less developed regions of the world, | $23,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Foundation | Skylight Woods Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Liquidating distribution | $5,653,382 | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Foundation | Limestone Family Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Liquidating distribution | $5,527,278 | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Foundation | Sociable Weaver Foundation | Louisville, KY | Liquidating distribution | $3,684,861 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delta Dental of Kenucky Foundation Inc | The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | Charitable donation to community foundation | $1,760,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $998,908 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trager Family Foundation Trust | Jewish Community of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Organizational operations | $902,221 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lift A Life Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | Early childhood education | $812,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fultum Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Daniel and lisa jones fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crescent Hill Family Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Susan jones fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Core support for the sycamore fund to reduce the region's reliance of incarceration and to support approaches to safety that build community wellbeing, including access to harm reduction services, rec | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company Charitable | Stock Yards Bank Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | General program support | $402,759 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | Metro united way- po1 match | $336,295 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $290,752 | apps.irs.gov |
| James Graham Brown Foundation Inc | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | Building a rural development hub through locally controlled philanthropy | $251,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Beauregard Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General fund | $249,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ee Murry Family Foundation | Blue Grass Community Foundation | Lexington, KY | Charitable | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | Metro united way- ppl match | $211,455 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $208,204 | apps.irs.gov |
| James Graham Brown Foundation Inc | Center for Nonprofit Excellence | Louisville, KY | Strengthening the impact of nonprofits | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harshaw Family Foundation | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Donation | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | For general operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown-Forman Foundation | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | General program support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flock Inc | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Program/project support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | To support student-led program and journalism. | $125,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yum Brands Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3 | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shapira Foundation Inc | Jewish Community of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Purpose of grant: program support description of contributed property: northern trust intl equity indx date of gift: 5/2/2025 | $113,687 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | General donation | $113,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| C E and S Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Transfer to ccf | $108,180 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ford Philanthropy | Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | Essential services | $107,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Koch Foundation Inc | United Way of Henderson County | Henderson, KY | Charitable Operations | $105,867 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | General support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $100,722 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frances N Alden Charitable Trust | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Empower and making | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | 82675 supporting the appalachia funders network in administering its appalachian helene response fund to address the devastation of hurricane helene | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sozosei Foundation Inc | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | Sycamore project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Whippoorwill Family Foundation | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | Beyond buzzwords 2025 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Don Jacobs Sr Charitable Foundation Inc | The Lexington Cancer Foundation | Lexington, KY | Subsidy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura G Turner Charitable Foundation Inc | United Way of Southern Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | Program support for operation ready child (2024-2025 challenge) | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John B and Mary Bell Pirtle Endowment Fund | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $98,941 | apps.irs.gov |
| C E and S Foundation Inc | Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | Improving kindergarten readiness with health care partners through developmental screening | $95,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hannah Foundation Inc | Community FDN of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tech SGT Jack Kushner Ret'd Foundation | Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky Inc | Bowling Green, KY | General contribution | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McReynolds Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | To support champions for childcare | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wise John & Margaret Charit FDTN | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General support | $63,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George A Hoffman Trust | United Way of Henderson County | Henderson, KY | Charitable | $60,517 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Community Foundation of West Kentucky Inc | Paducah, KY | Programming support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | Jewish Community of Louisville | Louisville, KY | United Jewish Campaign | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Otis T Turner Memorial Fund | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | General support | $59,905 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kloiber Foundation Inc | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | To support the mission of improving quality of life and place in eastern kentucky | $55,450 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynn & Rovena Alexander Family Foundation | The Justin King Foundation | Nicholasville, KY | Education | $54,711 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Ohio Valley United Charities Inc | Carrollton, KY | Ohio valley united charities | $52,878 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elhapa Foundation Inc | Blue Grass Community Foundation | Lexington, KY | Black prosperity init. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McReynolds Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | To support the lcis fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keeneland Foundation Inc | Ed Brown Society | Lexington, KY | General operating grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Appalachia funders network helene response fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Restricted support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The J H Walker Legacy Foundation | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | Program support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | Corporate gift 2024 | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | 2025 Campaign | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura G Turner Charitable Foundation Inc | United Way of Southern Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | Program support for operation ready child (2024-2025 challenge) | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roth Family Foundation Inc F/k/a Louis T Roth Foundation Inc | Jewish Community of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General operating funds | $48,388 | apps.irs.gov |
| Randleigh Foundation | Blue Grass Community Foundation | Lexington, KY | Paris westside neighborhood association | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson Henrietta W Succ Tua | The Hortense B Perry Foundation | Louisville, KY | General support | $40,625 | apps.irs.gov |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General exempt purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Steele-Reese Foundation XXXXX1004 | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | General | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Appalachia funders network general operating support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Julia & Isadore Klein Family Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | Charitable | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gheens Foundation Inc | Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | Mission delivery support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | Health and human services | $38,058 | apps.irs.gov |
| Limestone Family Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Support | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| K Josh Mize and Wynona Owen Mize Charitable | Hopkinsville-Christian County United Way Inc | Hopkinsville, KY | General operating | $34,319 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvey and Essie Sollinger FDN | Jewish Community of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General support | $34,211 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Broder Family Foundation Inc | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | General & Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown-Forman Foundation | Jefferson County Public Education Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | General program support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | Blue grass community found | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | Corporate donation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred R & Opal S Woosley Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Public support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fourevergreen Foundation Inc | Day Spring Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Unrestricted general | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gheens Foundation Inc | Day Spring Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | College for living capital expansion | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Genan Foundation | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Program support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Restricted grant for project/program. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | Appalachian Crisis Aid- February 2025 Flood | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | To convene funders for learning, analysis, and collaboration and support affinity groups to accelerate an equitable appalachian economic transition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dogwood Health Trust | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | Three-year support for appalachian funder collaboration | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Huntington Foundation Inc | Foundation for the Tri-State Community | Ashland, KY | Federal grantmatching | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| C F Pollard Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | Charitable | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | Metro united way | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pella Rolscreen Foundation | United Way of Murray Calloway County Inc | Murray, KY | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvey and Essie Sollinger FDN | Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | General support | $21,382 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leptas Foundation Trust | Concerts for Hope | Simpsonville, KY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Limestone Family Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | Support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Herman H Nettelroth Fund Tuw | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kirchdorfer Opportunities Foundation Inc | Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | General fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bonnie Family Foundation | The Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Scholarship funding | $19,544 | apps.irs.gov |
| Herman H Nettelroth Fund Tuw | Jefferson County Public Education Foundation | Louisville, KY | General support | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hill-Snowdon Foundation | Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | Project support | $15,000 | 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.