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James Graham Brown Foundation Inc: 50 grants to organizations, $14.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
James Graham Brown Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Louisville, KY, paid 50 grants to organizations totaling $14,944,459 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $1,500,000 to Rita June Foundation in Louisville, KY for bezos academies louisville.
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- EIN
- 610724060
- Based in
- Louisville, KY
- Assets
- $390,953,333
- Grants paid
- $14,944,459
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202523149349102602. It reported $14,944,459 in grants paid; 50 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita June Foundation | Louisville, KY | Bezos academies louisville | Human services | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Derby Museum | Louisville, KY | "the greatest race" 2025 film update and lighting enhancement | $1,025,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kentucky Council On Postsecondary Education | Frankfort, KY | Driving transformational change for student success | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises | Berea, KY | Pathway to opportunities for resilient eky | Housing and shelter | $880,625 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundation | Louisville, KY | Renovate and modernize libraries | Education | $755,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amped | Louisville, KY | 10-for 10 campaign | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Alberta o. jones park and ballard park projects | Environment | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Centre College | Danville, KY | 2024 brown fellows program | $749,419 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Housing Partnership Inc | Louisville, KY | Gateway on broadway community service facility | $575,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kentucky Community and Technological College System Foundation Inc | Versailles, KY | A home for hope at ectc | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Louisville Foundation | Louisville, KY | 2024 brown fellows program | Education | $536,286 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americana Community Center | Louisville, KY | Healthcare excellence initiative | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | Goodwill opportunity campus in west louisville | Employment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| J B Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | Speed art park | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Educational Television Foundation | Lexington, KY | Expansion of new/larger studio and production space | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Greater Louisville | Louisville, KY | Renovations to chestnut street ymca | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | Program support | Education | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | Advancing scky with the addition of key staffing positions | Education | $342,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | Building a rural development hub through locally controlled philanthropy | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $251,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Center of the Bluegrass | Danville, KY | Creation of the glass museum | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Delta Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Headquarters building | Crime and legal-related | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | Program support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riverside Farnsley-Moreman Landing Inc | Louisville, KY | Riverside visitor center expansion project | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Centre College | Danville, KY | 2024 brown fellows program | $229,884 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family & Children's Place | Louisville, KY | Strengthen internal staff capacity | $205,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Nonprofit Excellence | Louisville, KY | Strengthening the impact of nonprofits | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evolve502 | Louisville, KY | Student success coaches and general operations | $116,318 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Louisville, KY | Program support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Louisville Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Program support | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Downtown Development Corporation | Louisville, KY | Program support | $64,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Food Literacy Project | Louisville, KY | Youth growing community program | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dare To Care Inc | Louisville, KY | Program support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $54,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Youth Advocates | Louisville, KY | Bloom kentucky initiative | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sowing Seeds With Faith | Louisville, KY | Program support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Louisville Foundation | Louisville, KY | Hale scholarship fund | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Main Street Perryville | Perryville, KY | Program support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council On Foundations | Washington, DC | 2024 program support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council On Foundations | Washington, DC | 2024 membership dues | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Youth Philanthropy Council | Prospect, KY | Program support | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Southeast | Atlanta, GA | 2024 membership renewal | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,420 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | 2024 annual membership | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Southeast | Atlanta, GA | 2024 annual meeting session sponsorship | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Louisville Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Program support | Public and societal benefit | $9,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers for Education | Portland, OR | Program support | Education | $6,050 | apps.irs.gov |
| Backside Learning Center | Louisville, KY | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) Foundation | Jeffersonville, IN | Program support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grantmakers for Education | Portland, OR | 2024 membership dues | Education | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Foundation | Louisville, KY | Program support | Education | $1,457 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Nonprofit Network Inc | Lexington, KY | Program support | Education | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | 2024 membership | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $450 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $2,096,643 |
| Human services | $1,500,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,275,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $880,625 |
| Environment | $750,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $523,970 |
| Employment | $500,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $250,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | $14,856,489 |
| District of Columbia | $50,000 |
| Georgia | $22,420 |
| Oregon | $10,550 |
| Indiana | $5,000 |
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Updated November 10, 2025. 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.