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Salt Water Fund: 8 grants to organizations, $2.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Salt Water Fund, a private foundation in Louisville, KY, paid 8 grants to organizations totaling $2,338,645 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $1,050,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern North Carolina in Wilmington, NC for general contribution.
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- EIN
- 810698838
- Based in
- Louisville, KY
- Assets
- $12,064,546
- Grants paid
- $2,338,645
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202503219349103425. It reported $2,338,645 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern North Carolina | Wilmington, NC | General contribution | $1,050,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Fear Collective | Wilmington, NC | General contribution | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Fear Collective | Wilmington, NC | General contribution | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Williams YMCA of Avery County | Linville, NC | General contribution | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beacon Education | Wilmington, NC | General contribution | Education | $53,645 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Christian Foundation | Alpharetta, GA | General contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grandfather Mountain | Linville, NC | General contribution | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crossnore Communities for Children | Newland, NC | General contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $53,645 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | $2,313,645 |
| Georgia | $25,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.