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The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found: 95 grants to organizations, $2.7 million (tax year ended November 2024)
The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found, a private foundation in Louisville, KY, paid 95 grants to organizations totaling $2,710,992 in its tax year ended November 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 15, 2025. The largest was $333,453 to Parks Alliance of Louisville in Louisville, KY for restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information).
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- EIN
- 274432014
- Based in
- Louisville, KY
- Assets
- $41,513,711
- Grants paid
- $2,710,992
- Tax year ended
- November 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202542889349101014. It reported $2,710,992 in grants paid; 95 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | Environment | $333,453 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky College of Art Design | Louisville, KY | General support | $200,336 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Virginia | Boone, IA | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $164,880 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Orchestra | Louisville, KY | General support - stock contribution (see attached information) | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,236 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Virginia | Boone, IA | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $138,659 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | $115,763 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | Education | $100,601 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thacher School | Ojai, CA | Restricted support - stock contribution (see attached information) | Education | $100,209 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky College of Art Design | Louisville, KY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pundarika Foundation | Crestone, CO | Restricted support | Religion-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Operations Services | Los Altos, CA | General support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Urban League | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | Human services | $66,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| Film Collaborative | Los Angeles, CA | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $63,478 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky College of Art Design | Louisville, KY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mind and Life Institute | Charlottesville, VA | General support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maiden Voyage Productions | Half Moon Bay, CA | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Story Program | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uc Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | Restricted support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maiden Voyage Productions | Half Moon Bay, CA | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pema Chodron Foundation | Aurora, CO | Restricted support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Operations Services | Los Altos, CA | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | $28,125 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | Restricted support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Canyon Cinema Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for the Arts | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grabhorn Institute | San Francisco, CA | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Omega Institute for Holistic Studies | Rhinebeck, NY | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Food Alliance | Allentown, PA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Discovery | Harris, NY | General support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education | Attleboro, MA | Restricted support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky College of Art Design | Louisville, KY | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marin Academy | San Rafael, CA | General support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Omega Institute for Holistic Studies | Rhinebeck, NY | General support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | Restricted support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | Restricted support | Education | $18,708 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Author Forum | Louisville, KY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $16,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roxie Theatre | San Francisco, CA | Restricted support | $15,361 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Digital Harbor Foundation | Baltimore, MD | Restricted support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopewell Fund | Baltimore, MD | Restricted support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Needs Project | San Rafael, CA | General support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lotus Treasure | Boulder, CO | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle Way Initiative | Wheeling, WV | General support | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ten Strands | San Rafael, CA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | General support | Environment | $13,427 | apps.irs.gov |
| Film Collaborative | Los Angeles, CA | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $11,522 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lotus Treasure | Boulder, CO | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dilgo Khyzentse Fellowship - Shechen | New York, NY | Restricted support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Episcopal Diocese of California | San Francisco, CA | Restricted support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kentucky Coalition | London, KY | General support | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music Heals International | Mill Valley, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Chanticleer | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Silent Film Festival | San Francisco, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dakini Land Foundation | Montecito, CA | Restricted support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | Environment | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservation Collective | St Mary Bourne, UK | Restricted support | $7,578 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alyans Atizay Ayisyn (haitian Cultural Arts Alliance) | Miami, FL | Restricted support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fons Vitae of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | Religion-related | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mind and Life Institute | Charlottesville, VA | Restricted support | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | Environment | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uc Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | Restricted support | $5,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pundarika Foundation | Crestone, CO | Restricted support | Religion-related | $5,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maiden Voyage Productions | Half Moon Bay, CA | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,155 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maiden Voyage Productions | Half Moon Bay, CA | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,155 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anthology Film Archives | New York, NY | Restricted support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buddhayana Foundation | Marion, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiatives | Woodbury, NY | Restricted support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiatives | Woodbury, NY | Restricted support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Drepung Gomang Institute | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness Education | Attleboro, MA | General support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lotus Treasure | Boulder, CO | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sahaloka Monastic Community | Crestone, CO | General support | Religion-related | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 18 Reasons | San Francisco, CA | Restricted support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | Restricted support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marion Institute | Marion, MA | Restricted support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Domenico School | San Anselmo, CA | Restricted support | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Chanticleer | San Francisco, CA | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | General support | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prrowess | San Francisco, CA | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Silent Film Festival | San Francisco, CA | Restricted support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fons Vitae of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | Restricted support | Religion-related | $1,862 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Casa de Las Madres | San Francisco, CA | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New School San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Restricted support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grabhorn Institute | San Francisco, CA | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,350 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Shot for Life | Watertown, MA | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aim High for High School | San Francisco, CA | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | Restricted support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Committee On Poetry | New York, NY | Restricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Glide Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | Religion-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Coalition | London, KY | General support | Public and societal benefit | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Jug Band Jubilee | Louisville, KY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Raices | San Antonio, TX | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Open Water Swimming | Barrington, IL | Restricted support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $505,363 |
| Environment | $365,380 |
| Education | $333,018 |
| Human services | $165,167 |
| Religion-related | $134,562 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $20,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $11,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | $1,197,109 |
| California | $688,931 |
| Iowa | $304,539 |
| Colorado | $188,908 |
| New York | $93,500 |
| Virginia | $57,500 |
| Massachusetts | $33,500 |
| Maryland | $30,000 |
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Updated October 15, 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.