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The Samuel Lyon Charitable Foundation Inc: 28 grants to organizations, $78,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Samuel Lyon Charitable Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Louisville, KY, paid 28 grants to organizations totaling $78,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2026. The largest was $18,000 to Keneseth Israel Congregation in Louisville, KY for support.
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- EIN
- 316651291
- Based in
- Louisville, KY
- Assets
- $1,683,129
- Grants paid
- $78,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202621359349103082. It reported $78,000 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Louisville, KY | Support | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family & Career Services | Louisville, KY | Support | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Temple | Louisville, KY | Support | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | Support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meredith-Dunn Learning Center Inc | Louisville, KY | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern Annual Fund | Evanston, IL | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Louisville, KY | Support | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercy Academy | Louisville, KY | Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Sinai Health System Office of Development | New York, NY | Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Olmstead Parks Conservan | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whas Crusade for Children | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society-Ky | Lexington, KY | Support | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | Support | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hosparus | Louisville, KY | Support | Human services | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Jewish Center Circle | Brooklyn, NY | Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harbor House of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Humane Society | Louisville, KY | Support | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Free Public Library | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society Inky & TN Chapter | Brentwood, TN | Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Sholom | Chicago, IL | Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Service | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Day Spring | Louisville, KY | Support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Vaad Hakashruth | Louisville, KY | Support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Power for Parkinson's | Austin, TX | Support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Presbyterian | Louisville, KY | Support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Volunteers of America Mid-States | Louisville, KY | Support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 18, 2025, IRS object ID 202521699349101102. It reported $75,000 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Louisville, KY | Support | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family & Career Services | Louisville, KY | Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Temple | Louisville, KY | Support | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meredith-Dunn Learning Center Inc | Louisville, KY | Support | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | Support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Annual Fund | Evanston, IL | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Sinai Health System Office of Development | New York, NY | Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Louisville, KY | Support | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Olmstead Parks Conservan | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whas Crusade for Children | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society-Ky | Lexington, KY | Support | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | Support | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hosparus | Louisville, KY | Support | Human services | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harbor House of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Humane Society | Louisville, KY | Support | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Free Public Library | Louisville, KY | Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society Inky & TN Chapter | Brentwood, TN | Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Jewish Center Circle | Brooklyn, NY | Support | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Service | Louisville, KY | Support | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| B'nai B'rith International | Washington DC, DC | Support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Day Spring | Louisville, KY | Support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Power for Parkinson's | Austin, TX | Support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Presbyterian | Louisville, KY | Support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Volunteers of America Mid-States | Louisville, KY | Support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $13,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $4,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 |
| Animal-related | $2,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | $130,250 |
| Illinois | $11,000 |
| New York | $8,250 |
| Tennessee | $2,000 |
| Texas | $1,000 |
| District of Columbia | $500 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds human services in Kentucky
- Who funds community improvement and capacity building in Kentucky
- Who funds civil rights, social action and advocacy in Kentucky
- Who funds animal-related in Kentucky
Updated May 15, 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.