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The W Bruce Lunsford Foundation Inc: 26 grants to organizations, $740,990 (tax year ended December 2025)
The W Bruce Lunsford Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Louisville, KY, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $740,990 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 19, 2026. The largest was $300,000 to Northern Ky University Foundation in Highland Heights, KY for general.
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- EIN
- 611189700
- Based in
- Louisville, KY
- Assets
- $639,452
- Grants paid
- $740,990
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 19, 2026, IRS object ID 202611399349100406. It reported $740,990 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ky University Foundation | Highland Heights, KY | General | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lexington Theatre Company | Georgetown, KY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West End School | Louisville, KY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Francis Parker School of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $33,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, NY | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | General | $15,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | General | $13,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St James Catholic School | Louisville, KY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $6,640 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fund for the Arts | Louisville, KY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research | Lexington, KY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity High School Foundation | Louisville, KY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Commonwealth Fund for Ket Inc | Lexington, KY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | General | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | General | $1,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Xavier High School | Louisville, KY | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sisters for Life | Louisville, KY | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Down Syndrome Assoc of Connecticut | Greenwich, CT | General | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202501339349100630. It reported $740,150 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ky University Foundation | Highland Heights, KY | General | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lexington Theatre Company | Georgetown, KY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West End School | Louisville, KY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Francis Parker School of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Francis Parker School of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, NY | General | $33,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | General | $15,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | General | $9,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | $6,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for the Arts | Louisville, KY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grayson-Jockey Club Research | Lexington, KY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Commonwealth Fund for Ket Inc | Lexington, KY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Museum of Racing | Saratoga Springs, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | General | $1,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy | Peewee Valley, KY | General | Religion-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Stride Inc | Prospect, KY | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imagination Library of Louisville | Louisville, KY | General | Education | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisters for Life | Louisville, KY | General | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Down Syndrome Assoc of Connecticut | Greenwich, CT | General | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $136,650 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $16,000 |
| Human services | $2,000 |
| Religion-related | $1,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | $1,398,340 |
| New York | $60,400 |
| Illinois | $20,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,000 |
| Connecticut | $400 |
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Updated May 19, 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.