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The Whippoorwill Family Foundation: 42 grants to organizations, $886,776 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Whippoorwill Family Foundation, a private foundation in Prospect, KY, paid 42 grants to organizations totaling $886,776 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 6, 2025. The largest was $125,000 to New Jersey Audubon Society in Bernardsville, NJ for for general charitable purposes.
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- EIN
- 455631503
- Based in
- Prospect, KY
- Assets
- $6,673,779
- Grants paid
- $886,776
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202503109349101820. It reported $886,776 in grants paid; 42 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Audubon Society | Bernardsville, NJ | For general charitable purposes | Environment | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Orchestra | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $118,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Environment | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Canadian Nature Inc | Buffalo, NY | For general charitable purposes | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Evolve502 Scholars Foundation | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Ballet | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Lexington, KY | For general charitable purposes | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fund for the Arts | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canopy Certified Inc | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Louisville Urban League | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Musee de Charlevoix | La Malbaie, CA | For general charitable purposes | $23,821 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bernheim Forest and Arboretum | Clermont, KY | For general charitable purposes | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gilda's Club of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Public Media | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Centre Ecologique de Port-Au-Saumon | La Malbaie, CA | For general charitable purposes | $8,543 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yew Dell Gardens | Crestwood, KY | For general charitable purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Actors Theatre of Louisville | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Derby City Chamber Music Festival | Prospect, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earth and Spirit Center | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Filson Historical Society | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park | Mammoth Cave, KY | For general charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | For general charitable purposes | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philips Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | For general charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Louisville Foundation | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Practice Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | For general charitable purposes | Environment | $3,060 | apps.irs.gov |
| Owsley Brown Frazier Historical Arms Museum Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commonwealth Fund for Ket | Lexington, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary | Mt Desert, ME | For general charitable purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kentucky Opera | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kentucky Science Center | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | For general charitable purposes | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music for A Purpose | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,902 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Aviation Historical Society Inc | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Documentary Photographic Project Inc | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Shakespeare | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kmac | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Civic Orchestra | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance Francaise de Louisville | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Louisville Free Public Library | Louisville, KY | For general charitable purposes | Education | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $235,060 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $170,602 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 |
| Human services | $25,000 |
| Education | $10,250 |
| Recreation and sports | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | $641,852 |
| New Jersey | $125,000 |
| New York | $70,000 |
| Massachusetts | $5,000 |
| New Hampshire | $5,000 |
| Maine | $4,500 |
| Minnesota | $3,060 |
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Updated November 6, 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.