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Foundations that fund arts and culture in Kentucky

347 private foundations gave $23.7 million for arts and culture to organizations in Kentucky in their latest year. The largest was Brown-Forman Foundation, with $2.5 million in 12 grants.

Foundations ranked by arts and culture grants to recipients in Kentucky, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
Brown-Forman Foundation12$2.5 millionYes
Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation13$2.0 millionYes
James Graham Brown Foundation Inc3$1.8 millionYes
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation (New York)2$950,000Yes
The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc13$736,703No
The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found9$697,460No
The Susan and William Yarmuth Family Foundation Inc (Florida)1$674,179No
William M Wood Foundation (Texas)2$650,000Yes
Opera House Fund Inc9$609,527No
Jasteka Foundation (Indiana)2$600,200Yes
Laura G Turner Charitable Foundation Inc (Tennessee)7$570,000Yes
Frances N Alden Charitable Tr3$451,000No
Woodland Farm Foundation Inc1$404,232No
Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc1$400,000No
Albert A Brennan Foundation TW (Pennsylvania)1$391,416No
The Gheens Foundation Inc13$370,000Yes
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc3$338,902Yes
Sam Gilliam Foundation (District of Columbia)1$320,658No
The R C Durr Foundation Inc4$267,040Yes
William T Young Foundation Inc3$264,000No
Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc42$254,000Yes
The Whippoorwill Family Foundation12$232,102No
Great Meadows Foundation Inc61$225,500No
The Shubert Foundation Inc (New York)6$220,000Yes
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation (California)1$179,809No

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches arts and culture, paid to recipients in Kentucky. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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