Foundations

Private foundations in Kentucky

Foundations that fund causes in Kentucky

• Education
  $235 million from 1,533 foundations
• Faith communities
  $90.5 million from 1,005 foundations
• Youth programs
  $65.2 million from 517 foundations
• Health
  $32.0 million from 421 foundations
• International
  $28.1 million from 97 foundations
• Community development
  $27.2 million from 224 foundations
• Arts and culture
  $23.7 million from 347 foundations
• Housing and homelessness
  $22.6 million from 162 foundations
• Human services
  $22.4 million from 359 foundations
• Environment and conservation
  $20.4 million from 273 foundations
• Disability
  $11.4 million from 306 foundations
• Science and research
  $9.9 million from 127 foundations
• Veterans
  $8.7 million from 193 foundations
• Animals
  $8.2 million from 249 foundations
• Food and hunger
  $5.9 million from 200 foundations
• Seniors
  $757,167 from 43 foundations

These count grants to recipients in Kentucky, including from foundations based elsewhere.

Foundations by city in Kentucky

• Louisville
  279 foundations · $215 million
• Ft Mitchell
  10 foundations · $48.5 million
• Lexington
  111 foundations · $45.5 million
• Paducah
  10 foundations · $33.9 million
• Lagrange
  6 foundations · $26.8 million
• Bowling Green
  21 foundations · $11.7 million
• Covington
  13 foundations · $9.1 million
• Owensboro
  15 foundations · $7.9 million
• Prospect
  20 foundations · $5.9 million
• Union
  8 foundations · $2.2 million
• Frankfort
  7 foundations · $2.0 million
• Elizabethtown
  6 foundations · $1.3 million
• Somerset
  7 foundations · $1.2 million
• Ashland
  6 foundations · $1.2 million
• Nicholasville
  7 foundations · $1.1 million
• Hopkinsville
  8 foundations · $1.1 million
• Shelbyville
  8 foundations · $806,661
• Winchester
  7 foundations · $779,817
• Danville
  10 foundations · $442,151
• Glasgow
  5 foundations · $434,522
• Bardstown
  6 foundations · $260,213
• Flemingsburg
  12 foundations · $197,569

Kentucky foundations that accept applications

• Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust · Paducah
  Accepts applications $22.8 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Faith communities
• Humana Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $19.4 million a year · typical grant $15.9 million
• James Graham Brown Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $18.5 million a year · typical grant $202,500 · Education
• William Lawrence and Blanche Hughes Foundation Inc · Lexington
  Accepts applications $14.9 million a year · typical grant $1.0 million · Health
• Yum Brands Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $10.3 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Human services
• Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation · Paducah
  Accepts applications $8.9 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Faith communities
• The Gheens Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $6.8 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Faith communities
• The Yung Family Foundation · Crestview Hills
  Accepts applications $6.2 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Health
• The R C Durr Foundation Inc · Covington
  Accepts applications $4.7 million a year · typical grant $14,885 · Youth programs
• Brown-Forman Foundation · Louisville
  Accepts applications $4.3 million a year · typical grant $80,000 · Education
• Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $4.3 million a year · typical grant $2,500 · Human services
• C E and S Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $3.7 million a year · typical grant $45,000 · Education
• Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund · Louisville
  Accepts applications $3.3 million a year · typical grant $3.3 million
• Mildred V Horn Foundation · Lagrange
  Accepts applications $2.3 million a year · typical grant $204,500
• Price Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $2.0 million a year · typical grant $250,000 · Faith communities
• Smith Brothers Family Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $1.9 million a year · typical grant $5,500 · Education
• Delta Dental of Kenucky Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $1.8 million a year · typical grant $20,800 · Health
• James A and Martha R Brown Charitable Foundation Inc · Lexington
  Accepts applications $1.8 million a year · typical grant $71,730 · Education
• Drees Homes Foundation Inc · Ft Mitchell
  Accepts applications $1.6 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Education
• Irvin F & Alice S Etscorn Charitable Foundation · Louisville
  Accepts applications $1.6 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Environment and conservation
• The Gilbert Foundation Inc · Prospect
  Accepts applications $1.0 million a year · typical grant $3,500 · Education
• Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 · Ft Mitchell
  Accepts applications $930,535 a year · typical grant $7,500 · Education
• Kentucky Educational Fund for Handicapped Children · Frankfort
  Accepts applications $911,539 a year · typical grant $66,615
• John B & Brownie Young Memorial Fund · Owensboro
  Accepts applications $894,318 a year · typical grant $500 · Education
• The Norton Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $747,500 a year · typical grant $17,500 · Education
• Fred R & Opal S Woosley Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $742,000 a year · typical grant $15,000 · Education
• Tom Musselman Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $739,482 a year · typical grant $7,500 · Education
• Hayswood Foundation Inc · Maysville
  Accepts applications $723,961 a year · typical grant $10,000 · Education
• Michael E Horn Family Foundation Inc Ima · Owensboro
  Accepts applications $702,385 a year · typical grant $351,192 · Education
• The John H Schnatter Family Foundation Foundation Inc · Anchorage
  Accepts applications $677,950 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Science and research
• The Maclean Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $671,632 a year · typical grant $671,632 · Community development
• Cralle Foundation Inc · Simpsonville
  Accepts applications $665,302 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Youth programs
• Dr Kirti Jain Family Foundation Inc · Ashland
  Accepts applications $625,000 a year · typical grant $625,000
• Lawrence & Augusta Hager Educational Foundation Inc · Owensboro
  Accepts applications $542,975 a year · typical grant $6,000 · Environment and conservation
• The Copia Foundation Inc · Lexington
  Accepts applications $480,850 a year · typical grant $7,500 · Faith communities
• Eo Robinson Mountain Fund · Lexington
  Accepts applications $479,536 a year · typical grant $479,536
• Marilyn & William Young Charitable Foundation Inc · Owensboro
  Accepts applications $450,014 a year · typical grant $3,000 · Arts and culture
• Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $444,848 a year · typical grant $49,973 · Arts and culture
• Hearts Path Charitable Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $444,000 a year · typical grant $20,000 · Health
• Chas and Ruth Seligman Family Foundation Inc · Walton
  Accepts applications $418,625 a year · typical grant $10,000 · Faith communities
• Walters Collegiate Institute · Richmond
  Accepts applications $407,868 a year · typical grant $407,868 · Education
• Annie Gardner Foundation · Mayfield
  Accepts applications $390,101 a year · typical grant $390,101
• The Weldon H Johnson Family Foundation · Bowling Green
  Accepts applications $390,085 a year · typical grant $96,840 · Education
• V V Cooke Foundation Corporation · Louisville
  Accepts applications $377,750 a year · typical grant $2,500 · Education
• Julia & Isadore Klein Family Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $374,965 a year · typical grant $1,375 · Faith communities
• Keeneland Foundation Inc · Lexington
  Accepts applications $346,170 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education
• Dunbar Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $320,000 a year · typical grant $5,000 · Education
• Blessings Overflow Inc · Alvaton
  Accepts applications $319,028 a year · typical grant $21,750 · Health
• Magee Christian Education Foundation · Simpsonville
  Accepts applications $318,000 a year · typical grant $17,000 · Education
• Our Lady of Good Counsel Church · Verona
  Accepts applications $309,561 a year · typical grant $309,561

Largest foundations in Kentucky

• Adam R Scripps Foundation · Ft Mitchell
  Preselected only $35.5 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education
• W L Lyons Brown Foundation · Louisville
  Preselected only $34.1 million a year · typical grant $12,000 · Education
• The George and Beverly Rawlings Endowment Foundation Inc · Lagrange
  Preselected only $24.0 million a year · typical grant $12.0 million · Education
• Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust · Paducah
  Accepts applications $22.8 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Faith communities
• Humana Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $19.4 million a year · typical grant $15.9 million
• James Graham Brown Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $18.5 million a year · typical grant $202,500 · Education
• William Lawrence and Blanche Hughes Foundation Inc · Lexington
  Accepts applications $14.9 million a year · typical grant $1.0 million · Health
• The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 · Fort Mitchell
  Preselected only $13.9 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Youth programs
• The Claude and Betty Harris Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Preselected only $13.1 million a year · typical grant $959,710
• Yum Brands Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $10.3 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Human services
• Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation · Paducah
  Accepts applications $8.9 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Faith communities
• The Gheens Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $6.8 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Faith communities
• The Yung Family Foundation · Crestview Hills
  Accepts applications $6.2 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Health
• The Harold Juanita David Dennis & Gary Koon Family Charitable Foundation · Bowling Green
  Preselected only $5.6 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Faith communities
• Elhapa Foundation Inc · Lexington
  Preselected only $5.0 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education
• Frances N Alden Charitable Tr · Louisville
  Preselected only $4.9 million a year · typical grant $120,000 · Education
• W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation · Louisville
  Preselected only $4.8 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Arts and culture
• The R C Durr Foundation Inc · Covington
  Accepts applications $4.7 million a year · typical grant $14,885 · Youth programs
• Miramar Charitable Foundation · Ft Mitchell
  Preselected only $4.5 million a year · typical grant $2,000 · International
• Public Life Foundation of Owensboro · Owensboro
  Preselected only $4.4 million a year · typical grant $3,000 · Education
• Brown-Forman Foundation · Louisville
  Accepts applications $4.3 million a year · typical grant $80,000 · Education
• Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $4.3 million a year · typical grant $2,500 · Human services
• The Robert and Mary Tincher Charitable Foundation Inc · Bowling Green
  Preselected only $4.2 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Education
• Indigo Foundation · Louisville
  Preselected only $3.9 million a year · typical grant $250,000 · Human services
• Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc · Louisville
  Preselected only $3.8 million a year · typical grant $175,000 · Environment and conservation
• C E and S Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $3.7 million a year · typical grant $45,000 · Education
• The Scripps Family Fund for Education · Ft Mitchell
  Preselected only $3.4 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Education
• Harry T Wilks Family Foundation · Covington
  Preselected only $3.4 million a year · typical grant $15,000 · Arts and culture
• Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund · Louisville
  Accepts applications $3.3 million a year · typical grant $3.3 million
• The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found · Louisville
  Preselected only $2.7 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Education
• The Mustard Seed Foundation · Lexington
  Preselected only $2.7 million a year · typical grant $2.7 million · Education
• The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Preselected only $2.7 million a year · typical grant $22,500 · Arts and culture
• Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Preselected only $2.6 million a year · typical grant $7,000 · Community development
• LDG Development Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Preselected only $2.5 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Education
• Charlsey & Billy Lowdenback Charitable Trust Uad 12222021 · Louisville
  Preselected only $2.4 million a year · typical grant $300,000 · Faith communities
• George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Preselected only $2.4 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Faith communities
• Salt Water Fund · Louisville
  Preselected only $2.3 million a year · typical grant $56,822 · Youth programs
• Hacet Foundation Inc · Prospect
  Preselected only $2.3 million a year · typical grant $21,000 · Youth programs
• Mildred V Horn Foundation · Lagrange
  Accepts applications $2.3 million a year · typical grant $204,500
• Crescent Hill Family Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Preselected only $2.3 million a year · typical grant $190,500 · Human services
• Access Ventures Inc · Louisville
  Preselected only $2.3 million a year · typical grant $18,500 · Faith communities
• Price Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $2.0 million a year · typical grant $250,000 · Faith communities
• Smith Brothers Family Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $1.9 million a year · typical grant $5,500 · Education
• Delta Dental of Kenucky Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Accepts applications $1.8 million a year · typical grant $20,800 · Health
• James A and Martha R Brown Charitable Foundation Inc · Lexington
  Accepts applications $1.8 million a year · typical grant $71,730 · Education
• The Ginkgo Fund · Louisville
  Preselected only $1.8 million a year · typical grant $50,000 · Education
• The Harvey & Ruth Gelfenbein Charitable Foundation Inc · Louisville
  Preselected only $1.7 million a year · typical grant $1,766 · Environment and conservation
• Dig Deeper Foundation Inc · Union
  Preselected only $1.7 million a year · typical grant $10,000 · Faith communities
• Drees Homes Foundation Inc · Ft Mitchell
  Accepts applications $1.6 million a year · typical grant $100,000 · Education
• Irvin F & Alice S Etscorn Charitable Foundation · Louisville
  Accepts applications $1.6 million a year · typical grant $25,000 · Environment and conservation

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