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Gordon Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Louisville, Kentucky · EIN 611230889

Gordon Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Louisville, Kentucky. In tax year 2024 it gave $91,700 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $40,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $128,000 the year before.

13% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$128,00021$1.9 million
2024$91,7008$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactJeff Gordon
508 N Beckley Station Rd, Louisville, KY 40245
Phone or email(502) 809-1215
What to submitNo prescribed format

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky4$71,700
District of Columbia2$10,000
New York1$5,000
Virginia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fund for the Arts
Louisville, KY
Charitable$40,000
University of Louisville Foundation
Louisville, KY
Charitable$21,000
Maryhurst
Louisville, KY
Charitable$5,700
NAMI
Arlington, VA
Chartiable$5,000
Planned Parenthood
New York City, NY
Chartiable$5,000
Rainn
Washington, DC
Chartiable$5,000
Whitstrong
Louisville, KY
Chartiable$5,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
Chartiable$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gordon Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Gordon Foundation Inc give?

$91,700 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Gordon Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeffrey Gordon (Director) and J Clifton Mahaffey (Director).

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