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Joseph C Ferree Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Louisville, Kentucky · EIN 616144664

Joseph C Ferree Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Louisville, Kentucky. In tax year 2025 it gave $205,275 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $29,325 and the largest $29,325. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $192,220 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$191,7867$3.8 million
2024$192,2207$4.1 million
2025$205,2757$4.4 million

How to apply

Joseph C Ferree Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joseph C Ferree Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky6$175,950
Maryland1$29,325

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Bowie, MD
Program support$29,325
Oneida Baptist Institute
Oneida, KY
Program support$29,325
Mattingly Edge
Louisville, KY
Program support$29,325
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KY
Program support$29,325
Kosair Charities Committee Inc
Louisville, KY
Program support$29,325
University of Lousiville Foundation
Louisville, KY
Program support$29,325
Cedar Lake Foundation
Louisville, KY
Program support$29,325

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph C Ferree Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Joseph C Ferree Charitable Trust give?

$205,275 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $29,325.

Who runs Joseph C Ferree Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Stock Yards Bank Trust Co (Trustee).

What does Joseph C Ferree Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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