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Lawrence & Augusta Hager Educational Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Owensboro, Kentucky · EIN 611187348

Lawrence & Augusta Hager Educational Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Owensboro, Kentucky. In tax year 2025 it gave $542,975 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $275,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $1.6 million the year before.

44% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$963,10517$8.9 million
2024$1.6 million17$7.9 million
2025$542,97516$8.3 million

How to apply

ContactDanna Johnson
401 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301
Phone or email(270) 685-5707
What to submitApplicants are to submit a letter outlining their program and needs
DeadlinesNone established at this time
RestrictionsDaviess county, ky educational purposes/children at risk

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lawrence & Augusta Hager Educational Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky16$542,975

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Goodfellows Club
Owensboro, KY
Program services$275,000
Volunteers of America
Louisville, KY
Program services$100,000
Green River Asset Building Coalition
Owensboro, KY
Program services$50,000
The Center
Owensboro, KY
Program services$50,000
Riverpark Center
Owensboro, KY
Program services$25,000
Owensboro Rotary Club Foundation Inc
Owensboro, KY
Program services$15,000
Prichard Committee
Lexington, KY
Program services$10,000
Kentucky Youth Advocates
Louisville, KY
Program services$7,000
United Way of the Ohio Valley
Owensboro, KY
Program services$5,000
Owensboro Parks & Rec - Breaking the Cycle
Owensboro, KY
Program services$3,000
Girl's Inc
Owensboro, KY
Program services$800
Puzzle Pieces
Owensboro, KY
Program services$750
Owensboro Parent Magazine
Owensboro, KY
Program services$500
Kentucky Voices for Health
Louisville, KY
Program services$500
Owensboro Human Relations Commission
Owensboro, KY
Program services$325
Help Offfice of Owensboro
Owensboro, KY
Program services$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lawrence & Augusta Hager Educational Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None established at this time.

How much does Lawrence & Augusta Hager Educational Foundation Inc give?

$542,975 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Lawrence & Augusta Hager Educational Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Keith Sanders (Emeritus Director), Allen Holbrook (President), Dr Nicholas Brake (Director) and Joe Berry (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Lawrence & Augusta Hager Educational Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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