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Limestone Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Louisville, Kentucky · EIN 332659738

Limestone Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Louisville, Kentucky. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.1 million in 76 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $350,000. 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 by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$00$23.7 million
2025$1.1 million76$25.8 million

How to apply

Limestone Family Foundation Inc 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 Limestone Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky53$853,500
Wyoming3$156,000
Florida5$38,500
District of Columbia3$32,000
Virginia2$25,000
Georgia1$10,000
Mississippi1$5,000
Wisconsin1$5,000
Ohio1$2,500
Indiana1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 76 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm Inc
Louisville, KY
Support$350,000
Big Horn Baseball Club
Sheridan, WY
Support$150,000
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation
Lexington, KY
Support$75,000
Association of Community Ministries
Louisville, KY
Support$58,000
Equestrian Events Inc
Lexington, KY
Support$50,000
St Francis in the Fields Church
Harrods Creek, KY
Support$50,000
Community Foundation of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Support$36,000
Feed Louisville
Louisville, KY
Support$33,000
American Farmland Trust
Washington, DC
Support$25,000
Bluegrass Land Conservancy
Lexington, KY
Support$25,000
Gulf Stream School
Gulf Stream, FL
Support$20,000
Kentucky Country Day School
Louisville, KY
Support$20,000
Metro United Way
Louisville, KY
Support$20,000
Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
Support$20,000
Louisville Orchestra
Louisville, KY
Support$10,000
National Deer Association Fund
Bogart, GA
Support$10,000
Second Stride Inc
Prospect, KY
Support$10,000
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Delray Beach, FL
Support$10,000
University of Louisville Foundation
Louisville, KY
Support$10,000
West End School
Louisville, KY
Support$10,000
Frazier History Museum
Louisville, KY
Support$5,000
Kentucky Derby Museum
Louisville, KY
Support$5,000
Kentucky Educational TV
Lexington, KY
Support$5,000
Land Trust Alliance
Washington, DC
Support$5,000
Louisville Folk School
Louisville, KY
Support$5,000
Louisville Zoo Foundation
Louisville, KY
Support$5,000
Marty Stuart's Congress of Country Music
Philadelphia, MS
Support$5,000
Muhammad Ali Center
Louisville, KY
Support$5,000
Oldham County Historical Society
Lagrange, KY
Support$5,000
Pendennis Historical Foundation
Louisville, KY
Support$5,000
Sayre School
Lexington, KY
Support$5,000
Tall Timbers Research
Tallahassee, FL
Support$5,000
The Living Church Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
Support$5,000
US Eventing Foundation
Leesburg, VA
Support$5,000
Waterfront Botanical Gardens
Louisville, KY
Support$5,000
Waterfront Park
Louisville, KY
Support$5,000
Wyo Theatre
Sheridan, WY
Support$5,000
A Cure for Robert
Louisville, KY
Support$2,500
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
Clermont, KY
Support$2,500
Historic Homes Foundation
Louisville, KY
Support$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Limestone Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Limestone Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2025, across 76 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Limestone Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists W Austin Musselman Jr (Chairman & President), Jane Douglass Musselman (Director), Stella L Musselman (Director) and Carolina Clay Musselman (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Limestone Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and faith communities.

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