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Rosky Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Louisville, Kentucky · EIN 204790156

Rosky Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Louisville, Kentucky. In tax year 2025 it gave $45,758 in 33 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 in 2025 was up from $45,552 the year before.

3% 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$35,50023$908,924
2024$45,55233$983,822
2025$45,75833$1.0 million

How to apply

Rosky Charitable 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 Rosky Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky29$41,758
Iowa1$1,000
Indiana1$1,000
Massachusetts1$1,000
Texas1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 33 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
YMCA
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$5,000
Louisville Chamber Music Society
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$2,578
Kentucky Opera
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$2,500
Lincoln Foundation
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$2,500
Louisville Fund for the Arts
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$2,500
Wuol
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$2,500
First Lutheran Church
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$2,000
Derby City Chamber Music Festival
Prospect, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,180
Cave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Farmington
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Frazier History Museum
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Hosparus Health Louisville
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Indiana University Foundation
Bloomington, IN
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Kentucky Humane Society
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Kentucky Shakespeare
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Ket
Lexington, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Kling Chamber Orchestra Inc
Prospect, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Louisville Ballet
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Louisville Zoo
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Louiville Civic Orchestra
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Metro United Way
Louisville, KY
To further their exempt purpose$1,000
Olmsted Parks
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Rice University
Houston, TX
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Tanglewood
Lenox, MA
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
The Filson Historical Society
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
The Library Foundation
Louisville, KY
To further their exempt purpose$1,000
The Speed Museum
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
University of Louisville Foundation
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Waterfront Botanical Gardens
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Womens Club of Louisville
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000
Actors Theatre
Louisville, KY
To support its exempt purpose$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rosky Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Rosky Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$45,758 in tax year 2025, across 33 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Rosky Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Jacqueline R Rosky (President) and Laura R Santoni (Vp/Secretary/Treasurer).

What does Rosky Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and animals.

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