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The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Louisville, Kentucky · EIN 611349891

The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Louisville, Kentucky. In tax year 2024 it gave $58,500 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $54,000 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$54,00027$1.2 million
2024$58,5009$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactFoundation - Co Ernest Sampson
2225 Lexington Rd, Louisville, KY 40205
Phone or email(502) 451-0600
What to submitRequest should be made on the tax exempt organization's letterhead and provide the following information: public or private foundation status, including IRS code section under which the exempt organization operates; the specific amount(s) of funds requested, and specifically how the funds will be used.
RestrictionsInstitutions of higher learning, hospitals and medical facilities, recognized religious entities and churches, institutions or associations dedicated for the relief of the poor, such as habitat for humanity, and other similar or like organizations.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky6$28,500
Colorado1$15,000
Wisconsin1$10,000
Tennessee1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cobbled Streets
Wheatridge, CO
General purpose$15,000
Appleton Community Music Inc
Appleton, WI
General purpose$10,000
Champions for Children
Louisville, KY
General support$6,000
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Educational support$5,000
Catholic Charities of Louisville
Louisville, KY
General purpose$5,000
Holston Home for Children Inc
Greeneville, TN
General purpose$5,000
Kentucky Opera Association Inc
Louisville, KY
General purpose$5,000
Louisville Orchestra
Louisville, KY
General purpose$5,000
Shamrock Pet Foundation Inc
Louisville, KY
General purpose$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$58,500 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Ernest A Sampson (President), Katy Carson (Secretary) and Kelley Carson (Treasurer).

What does The Lyndon & Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and youth programs.

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