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Trim Masters Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Danville, Kentucky · EIN 611225606

Trim Masters Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Danville, Kentucky. In tax year 2024 it gave $84,900 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $7,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $88,000 the year before.

32% 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$88,00030$1.3 million
2024$84,90028$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactDale Kihlman
118 Wetherburn Court, Danville, KY 40422
Phone or email(859) 612-2044, dalekihlman@gmail.com
What to submitApplications for funding may be obtained from dale kihlman. Applications identify the amount and purposes for which funding is sought and contact information and must be accompanied by a copy of either the letter form the IRS granting the applicant 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or a written letter identifying the applicant as a government or quazi-government entity.
DeadlinesThere is no specific deadline for funding requests.
RestrictionsGrants are made in support of charitable, scientific, literary, and educational programs to qualifying charitable organizations and governmental entities located in areas near any one of five specific trim masters facilities. Those facilities are located in harrodsburg, nicholasville, and bardstown, ky, muncie, in, and lawrenceville, il.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Trim Masters Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky28$84,900

Grants paid in 2024

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Thomas Nelson High School
Bardstown, KY
Project graduation and basketball program support$7,000
The Gladys Project
Danville, KY
Support of kindergarten readiness program "ready set go preschool"$6,000
Tri-County United Way
Bardstown, KY
Matching funds for harrodsburg annual campaign$6,000
Heart of Kentucky United Way
Danville, KY
Matching funds for bardstown annual campaign, laugh united 2025, support for day of caring$5,500
Distinguished Young Women of Boyle County
Danville, KY
Senior women scholarship programs$5,000
Mercer County Community Endowment
Harrodsburg, KY
Improving, economic level, health & overall quality of life for citizens of mercer co.$5,000
Norton Center for the Arts - Centre College
Danville, KY
Arts for classroom subsidies for over 25,000 students$5,000
Salvation Army
Danville, KY
Summer camps for children$5,000
Spencer County Habitat for Humanity
Taylorsville, KY
New habitat home support$5,000
Sunrise Children's Services
Danville, KY
Facility renovations$5,000
Japan America Society of Ky
Frankfort, KY
Sponsor annual golf tournament and japan festival august 2024$4,000
Bethany Haven
Bardstown, KY
Sponsorship of golf scramble fundraiser$3,000
Kentucky State Police Shop With A Trooper
Elizabethtown, KY
Support for underprivileged children to shop with a trooper$3,000
Salvation Army of Nelson County
Bardstown, KY
Rent & utility assistance & suport for the local food bank & community clinic$3,000
Bethlehem High School
Bardstown, KY
2025 project graduation and cancer patient support$2,000
Court Appointed Special Advocate of the Bluegrass
Danville, KY
Advocating for needs of abused or neglected children$2,000
The Compassionate Friends
Danville, KY
Annaul day of recognition for families that have lost loved ones to cancer$2,000
Great American Brass Band Festival
Danville, KY
Brass band festival 2025$1,500
Pioneer Playhouse
Danville, KY
Funding of disadvantaged kids in arts education$1,100
Boyle County High School
Danville, KY
Project graduation$1,000
Camp Horsing Around
Perryville, KY
Outdoor camp adventure for special needs children or compromised health$1,000
Danville Boyle County Humane Society
Danville, KY
Annual points for pets fundraiser$1,000
Danville High School Project Graduation
Danville, KY
Project graduation$1,000
Mercer County High School
Harrodsburg, KY
Project graduation$1,000
Ragged Edge Community Theatre
Harrodsburg, KY
Season sponsor$1,000
West T Hill Community Theatre
Danville, KY
Irish summer camps$1,000
The Lean on Me Foundation
Bardstown, KY
Durable medical equipment communication / sensory devices needed by disabled$1,000
Haven Care Center
Danville, KY
Golf scramble sponsorshipsponsorship of golf scramble$800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Trim Masters Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There is no specific deadline for funding requests.

How much does Trim Masters Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$84,900 in tax year 2024, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Trim Masters Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Dale Kihlman (President), Steve Hesselbrock (Vice-President), Larry Carter (Director) and Julie Mullins (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Trim Masters Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and youth programs.

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