Sponsor A PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in Kentucky
1,168 grantmaking foundations based in Kentucky, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Animal welfare (14)Arts and culture (37)Community development (27)Education (90)General grantmaking (428)Health (28)Housing and shelter (11)Human services (45)International (6)Religion (21)Youth and recreation (37)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramar Charitable Foundation | Ft Mitchell | 1756 | $1.5B | $861K |
| Humana Foundation Inc | Louisville | 299 | $230.1M | $770K |
| The Claude and Betty Harris Foundation Inc | Louisville | 591 | $183.1M | $310K |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust | Paducah | 1754 | $157.5M | $90K |
| James Graham Brown Foundation Inc | Louisville | 595 | $145.9M | $245K |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Ft Mitchell | 1008 | $123.5M | $123K |
| Yum Brands Foundation Inc | Louisville | 449 | $122.4M | $273K |
| C E and S Foundation Inc | Louisville | 535 | $121.5M | $227K |
| Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation | Paducah | 2065 | $118.6M | $57K |
| The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 | Fort Mitchell | 630 | $88.6M | $141K |
| Brown-Forman Foundation | Louisville | 632 | $81.4M | $129K |
| Gheens Foundation Inc | Louisville | 1855 | $80.8M | $44K |
| The R C Durr Foundation Inc | Covington | 1258 | $61.0M | $49K |
| The Harold Juanita David Dennis & Gary | Bowling Green | 327 | $59.3M | $181K |
| Lg&E and Ku Foundation Inc | Louisville | 961 | $53.4M | $56K |
| W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation | Louisville | 703 | $52.7M | $75K |
| The George and Beverly Rawlings | Lagrange | 4 | $48.0M | $12.0M |
| W L Lyons Brown Foundation | Louisville | 1259 | $42.6M | $34K |
| Owsley Brown II Family Foundation Inc | Louisville | 555 | $42.3M | $76K |
| Elhapa Foundation Inc | Lexington | 1224 | $41.6M | $34K |
| Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc | Louisville | 547 | $40.2M | $74K |
| The Yung Family Foundation | Crestview Hills | 90 | $34.8M | $386K |
| The Brooke Brown Barzun | Louisville | 718 | $33.3M | $46K |
| The Owsley Brown IIi | Louisville | 1359 | $31.3M | $23K |
| The Augusta Brown Holland | Louisville | 1011 | $31.3M | $31K |
| Harry T Wilks Family Foundation | Covington | 415 | $28.7M | $69K |
| Morris & Dorothy Haskins Foundation Inc | Bowling Green | 384 | $22.4M | $58K |
| Mildred V Horn Foundation | Lagrange | 63 | $22.1M | $350K |
| The Mustard Seed Foundation | Lexington | 13 | $21.4M | $1.6M |
| Indigo Foundation Inc | Louisville | 125 | $19.6M | $157K |
| J Rogers Badgett Sr Foundation Inc | Madisonville | 367 | $19.3M | $53K |
| The Scripps Family Fund for Education | Ft Mitchell | 1032 | $19.1M | $19K |
| Ed Gardner Trust | Paducah | 17 | $18.9M | $1.1M |
| Trager Family Foundation Inc | Louisville | 94 | $18.6M | $198K |
| James a and Martha R Brown Charitable Foundation Inc | Lexington | 70 | $18.3M | $261K |
| Ed & Joann Hubert Family | Bellevue | 873 | $17.6M | $20K |
| The Smith Brothers Family | Louisville | 154 | $17.3M | $113K |
| Price Foundation Inc | Louisville | 217 | $17.1M | $79K |
| The Ginkgo Fund | Louisville | 213 | $16.7M | $78K |
| Kindred Foundation Inc | Louisville | 537 | $16.1M | $30K |
| The Mt Brilliant Family Foundation | Lexington | 389 | $15.5M | $40K |
| The Robert and Mary Tincher Charitable Foundation Inc | Bowling Green | 68 | $15.1M | $222K |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | Louisville | 808 | $14.7M | $18K |
| Barr Foundation Inc | Louisville | 177 | $14.5M | $82K |
| Frazier-Joy Family Foundation Inc | Goshen | 175 | $14.3M | $82K |
| Don Jacobs Sr Charitable Foundation Inc | Lexington | 136 | $13.6M | $100K |
| W Frank Lebus Jr Charitable Tuw | Paris | 152 | $13.0M | $86K |
| Rostrevor Foundation Inc | Louisville | 92 | $12.9M | $140K |
| George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable | Louisville | 131 | $12.9M | $98K |
| Delta Dental of Kentucky Foundation Inc | Louisville | 45 | $12.4M | $276K |
| Crutcher Family Foundation Inc | Midway | 366 | $12.1M | $33K |
| Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005 | Ft Mitchell | 1263 | $12.1M | $10K |
| Hacet Foundation Inc | Prospect | 60 | $12.0M | $199K |
| Frances N Alden Charitable Tr | Louisville | 48 | $11.8M | $245K |
| Ldg Development Foundation Inc | Louisville | 52 | $11.7M | $226K |
| Whitaker Foundation Inc | Lexington | 414 | $11.4M | $28K |
| Wo and Lois Newell Charitable Trust | Somerset | 195 | $11.3M | $58K |
| Sam Swope Family Foundation Inc | Louisville | 356 | $11.0M | $31K |
| Dr Marius E Johnston & Margaret | Lexington | 14 | $10.9M | $780K |
| The William R Hoch Family | Berea | 137 | $10.8M | $79K |
| Drees Homes Foundation Inc Co Fifth Third | Fort Mitchell | 90 | $10.4M | $116K |
| Access Ventures Inc | Louisville | 156 | $10.2M | $65K |
| Virginia Clark Hagan Charitable | Lexington | 120 | $10.1M | $84K |
| Marksbury Family Foundation Inc | Nicholasville | 90 | $9.9M | $110K |
| Raymond B Preston Family Foundation | Henderson | 15 | $9.9M | $660K |
| Irvin F & Alice S Etscorn | Louisville | 371 | $9.7M | $26K |
| The Butler Foundation | Covington | 551 | $9.7M | $18K |
| Independence Foundation Inc | Owensboro | 64 | $9.1M | $143K |
| Annie Gardner Foundation | Mayfield | 32 | $8.9M | $277K |
| The Charles E and | Ft Mitchell | 287 | $8.5M | $30K |
| Fred R & Opal S Woosley Foundation | Louisville | 109 | $8.5M | $78K |
| Mackin Foundation Inc | Louisville | 232 | $8.5M | $36K |
| Cralle Foundation Inc | Louisville | 1121 | $8.2M | $7K |
| Whippoorwill Family Foundation | Prospect | 285 | $8.1M | $28K |
| Hayswood Foundation Inc | Maysville | 326 | $8.0M | $25K |
| Smith Foundation Fka Edward P and Mary | Lexington | 238 | $7.9M | $33K |
| Ventas Charitable Foundation Inc | Louisville | 9 | $7.8M | $870K |
| Margaret E & Stephen E Diebold | Louisville | 321 | $7.8M | $24K |
| Ephraim Roseman Foundation Inc | Brandenburg | 203 | $7.6M | $37K |
| Fultum Foundation Inc | Louisville | 14 | $7.6M | $542K |
| Usa Equestrian Trust Inc | Lexington | 141 | $7.5M | $53K |
| Ee Murry Family Foundation | Lexington | 157 | $7.4M | $47K |
| The Harshaw Family Foundation | Louisville | 115 | $7.3M | $63K |
| The Jerry E Baker Foundation Inc | Bowling Green | 111 | $7.1M | $64K |
| Zembrodt Family Foundation Inc | Ft Mitchell | 421 | $7.1M | $17K |
| Jtsb Foundation Inc | Anchorage | 85 | $7.1M | $83K |
| The John H Schnatter Family Foundation | Anchorage | 148 | $7.0M | $47K |
| Morris Family Foundation | Louisville | 508 | $7.0M | $14K |
| William T Young Foundation Inc | Lexington | 160 | $6.8M | $43K |
| Hearts Path Charitable Foundation Inc | Louisville | 196 | $6.8M | $35K |
| William & Mildred J Kurz Char Tr | Prospect | 7 | $6.6M | $949K |
| The Norton Foundation Inc | Louisville | 312 | $6.6M | $21K |
| 828 Foundation | Louisville | 25 | $6.6M | $263K |
| Hilary Boone Foundation Inc | Lexington | 425 | $6.3M | $15K |
| Crescent Hill Family Foundation Inc | Louisville | 20 | $6.3M | $314K |
| The Joseph D Obrien IIi Memorial | Shelbyville | 26 | $6.3M | $241K |
| Marilyn & William Young Charitable | Owensboro | 477 | $6.1M | $13K |
| Tw Barker Family Foundation Inc | Pikeville | 196 | $6.1M | $31K |
| The Greater Clark Foundation Inc | Winchester | 305 | $6.1M | $20K |
| The W Bruce Lunsford Foundation Inc | Louisville | 354 | $5.9M | $17K |
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