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)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 | $89.7M | $142K |
| Brown-Forman Foundation | Louisville | 632 | $81.4M | $129K |
| Gheens Foundation Inc | Louisville | 1855 | $80.8M | $44K |
| The R C Durr Foundation Inc | Covington | 1376 | $65.6M | $48K |
| The Harold Juanita David Dennis & Gary | Bowling Green | 356 | $64.0M | $180K |
| 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 | 1234 | $42.1M | $34K |
| Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc | Louisville | 547 | $40.2M | $74K |
| The Brooke Brown Barzun | Louisville | 764 | $36.4M | $48K |
| The Yung Family Foundation | Crestview Hills | 90 | $34.8M | $386K |
| The Augusta Brown Holland | Louisville | 1088 | $34.2M | $31K |
| The Owsley Brown IIi | Louisville | 1359 | $31.3M | $23K |
| Harry T Wilks Family Foundation | Covington | 415 | $28.7M | $69K |
| Morris & Dorothy Haskins Foundation Inc | Bowling Green | 400 | $26.3M | $66K |
| Trager Family Foundation Inc | Louisville | 112 | $23.9M | $214K |
| Mildred V Horn Foundation | Lagrange | 63 | $22.1M | $350K |
| The Scripps Family Fund for Education | Ft Mitchell | 1114 | $20.8M | $19K |
| The Mustard Seed Foundation | Lexington | 12 | $19.7M | $1.6M |
| Indigo Foundation Inc | Louisville | 125 | $19.6M | $157K |
| J Rogers Badgett Sr Foundation Inc | Madisonville | 367 | $19.3M | $53K |
| James a and Martha R Brown Charitable Foundation Inc | Lexington | 72 | $19.3M | $268K |
| Ed Gardner Trust | Paducah | 17 | $18.9M | $1.1M |
| Ed & Joann Hubert Family | Bellevue | 873 | $17.6M | $20K |
| The Smith Brothers Family | Louisville | 154 | $17.3M | $113K |
| The Ginkgo Fund | Louisville | 213 | $16.7M | $78K |
| Kindred Foundation Inc | Louisville | 537 | $16.1M | $30K |
| Price Foundation Inc | Louisville | 196 | $15.3M | $78K |
| The Robert and Mary Tincher Charitable Foundation Inc | Bowling Green | 68 | $15.1M | $222K |
| Barr Foundation Inc | Louisville | 204 | $15.1M | $74K |
| The Mt Brilliant Family Foundation | Lexington | 368 | $15.1M | $41K |
| Frazier-Joy Family Foundation Inc | Goshen | 179 | $14.5M | $81K |
| Don Jacobs Sr Charitable Foundation Inc | Lexington | 146 | $14.1M | $96K |
| Rostrevor Foundation Inc | Louisville | 99 | $13.9M | $140K |
| W Frank Lebus Jr Charitable Tuw | Paris | 164 | $13.4M | $82K |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | Louisville | 723 | $13.3M | $18K |
| George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable | Louisville | 131 | $12.9M | $98K |
| Delta Dental of Kentucky Foundation Inc | Louisville | 45 | $12.4M | $276K |
| Whitaker Foundation Inc | Lexington | 447 | $12.4M | $28K |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Raymond B Preston Family Foundation | Henderson | 15 | $10.1M | $671K |
| Marksbury Family Foundation Inc | Nicholasville | 90 | $9.9M | $110K |
| 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 |
| The Charles E and | Ft Mitchell | 309 | $9.1M | $30K |
| Fred R & Opal S Woosley Foundation | Louisville | 110 | $9.1M | $83K |
| Annie Gardner Foundation | Mayfield | 32 | $8.9M | $277K |
| Hayswood Foundation Inc | Maysville | 348 | $8.6M | $25K |
| Mackin Foundation Inc | Louisville | 232 | $8.5M | $36K |
| The John H Schnatter Family Foundation | Anchorage | 170 | $8.4M | $49K |
| Cralle Foundation Inc | Louisville | 1121 | $8.2M | $7K |
| Whippoorwill Family Foundation | Prospect | 285 | $8.1M | $28K |
| 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 |
| William & Mildred J Kurz Char Tr | Prospect | 8 | $7.5M | $939K |
| 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 |
| Hearts Path Charitable Foundation Inc | Louisville | 214 | $7.2M | $34K |
| Zembrodt Family Foundation Inc | Ft Mitchell | 421 | $7.1M | $17K |
| Jtsb Foundation Inc | Anchorage | 85 | $7.1M | $83K |
| William T Young Foundation Inc | Lexington | 160 | $6.8M | $42K |
| The Norton Foundation Inc | Louisville | 312 | $6.6M | $21K |
| 828 Foundation | Louisville | 25 | $6.6M | $263K |
| The Jerry E Baker Foundation Inc | Bowling Green | 98 | $6.5M | $66K |
| Morris Family Foundation | Louisville | 470 | $6.5M | $14K |
| The W Bruce Lunsford Foundation Inc | Louisville | 390 | $6.5M | $17K |
| The Greater Clark Foundation Inc | Winchester | 325 | $6.5M | $20K |
| 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 |
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