Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, TN, DC
- Typical grant
- $10K
- Total giving
- $38.3M
- Grants reported
- 160
Foundation directoryW L Lyons Brown Foundation The Bill Gatton Foundation Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation Brown-Forman Foundation James Graham Brown Foundation Inc The Fb Heron Foundation The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 The Shillman Foundation The Fry Family Foundation The Gheens Foundation Inc The Harold Juanita David Dennis & Gary Koon Family Charitable Foundation Lift A Life Foundation Inc C/O Cornerstone Family Office Frances N Alden Charitable Tr The Cielo Foundation Lg&E and Ku Foundation Inc Pheasant Hill Foundation Inc C/O Porzio Bromberg & Newman The McCamish Foundation Inc Joseph W Craft III Foundation The Robert and Mary Tincher Charitable Foundation Inc The Joanne W Gauntt Foundation Dated The Yung Family Foundation The R C Durr Foundation Inc 541 Buttermilk Pike Suite 500 C E and S Foundation Inc
Foundations that fund in Kentucky
Private foundations whose largest share of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Kentucky, ranked by total grants paid on their IRS 990-PF filings.
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1–24 of 102 foundations in this list
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, TN, VA
- Typical grant
- $1.8M
- Total giving
- $27.1M
- Grants reported
- 9
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, WI, FL
- Typical grant
- $50K
- Total giving
- $22.8M
- Grants reported
- 183
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, FL, NC
- Typical grant
- $25K
- Total giving
- $18M
- Grants reported
- 316
Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY
- Typical grant
- $67.5K
- Total giving
- $17M
- Grants reported
- 94
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, DC, GA
- Typical grant
- $202.5K
- Total giving
- $14.9M
- Grants reported
- 50
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, AR, MA
- Typical grant
- $2.5K
- Total giving
- $14.8M
- Grants reported
- 77
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, OH, GA
- Typical grant
- $50K
- Total giving
- $13.9M
- Grants reported
- 166
Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, CA, TX
- Typical grant
- $22.5K
- Total giving
- $13.7M
- Grants reported
- 12
Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, ONTARIO, NL
- Typical grant
- $8.9K
- Total giving
- $13.2M
- Grants reported
- 73
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, IN, LA
- Typical grant
- $25K
- Total giving
- $12.8M
- Grants reported
- 320
Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, FL, TN
- Typical grant
- $100K
- Total giving
- $11.5M
- Grants reported
- 64
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, OH, FL
- Typical grant
- $50K
- Total giving
- $10.2M
- Grants reported
- 52
Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, GA, VA
- Typical grant
- $150K
- Total giving
- $9.8M
- Grants reported
- 39
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, CO, NY
- Typical grant
- $4.9K
- Total giving
- $8.8M
- Grants reported
- 34
Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, VA, PA
- Typical grant
- $2.5K
- Total giving
- $8.3M
- Grants reported
- 988
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, NJ, ME
- Typical grant
- $16K
- Total giving
- $8M
- Grants reported
- 16
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY
- Typical grant
- $656.2K
- Total giving
- $7.4M
- Grants reported
- 13
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, OK, DC
- Typical grant
- $125K
- Total giving
- $7.2M
- Grants reported
- 20
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, TN
- Typical grant
- $100K
- Total giving
- $6.9M
- Grants reported
- 11
Latest IRS filing: 2025 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, FL, NC
- Typical grant
- $65K
- Total giving
- $6.7M
- Grants reported
- 32
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, OH
- Typical grant
- $100K
- Total giving
- $6.2M
- Grants reported
- 14
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, OH
- Typical grant
- $14.9K
- Total giving
- $4.7M
- Grants reported
- 136
Latest IRS filing: 2024 · Current application dates need confirmation.
Most reported giving: KY, ME, VT
- Typical grant
- $45K
- Total giving
- $4.5M
- Grants reported
- 59
| Foundation | Typical grant | Total giving | Grants reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| W L Lyons Brown Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: KY, TN, DC | $10K | $38.3M | 160 |
| The Bill Gatton Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, TN, VA | $1.8M | $27.1M | 9 |
| Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, WI, FL | $50K | $22.8M | 183 |
| Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, FL, NC | $25K | $18M | 316 |
| Brown-Forman Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: KY | $67.5K | $17M | 94 |
| James Graham Brown Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, DC, GA | $202.5K | $14.9M | 50 |
| The Fb Heron Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, AR, MA | $2.5K | $14.8M | 77 |
| The Fischer Family Foundation 2008 IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, OH, GA | $50K | $13.9M | 166 |
| The Shillman Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: KY, CA, TX | $22.5K | $13.7M | 12 |
| The Fry Family Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: KY, ONTARIO, NL | $8.9K | $13.2M | 73 |
| The Gheens Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, IN, LA | $25K | $12.8M | 320 |
| The Harold Juanita David Dennis & Gary Koon Family Charitable Foundation IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: KY, FL, TN | $100K | $11.5M | 64 |
| Lift A Life Foundation Inc C/O Cornerstone Family Office IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, OH, FL | $50K | $10.2M | 52 |
| Frances N Alden Charitable Tr IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: KY, GA, VA | $150K | $9.8M | 39 |
| The Cielo Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, CO, NY | $4.9K | $8.8M | 34 |
| Lg&E and Ku Foundation Inc IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: KY, VA, PA | $2.5K | $8.3M | 988 |
| Pheasant Hill Foundation Inc C/O Porzio Bromberg & Newman IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, NJ, ME | $16K | $8M | 16 |
| The McCamish Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY | $656.2K | $7.4M | 13 |
| Joseph W Craft III Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, OK, DC | $125K | $7.2M | 20 |
| The Robert and Mary Tincher Charitable Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, TN | $100K | $6.9M | 11 |
| The Joanne W Gauntt Foundation Dated IRS filing 2025 · Most giving: KY, FL, NC | $65K | $6.7M | 32 |
| The Yung Family Foundation IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, OH | $100K | $6.2M | 14 |
| The R C Durr Foundation Inc 541 Buttermilk Pike Suite 500 IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, OH | $14.9K | $4.7M | 136 |
| C E and S Foundation Inc IRS filing 2024 · Most giving: KY, ME, VT | $45K | $4.5M | 59 |