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The Gheens Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 61-6031406 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$12.8M
Grants reported
320
Typical grant
$25K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$3.4M

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Contact
Lori H Flanery
Deadlines
Submission deadlines are quarterly. Specific dates can be found at gheensfoundation.org.
Application materials
An online application can be found at gheensfoundation.org.
Restrictions
Grants are only awarded to nonprofit organizations whose missions impact the greater louisville metro area and lafourche and terrebone parishes in louisiana, the home communities of mr. And mrs. Edwin gheens. In some instances, nonprofit organizations which operate outside louisville but in kentucky are considered for funding.
Original filing text
Contact
LORI H FLANERY
Address
401 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 705 LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202
Phone
5025844650
Deadlines
SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE QUARTERLY. SPECIFIC DATES CAN BE FOUND AT GHEENSFOUNDATION.ORG.
Application materials
AN ONLINE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT GHEENSFOUNDATION.ORG.
Restrictions
GRANTS ARE ONLY AWARDED TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSIONS IMPACT THE GREATER LOUISVILLE METRO AREA AND LAFOURCHE AND TERREBONE PARISHES IN LOUISIANA, THE HOME COMMUNITIES OF MR. AND MRS. EDWIN GHEENS. IN SOME INSTANCES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH OPERATE OUTSIDE LOUISVILLE BUT IN KENTUCKY ARE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING.

Reported organization name: THE GHEENS FOUNDATION INC

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2024157$6.3M
2023163$6.5M

Where The Gheens Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Volunteers of America Mid-States Inc

LOUISVILLE, KY

$400KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Community care campus and unity house

Volunteers of America Mid-States Inc

LOUISVILLE, KY

$400KTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Community care campus and unity house

Home of the Innocents

LOUISVILLE, KY

$250KTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Campaign to renovate the current facilities

Simmons College of Kentucky Inc

LOUISVILLE, KY

$250KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Mission delivery support

The Housing Partnership Inc

LOUISVILLE, KY

$250KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

West end blight remediation

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Gheens Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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