Foundations · IRS 990 filings

Foundations in Kentucky

791
foundations
$632.5M
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
164
say they accept unsolicited
$9,514
median grant

Grantlas lists 791 foundations based in Kentucky — 721 private foundations and 70 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $632.5 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 164 of them (21%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Louisville (297), Lexington (119) and Bowling Green (24).

164 of them say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Foundations accepting applications in Kentucky.

Top 25 of 791 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 139 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in Kentucky
Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable TrustPaducah, KY$50,000$22.8M$200–$2.5MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Humana Foundation IncLouisville, KY$15.9M$15.9M—No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY$202,500$14.9M$450–$1.5MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
William Lawrence and Blanche HughesLexington, KY$3M$14.9M$50,000–$8.5MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Yum Brands Foundation IncLouisville, KY$10,000$10.3M$120–$4.3MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Brown-Forman FoundationLouisville, KY$67,500$9.8M$25,000–$2MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Carson-Myre Charitable FoundationPaducah, KY$25,000$8.9M$5,000–$1.3MWithin 5% over 3 yearsFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Gheens Foundation IncLouisville, KY$25,000$6.3M$2,500–$400,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Yung Family FoundationCrestview Hills, KY$100,000$6.2M$5,000–$2MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The R C Durr Foundation IncCovington, KY$14,885$4.7M$1,000–$361,700No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
C E and S Foundation IncLouisville, KY$45,000$4.5M$1,000–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Lg&e and Ku Foundation IncLouisville, KY$2,500$4.3M$100–$749,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Bridgestone Americas Trust FundLouisville, KY$3.2M$3.3M$3M–$3.3MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Mildred V Horn FoundationLagrange, KY$270,000$2.3M$3,000–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Price Foundation IncLouisville, KY$137,500$2M$1,660–$500,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Smith Brothers Family Foundation IncLouisville, KY$3,600$1.9M$100–$1.8MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Delta Dental of Kenucky Foundation IncLouisville, KY$20,800$1.8M$2,500–$1.8MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
James A and Martha R Brown Charitable Foundation IncLexington, KY$71,730$1.8M$100–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Drees Homes Foundation IncFt Mitchell, KY$100,000$1.6M$5,700–$939,498No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Irvin F & Alice S EtscornLouisville, KY$25,000$1.6M$3,000–$205,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Gilbert Foundation IncProspect, KY$3,500$1M$2,000–$987,319No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Elsa M Heisel Sule Charitable Trust 2005Ft Mitchell, KY$7,500$930,535$2,500–$80,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Kentucky Educational Fund forFrankfort, KY$66,615$911,539$5,500–$772,809No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
John B & Brownie Young Memorial FundOwensboro, KY$500$894,318$250–$35,599No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Norton Foundation IncLouisville, KY$17,500$747,500$2,500–$70,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
  • 3-yr trend compares the latest filing year with the year two before it, so it needs grants on file for both. Most foundations file one year of grants, so most rows show a dash.

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Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.