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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $1,564,948 | $4,334,080 | $4,264,125 | $21,978,788 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 79% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE INCMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LOUISVILLE, KY | KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | $10,000 | 2024 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David K Arthur | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| John R Crockett Iii | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Heather D Metts | DIRECTOR | 0.50 | $0 |
| Shannon L Montgomery | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $21,978,788 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $630,541 | $4,138,595 | $4,060,762 | $24,747,920 | $24,747,920 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $969,404 | $4,561,973 | $4,484,643 | $28,255,974 | $28,255,974 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $53,339 | $5,841,313 | $5,735,154 | $31,842,793 | $31,842,793 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $12,522,145 | $5,227,948 | $5,100,322 | $37,600,097 | $37,600,097 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $905,485 | $4,905,649 | $4,824,688 | $30,305,900 | $30,305,900 |
| THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INCLOUISVILLE, KY | LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL | $10,000 | 2024 |
| CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCLOUISVILLE, KY | SALUTE DINNER & LUNCHEON 2024 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INCLOUISVILLE, KY | THIS WILL BE A NIGHT TO HONOR OUR SUPPORTERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND STAFF WHO ALL MAKE THIS WORK POSSIBLE. WITHOUT IT HUNDREDS IN OUR COMMUNITY WOULD BE HOMELESS AND HUNGRY. WE ASK LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY TO SPONSOR THIS EVENT TO INVITE OUR INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE SUPPORTERS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR 50/50 DRAWS, SILENT AUCTIONS, AND LIVE AUCTIONS TO RAISE MONEY SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK. WITHOUT THIS EVENT, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP 1/4 OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ASSIST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS AND SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORS AROUND MILLCREEK | $10,000 | 2025 |
| THE NEST - CENTER FOR WOMEN CHILDREN & FAMILIESLEXINGTON, KY | THE NEST EMERGENCY CHILD CARE | $10,000 | 2025 |
| SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INCLOUISVILLE, KY | GIVE BACK GALA | $10,000 | 2024 |
| KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE INCMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LOUISVILLE, KY | KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | $10,000 | 2025 |
| ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE INCLOUISVILLE, KY | NEW VOICES/COMMUNITY CONVERS. | $10,000 | 2025 |
| DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONLOUISVILLE, KY | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FY25 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| CENTRE COLLEGE OF KENTUCKYDANVILLE, KY | NEW HORIZONS PROGRAM 2025 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| BELLARMINE UNIVERSITYLOUISVILLE, KY | ANNUAL FUND - STUDENT SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND INCLOUISVILLE, KY | THE DOT EXPERIENCE STEM EQUITY | $10,000 | 2024 |
| SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY INCLOUISVILLE, KY | SIMMONS STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS24 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| LEXARTS INCLEXINGTON, KY | FY24 FUND FOR THE ARTS | $10,000 | 2024 |
| PAYNE HOLLOW ON THE OHIOPROSPECT, KY | PAYNE HOLLOW ON THE OHIO | $10,000 | 2025 |
| DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONLOUISVILLE, KY | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2024 |
| LEADERSHIP KENTUCKY FOUNDATION INCFRANKFORT, KY | LEADERSHIP KENTUCKY FOUNDATION | $10,000 | 2024 |
| J B SPEED ART MUSEUMLOUISVILLE, KY | KENTUCKY GALLERY | $10,000 | 2024 |
| THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INCLOUISVILLE, KY | LOUIS ORCHESTRA | $10,000 | 2024 |
| STAGEONE THE LOUISVILLE CHILDREN'S THEATRE INCLOUISVILLE, KY | FY24 PLAY IT FORWARD | $10,000 | 2024 |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC ORPHANS SOCIETYMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal year 2020. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LOUISVILLE, KY | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2024 |
| THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INCLOUISVILLE, KY | IN HARMONY KENTUCKY TOUR | $10,000 | 2025 |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INCLOUISVILLE, KY | GIVE FOR GOOD LOUISVILLE | $10,000 | 2025 |
| CASA INCLOUISVILLE, KY | CASA, INC. | $10,000 | 2024 |
| CENTRE COLLEGE OF KENTUCKYDANVILLE, KY | NEW HORIZONS 2024 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| 0.50 |
| $0 |
| Mary C Whelan | PRESIDENT (UNTIL 05/25) | 3.00 | $0 |
| Christopher M Garrett | VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE & ACCOUNTING | 0.50 | $0 |
| Tadd J Henninger | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER | 0.50 | $0 |
| Vanessa D Hartline | ASSISTANT TREASURER | 0.50 | $0 |
| John P Fendig | CORPORATE SECRETARY | 0.50 | $0 |
| Deborah C Gregor | ASSISTANT CORPORATE SECRETARY | 0.50 | $0 |
| Elizabeth A Pratt | PRESIDENT (AS OF 6/12/25) | 3.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202500949349100510
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202411299349101946
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202301309349101005
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202221179349100632
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202102469349100405
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.