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Julia & Isadore Klein Family

Louisville, KY · EIN 61-0648689. Reported 238 grants totalling $1,473,269 to 112 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,500median grant
$1,473,269granted, 2021-2024
112recipients, as named on its returns
69%of grantees funded again the next year
$7,521,233assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Julia & Isadore Klein Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $5,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $101,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
80 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
71 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
38 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
33 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
11 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
4 grants
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Centre CollegeDanville, KY$248,249442024
The TempleLouisville, KY$156,430442024
Metro United WayLouisville, KY$154,000442024
Jewish Community of Louisvillejewish Federation of LouisvilleLouisville, KY$125,000442024
Grayson-Jockey Club Research FoundationLexington, KY$80,600442024
Jewish Community of Louisvillelouisville Jewish Community CenterLouisville, KY$80,000442024
Jewish Family & Career ServicesLouisville, KY$60,100332024
Kentucky Humane SocietyLouisville, KY$51,500442024
Backside Learning Center IncLouisville, KY$50,000442024
Fund for the ArtsLouisville, KY$35,000442024
Louisville BalletLouisville, KY$30,000332024
Make-a-Wish Foundation Oh Ky & inLexington, KY$30,000332024
Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KY$20,100442024
Green Hill TherapyLouisville, KY$20,000442024
The Salvation Army of Louisville Area CommandLouisville, KY$20,000222022
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC$20,000442024
The Center for Women & FamiliesLouisville, KY$17,500442024
Anti-Defamation League Cleveland Regional OfficeBeachwood, OH$15,000332024
Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation IncLouisville, KY$15,000332023
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation IncLexington, KY$15,000442024
The Salvation Army-Louisville AreaLouisville, KY$12,500112024
West End SchoolLouisville, KY$10,350332024
American Red Cross Louisville & Blugrass ChapterLouisville, KY$10,100112022
Dare to Care Food BankLouisville, KY$10,000222022
Ky State Treasurer-Team Ky Tornado ReliefFrankfort, KY$10,000112022
University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research CtrLexington, KY$10,000442024
Pasado's Safe HavenSultan, WA$9,250332024
The Secretariate CenterLexington, KY$9,000222024
Camp Nebagamon FoundationWashington, DC$8,000332024
Temple Emanu ElBirmingham, AL$7,500332023
Seven County Services-Addiction Recovery CenterLouisville, KY$6,250442024
The Als Association Kentucky ChapterLouisville, KY$6,250442024
Maker's Mark Secretariat Center Aka the Secretariat CenterLexington, KY$6,000222022
Yelm Cooperative Aka Bounty for FamiliesYelm, WA$5,750442024
Yelm Jazz in the ParkYelm, WA$5,450442024
The Community Foundation of LouisvilleLouisville, KY$5,100222024
Americares US Disaster Relief FundStamford, CT$5,000112021
Coral Gables Community FoundationCoral Gables, FL$5,000112021
Dare to CareLouisville, KY$5,000112024
Home of the InnocentsLouisville, KY$5,000112021
Kentucky Performing Arts FoundationLouisville, KY$5,000112024
The Arrow FundProspect, KY$5,000112021
Auburn University FoundationAuburn, AL$4,250442024
Kentucky Country Day SchoolLouisville, KY$4,000442024
Kentucky Equine Adoption CenterLexington, KY$4,000442024
Rainier Education FoundationRainier, WA$4,000222022
Alley Cat Advocates IncLouisville, KY$3,750442024
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NY$3,750332024
Nisqually Land TrustLacey, WA$3,000442024
Natural Resources Defence CouncilNew York, NY$2,750222024
Camp Nebagamon Scholarship FundEast Troy, WI$2,500442024
Temple Emanu ElMiami Beach, FL$2,500112024
The Anonymously Yours FoundationTenino, WA$2,500112024
The Ukranian Association of Fwashington StateRenton, WA$2,500112022
Jolt News OrganizationOlympia, WA$2,000222024
Summit Academy of Greater LouisvilleLouisville, KY$2,000112022
True North FoundationSanta Rosa, CA$2,000112021
South of the Sound Community Farm Land TrustOlympia, WA$1,950332024
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY$1,250112021
American Lung Association of KentuckyLouisville, KY$1,000112021
American Printing House for the BlindLouisville, KY$1,000112021
Central Kentucky Riding for HopeLexington, KY$1,000112021
Freedom of the Press FoundationSan Francisco, CA$1,000112021
Friends of Jcc KrakowSuffern, NY$1,000112022
Nisqually Delta AssociationOlympia, WA$1,000112022
Seabiscuit Heritage FoundationWillits, CA$1,000112024
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI$1,000442024
Chi Omega FoundationMemphis, TN$825442024
South Puget Sound Habitat for HumanityOlympia, WA$750222023
CelpSeattle, WA$500222023
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY$500112023
Greensburg United Methodist ChurchNorth Canton, OH$500112024
Holy Apostles Soup KitchenNew York, NY$500112023
Justice Policy InstituteWashington, DC$500112021
Louisville Zoo FoundationLouisville, KY$500112021
Friends of Boundary Waters WildernessSt Paul, MN$400222023
Greater Birmingham Humane SocietyBirmingham, AL$400442024
Kappa Alpha ThetaIndianapolis, IN$400442024
Bethlehem Baptist ChurchGreensburg, KY$350222024
Waggener High SchoolLouisville, KY$350112022
Distinguished Young Women of Green Countygreen Co JR Miss CommitteeGreensburg, KY$300332024
Greensburg United Methodist ChurchGreensburg, KY$300112021
Sigma Alpha EpsilonEvanston, IL$300332024
Bald Hills Firefighters AssocYelm, WA$250112021
Camperships for NebagamonEast Troy, WI$250112021
Center for Science in the Public InterestWashington, DC$250112021
Friendly Water for the WorldOlympia, WA$250112024
Friendly Water of the WorldOlympia, WA$250112021
No One Left Behind IncMerrifield, VA$250112021
Patrons for PeaceLaurel, MD$250112023
The International Council of Air Shows FoundationHerndon, VA$250112022
Congregation Adath JeshuranLouisville, KY$200222024
River Fields IncLouisville, KY$150112024
St John CenterLouisville, KY$150112024
TigharOxford, PA$150112021
American Macular Degeneration FoundationNorthampton, MA$100112024
American Saddlebred Legacy FoundationEminence, KY$100112021
Augusta Jewish FederationAugusta, GA$100112024
Brentwood Baptist ChurchBrentwood, TN$100112023
Cave Hill Heritage FoundationLouisville, KY$100112024
Dreams With WingsLouisville, KY$100112023
Green County Distinguished Young WomanGreensburg, KY$100112021
Harrodsburg Christian ChurchHarrodsburg, KY$100112024
Hosparus Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY$100112022
Sacred Heart AcademyLouisville, KY$100112021
Suicide and Crisis Center of North TexasDallas, TX$100112023
Temple SinaiMiddletown, NY$100112022
The UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA$100112023
University of Kentucky Rosenburg College of LawLexington, KY$100112024
Temple BrotherhoodLouisville, KY$65112024
Girl Scouts of Tropical FloridaMiami, FL$50112024
National Parkinsons InstituteLouisville, KY$50112024

55 of 112 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 69%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 125 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Animal Welfare
26 grants
Arts & Culture
23 grants
Education
21 grants
Human Services
12 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
10 grants
Environment
7 grants
Religion
6 grants
Health Care
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202166$403,385$1,375
202255$371,210$2,500
202353$323,709$1,000
202464$374,965$1,375

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

91% of its giving went to organizations in Kentucky. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Kentucky
$1.3M
Washington
$39K
District of Columbia
$29K
Ohio
$16K
Alabama
$12K
New York
$10K
Florida
$8K
Connecticut
$5K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund48 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc44 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc39 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust27 shared recipientsThe Community Foundation of26 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program26 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Kentucky.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Julia & Isadore Klein Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 6714 Elmcroft Circle, Louisville, KY, 40241. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 61-0648689 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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