Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc
Louisville, KY · EIN 61-1257368. Reported 494 grants totalling $19.4M to 360 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,482median grant
$19.4Mgranted, 2021-2024
360organizations funded
$28.2Massets, 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. Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc 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 $2,482. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $5,735,154. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 360 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Grants | See Attached, KY | $5,735,154 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 2021 Grants | See Attached, KY | $5,100,322 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 2023 Grants | See Attached, KY | $4,484,643 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Association of Community Ministries Inc | Louisville, KY | $824,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | $641,658 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whas Crusade for Children Inc | Louisville, KY | $199,283 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $178,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Energy Conservation Associates Inc | Louisville, KY | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wintercare Energy Fund Inc | Lexington, KY | $107,001 | 12 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Winterhelp Inc | Louisville, KY | $105,646 | 10 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fund for the Arts Inc | Louisville, KY | $98,270 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisville Zoo Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $68,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metro Louisville Habitat for Humanity of | Louisville, KY | $66,000 | 5 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ohio Valley United Charities Inc | Carrollton, KY | $50,653 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Bluegrass Inc | Lexington, KY | $49,758 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Industrial Development Council Inc | Frankfort, KY | $42,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Foundation | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scholarship America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $39,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $38,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Kentucky Foundation Inc | Frankfort, KY | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dollar Energy Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $28,751 | 13 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $28,500 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Louisville Foundation Incorporated | Louisville, KY | $28,000 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youthbuild Louisville | Louisville, KY | $27,117 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Herrington Lake Conservation League Inc | Burgin, KY | $25,200 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Science Center | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Louisville Orchestra Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement | Louisville, KY | $18,500 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lexington Habitat for Humanity | Lexington, KY | $18,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart of Kentucky United Way | Danville, KY | $17,136 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Inc | Louisville, KY | $16,500 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | $15,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Joseph Catholic Orphans Society | Louisville, KY | $15,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Actors Theatre of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Lexington, KY | $15,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisville Urban League | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riverside the Farnsley-Moremen Landing Inc | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwest Community Ministries Inc | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stageone the Louisville Children's Theatre Inc | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban League of Lexington - Fayette County | Lexington, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central Kentucky Inc | Elizabethtown, KY | $12,594 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Fund for Ket Inc | Lexington, KY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Forum for Rights Economics and Education Inc | Prospect, KY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | $12,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc | Louisville, KY | $11,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nest - Center for Women Children & Families | Lexington, KY | $11,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Shakespeare Inc | Louisville, KY | $10,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center | Louisville, KY | $10,350 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Foundation | Big Stone Gap, VA | $10,231 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Printing House for the Blind Inc | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Education Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centre College of Kentucky | Danville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Council for Lex- Fayette Bourb Harr Nich Counties | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Downtown Development Corporation | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| J B Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Safety and Health Network Inc | Frankfort, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lexarts Inc | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Heritage Council Boy Scouts of America | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| You Decide Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Golf Coalition Inc | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Arts & Science Center Inc | Lexington, KY | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $9,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Owsley Brown Frazier Historical Arms Museum Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $8,800 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Louisville Community Ministries | Louisville, KY | $8,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appalachia Service Project Inc | Johnson City, TN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cabbage Patch Settlement House Inc | Louisville, KY | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Scholar House Inc | Louisville, KY | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Louisville Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve | Goshen, KY | $7,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Treeslouisville | Louisville, KY | $6,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Male Working Academy | Lexington, KY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | $6,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Kentuckys Wilderness Road Council Inc | Lexington, KY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lexington Public Library Foundation | Lexington, KY | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nativity Academy at St Boniface Inc | Louisville, KY | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Louisville | Louisville, KY | $6,000 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Ohio Valley Inc | Owensboro, KY | $5,791 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ace Mentor Program of America Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of South Central Kentucky | Somerset, KY | $5,306 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Academy of Music Production Education and Development | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baptist Health Foundation Greater Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brightside Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Build - Building a United Inter-Faith Lexington Through Direct-Action | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carroll County Training Consortium Inc | Bedford, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dare to Care Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family & Children's Place | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fayette Alliance Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding Southwest Virginia | Salem, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Center Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jobs for Kentuckys Graduates Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Ballet Theatre | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Emergency Services Conference | Versailles, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Horse Park Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Mountain Laurel Foundation Inc | Pineville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Nonprofit Network | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Opera Association Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ky First Robotics Inc | Nicholasville, KY | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| La Casita Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Master Musicians Festival Inc | Somerset, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meade County Fair Inc | Brandenburg, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain Empire Older Citizens Inc | Big Stone Gap, VA | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Directions Housing Corp | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Onewest Corporation | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roots 101 African America Museum | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwest Community Festival & Parade Committee Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The University of Virginias College at Wise Foundation Inc | Wise, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Triangle Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trimble County Apple Festival Inc | Bedford, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Central Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Eastern Kentucky Inc | Prestonsburg, KY | $4,852 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $4,847 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Community Action & Development Agency Inc | Gate City, VA | $4,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bluegrass Greensource | Lexington, KY | $4,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midway University Inc | Midway, KY | $4,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Association of Black Accountants Inc | Louisville, KY | $4,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lexington Theatre Company | Lexington, KY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Molo Village Cdc Co | Louisville, KY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America Mid States | Louisville, KY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yew Dell Inc | Crestwood, KY | $4,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Kentucky United Way | Bardstown, KY | $3,976 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Coalfield Inc | Madisonville, KY | $3,740 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bellewood & Brooklawn | Louisville, KY | $3,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Change Today Change Tomorrow Inc | Louisville, KY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Kentucky Inc | Frankfort, KY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Explorium of Lexington | Lexington, KY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Dance Council Inc | Louisville, KY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Central Kentucky Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Science Museum of Western Virginia | Roanoke, VA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Society of St Vincent Depaul Council of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $3,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women Leading Kentucky Inc | Lexington, KY | $3,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| 21ST Century Parks Inc | Louisville, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African American Forum Inc | Lexington, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpha Lambda Educational Foundation | Louisville, KY | $3,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| EVOLVE502 Inc | Louisville, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gateway Regional Arts Center | Mt Sterling, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisville Nature Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stephen Foster Drama Assn Inc | Bardstown, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Berea Inc | Berea, KY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Tennessee River Roundtable | Abingdon, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cumberland Trails United Way Inc | Middlesboro, KY | $2,673 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southwestern Indiana Inc | Evansville, IN | $2,652 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adelante Hispanic Achievers Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African American Arts Association Inc | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Bedford, KY | $2,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art Center of the Bluegrass | Danville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bates Community Development Corporation | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bluegrass Community & Technical College Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canopy Certified Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Louisville Community Ministries Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dmtl | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Wise County Incorporated | Wise, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Ohio River Education | Cincinnati, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Governors Scholars Program Foundation Inc | Frankfort, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Jessamine County | Nicholasville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Madison & Clark Counties | Richmond, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hardin County Habitat for Humanity | Elizabethtown, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horse Cave Cultural District Inc | Horse Cave, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentuckiana Pride Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Promise Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisville Visual Art | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood House | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norton Healthcare Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Passionist Earth & Spirit Center | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refuge International Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scott County Habitat for Humanity Inc | Georgetown, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sneakers With Everything Project Inc | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Georges Scholar Institute Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teach Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Healing Place Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trees Lexington Inc | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| USA Cares Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Louisville Inc | Fairdale, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodford Theatre | Versailles, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jefferson County United Way Inc | Madison, IN | $2,464 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southwest Virginia | Abingdon, VA | $2,068 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Book Project | Lexington, KY | $2,023 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpha League Inc | Lexington, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Nonprofit Excellence | Louisville, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cooperative Christian Ministry Incorporated | Middlesboro, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (casa) of Lexington | Lexington, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southern Kentucky Inc | Somerset, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good News Shelter Corporation | La Grange, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| High Knob Enhancement Corporation | Big Stone Gap, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I Would Rather Be Reading | Louisville, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International School of the Future Inc | Great Falls, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Community & Technical College System Foundation Inc | Versailles, KY | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lexington Fisher House Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lindsey Wilson College | Columbia, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisville Grows Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence | Lexington, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refuge for Women | Wilmore, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Kentucky Inc | Frankfort, KY | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reach Inc | Lexington, KY | $1,850 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Home Inc | Versailles, KY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc | Hazard, KY | $1,646 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Backside Learning Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital Foundation | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Ventures Corporation Inc | Lexington, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Educational Justice | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great American Brass Band Festival Inc | Danville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harbor House of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Help US Grow Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helping Hand of Hope Inc | Elizabethtown, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| J E B Student Athlete Enrichment Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky YMCA Youth Association | Frankfort, KY | $1,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knox Regional Development Alliance Inc | Elizabethtown, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lexington Pride Center | Lexington, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lsm Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Federation of the Blind of Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc | North Canton, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Open Arms Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opportunity for Work and Learning | Lexington, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richmond Area Arts Council Inc | Richmond, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spirit of Louisville Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Children's Services Inc | Mt Washington, KY | $1,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Theta Omega Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wesley House Community Services Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wow I Got the Power Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Downtown Lexington Corporation Foundation | Lexington, KY | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter Education Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spencer County Habitat for Humanity | Tell City, IN | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 300 for 300 | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ace Project Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Americana Community Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amplify Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barren Heights Retreat | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bluegrass Conservancy Inc | Lexington, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cafca Cares Inc | Harrodsburg, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Campbellsville University Inc | Campbellsville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA of Madison and Clark Counties | Richmond, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Program for Bracken Fleming and Mason Counties Inc | Maysville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College Mentors for Kids Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Good Community Development Corporation | Lexington, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Center for Fathers and Families Inc | Lexington, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
0 of 360 (0%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Whas Crusade for Children Inc
WHAS CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN - Association of Community Ministries Inc
ACM- ADDT'L LOW INCOME SUPPORT - Louisville Zoo Foundation Inc
LOUISVILLE ZOO FOUNDATION - United Way of the Bluegrass Inc
UNITED WAY OF THE BLUEGRASS - Ohio Valley United Charities Inc
OHIO VALLEY UNITED CHARITIES - Scholarship America Inc
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA AWARDS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 399 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $5,100,322 | $5,100,322 |
| 2022 | 1 | $5,735,154 | $5,735,154 |
| 2023 | 1 | $4,484,643 | $4,484,643 |
| 2024 | 491 | $4,051,712 | $2,068 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc has 2 of them, worth $620,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Future Approved 2022 | See Attached, KY | $312,500 |
| Future Approved 2021 | See Attached, KY | $307,500 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Kentucky. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,482. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Kentucky.
- 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.
- 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 Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 32030, Louisville, KY, 40232. 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.
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