Courtenay Foundation
The Courtenay Foundation is a private foundation based in Louisville, Kentucky. In its 2025 filing, it reported 21 grants totaling $68,100 to charitable organizations.
Courtenay Foundation at a glance
In short: Courtenay Foundation gave $68K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Kentucky. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $68,100
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,243
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,900
- Total assets
- $398,527
- +30.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (65% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Courtenay Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4003 Flint Road, Louisville, KY 40207
Phone: (502) 896-6469
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Courtenay Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was West End School ($7K). Together the top 10 received $54K.
Grant Size Distribution
102 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 102 grants of 102 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grant dollars went primarily to organizations in Kentucky (65%), followed by New York (18%), Virginia (7%), Indiana (6%), and California (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Courtenay Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 21 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. How we count
- 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 131% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2019) to $68K (2025). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $68K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| West End School Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $7,000 |
| Fair Congers, NY | Unrestricted | $6,600 |
| The Healing Place Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $6,500 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering New York, NY | Unrestricted | $5,800 |
| The Center for Women and Families Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,400 |
| Home of the Innocents Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Hosparus Inc Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $4,700 |
| The Leadership Institute Arlington, VA | Unrestricted | $4,500 |
| Planned Parenthood of Indiana Indianapolis, IN | Unrestricted | $4,200 |
| YMCA of Greater Louisville Louisville, KY | Unrestricted | $4,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $398,527 | $171,750 | $78,018 | $68,100 | 21 | $74,051 | $169,766 | $56,504 |
| 2024 | $306,554 | $99,519 | $76,771 | $68,000 | 21 | $73,263 | $97,765 | $48,859 |
| 2023 | $284,964 | $84,788 | $71,477 | $64,000 | 20 | $68,486 | $83,293 | $42,852 |
| 2022 | $272,406 | $79,776 | $71,671 | $64,000 | 20 | $68,601 | $78,241 | $45,568 |
| 2021 | $266,670 | $114,461 | $71,901 | $64,000 | 20 | $68,741 | $112,881 | $45,906 |
| 2020 | $224,993 | $64,244 | $61,578 | $55,000 | 18 | — | $56,273 | $41,578 |
| 2019 | $223,131 | $51,878 | $57,169 | $50,000 | 18 | — | $50,444 | $37,529 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Courtenay Foundation reported a distributable amount of $57K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations working in education, recovery, support for survivors of abuse and sexual violence, hospice care, community services, and the arts. For example, West End School describes its work as providing a year-round boarding school for middle school boys; The Healing Place describes services for people experiencing homelessness and/or addiction; and The Center for Women and Families describes supportive services for victims of intimate partner abuse or sexual violence. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 21 grants totaling $68,100. Grant amounts ranged from $300 to $7,000, with a median of $2,900. Its largest grants included $7,000 to West End School, $6,600 to FAIR, $6,500 to The Healing Place, $5,800 to Memorial Sloan-Kettering, and $5,400 to The Center for Women and Families. The filing lists the purposes of these grants as unrestricted.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Edith Courtenay Green and Watson Courtenay as trustees.
Courtenay Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Watson Courtenay
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Edith Courtenay Green
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Edith M. Courtenay (2019–2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Courtenay Foundation
How much does Courtenay Foundation give each year?
Courtenay Foundation gave $68K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $68K across 21 grants.
What is Courtenay Foundation's typical grant size?
Courtenay Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,900, and its average grant was $3,243, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Courtenay Foundation give grants?
Courtenay Foundation gives mostly in Kentucky: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (18%) and Virginia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Louisville, KY (11 grants).
Does Courtenay Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Courtenay Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (21 of 21) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Courtenay Foundation's largest grantees?
Courtenay Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include West End School ($7,000), Fair ($6,600) and The Healing Place ($6,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Courtenay Foundation?
Courtenay Foundation reported $399K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $74K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $57K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Courtenay Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations working in education, recovery, support for survivors of abuse and sexual violence, hospice care, community services, and the arts. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Courtenay Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Courtenay Foundation's EIN?
Courtenay Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7000214. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Courtenay Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Courtenay Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/courtenay-foundation-morg_0db6d715f6a546e99e28ea1dc196f869
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