Day Spring Foundation Inc

Frank G Otte Charitable Trust

Denver, CO

Jacob C Koch Charitable Trust

Louisville, KY

The Jacob C. Koch Charitable Trust supports Kentucky nonprofits, including organizations serving children and people with disabilities, typically giving $2,500–$20,000 (median $9,000). It stated on its 2024 filing that it funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Schaeffer Foundation Inc

Shelbyville, KY

Schaeffer Foundation Inc. supports a range of charitable organizations, including those focused on foster care, education, housing, and family services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $200 to $20,000, with a median of $1,000, and went mainly to organizations in Kentucky and Colorado, with smaller awards elsewhere. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Dean Dorton Allen Ford Charitable

Lexington, KY

The foundation supports a varied range of charitable organizations, including education, human services, parks, arts, health, and food-rescue programs. Its 2026 grants ranged from $50 to $20,000, with a median of $1,275; most funding went to Kentucky, followed by Ohio. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The W Bruce Lunsford Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

The W Bruce Lunsford Foundation funds education and the arts, with most of its grants going to organizations in Kentucky. In 2025, it awarded 26 grants totaling $740,990; grants ranged from $200 to $300,000, with a median of $8,750. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Samuel Lyon Charitable

Louisville, KY

The Samuel Lyon Charitable supports organizations in areas including Jewish community services, health, disability services, education, and community programs, with most funding going to Kentucky. In 2025, it made 28 grants totaling $78,000, ranging from $500 to $18,000 (median $1,250). It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable

Louisville, KY

The foundation supports a range of charitable work, including hunger relief, education, social services, health therapies, parks, and humanitarian aid, primarily in Kentucky. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $550,000, with a median of $25,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Barbara and Albert Horton Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

The Barbara and Albert Horton Foundation supports a broad range of charitable work, including childcare, education, elder care, health, environmental education, foster care, disability services, and food assistance, primarily in Florida and Kentucky. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $116,600, with a median of $1,000. It accepts unsolicited written requests; no deadline is listed.

Churchill Downs Incorporated Foundation

Louisville, KY

Snowy Owl Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

The foundation funds work in land, art, education, and human need, primarily in the Louisville area and more broadly in Kentucky and qualified regional communities. Grants are typically $1,000–$5,000, though larger awards are possible; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Cralle Foundation Inc

Simpsonville, KY

The Cralle Foundation supports a broad range of charitable organizations, including those focused on human services, family support, recovery, disability services, parks, and animal welfare. In 2024, grants ranged from $400 to $10,500, with a median of $5,000, and went primarily to Kentucky organizations. It accepts requests by application; applicants are instructed to request one from the foundation.

The Community Foundation of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The Community Foundation of Louisville supports nonprofits through capacity-building, youth development, human services, education, community safety, and other local initiatives, as well as some early-stage businesses. Its 2025 grants had a median of $12,000 (ranging from $5,157 to $720,515), with most reported grant dollars going to Kentucky, especially Louisville. Grant programs use open application and review processes.