Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation

Metro United Way Inc

Louisville, KY

Metro United Way funds programs focused on children’s development and education, household stability, and equitable opportunity, including basic services. Its grants serve seven counties in Kentucky and Indiana; in 2025, awards ranged from $5,337 to $1 million, with a median of $15,000. Whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

The Whas Crusade for Children Inc

Louisville, KY

The WHAS Crusade for Children funds direct services, specific programs, and equipment for nonprofit agencies, schools, and hospitals serving children under 18 with health, educational, or emotional needs in Kentucky and southern Indiana. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,400 to $400,000, with a median of $20,000. New applicants may email a brief description to request an invitation to apply; applications are invitation-only.

V V Cooke Foundation Corporation

Louisville, KY

V V Cooke Foundation Corporation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits doing religious, educational, civic, or humanitarian work, primarily in the Louisville area and elsewhere in Kentucky. Recent grants ranged from $250 to $20,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts applications, with deadlines in mid-January, April, July, and October.

Charles L Weisberg Family Foundation

Louisville, KY

Wood & Marie Hannah Foundation

Louisville, KY

The Wood & Marie Hannah Foundation supports Kentucky nonprofits working in youth and family services, education, health, mental health recovery, literacy, and environmental programming. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000. The filing lists a letter with 501(c)(3) verification as application materials; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Gheens Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

The Gheens Foundation funds primarily public urban education, human and social services, quality of place, and the arts in metropolitan Louisville and Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes in Louisiana. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,500 to $400,000, with a median of $25,000, and it accepts unsolicited requests through an online application process.

Mackin Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

Mackin Foundation funds education, services for people in need and people with disabilities, youth mentoring, and conservation, primarily in Kentucky. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $120,000, with a median grant of $25,000. It supports only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

R Keith Cullinan Family

Louisville, KY

The R Keith Cullinan Family funds a range of charitable organizations, with most of its giving in Kentucky. In 2024, it made 52 grants totaling $155,500; awards ranged from $500 to $10,000, with a median of $3,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Snowy Owl Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

The foundation supports land conservation, the arts, education, and human needs, primarily in Louisville and Kentucky, while also considering qualified regional projects. Grants are typically around $3,000 and rarely exceed $5,000, though larger awards are possible. Its 2024 filing says it funds preselected organizations only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Charles and Elizabeth Barr

Louisville, KY

The Charles and Elizabeth Barr funds arts and cultural organizations, schools, historic preservation, gardening, and other public and educational purposes. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $150,000, with a median of $9,000; most funding went to Kentucky, though it also gave in other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Westgate Foundation Inc

Orlando, FL

Westgate Foundation funds family stability, support for active military members and veterans, and workforce readiness, including related services such as hunger relief, housing, and crisis support. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $40,000, with a median of $20,000, and were concentrated in Florida, with awards also made in several other states. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc

Louisville, KY

The Community Foundation of Louisville funds nonprofits across areas including education, arts and culture, health, and community development, with a focus on Louisville and surrounding communities while also supporting work beyond the region. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,012 to $3,853,691, with a median of $22,987; it states that grant programs for local nonprofits use an open application and review process.