Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 31-6640240

Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $421K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $227.

Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,925
-35.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,925
-35.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,925
Total assets
$421,147
+7.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Indiana Natural Resources Foundatio: $2KIndiana Natural ResourcesFoundatio$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Indiana Natural Resources Foundatio ($2K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

LouisvilleIndianapolisFrankfort

How Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 91% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2021 it paid out 59% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K6 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $22K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Indiana Natural Resources Foundatio Indianapolis, INCharlestown State Park Interpretive Center$1,925
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$421,147$58,908$30,870$1,9251$6,090$227—
2024$393,109$38,935$35,783$3,0001$8,645——
2023$400,237$41,484$49,049$20,0002$26,854$1,877—
2022$397,522$66,985$48,833$22,0003$27,624$7,229—
2021$379,370$36,332$37,631$9,5003$13,419$5,579$22,894
2020$380,669$31,781$52,018$21,1376—$2,965$23,933

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Allen P. Dodd III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eliazabeth M. Dodd

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation

How much does Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation give each year?

Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 1 grant.

How large is Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation?

Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation reported $421K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $59K.

Where does Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation operate?

Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Indiana, Kentucky.

What is Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Emma Snyder Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6640240. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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