Empowerment Foundation
Empowerment Foundation is a private foundation, based in Simpsonville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $58K. Net investment income was $424K.
Empowerment Foundation at a glance
In short: Empowerment Foundation gave $58K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $57,970
- -21.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,323
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $6,190,135
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (90% 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 Empowerment Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Indiana University ($52K). Together the top 3 received $58K.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 29 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Empowerment Foundation gives
- Giving fell 78% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 20% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2021) to $545K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $58K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana University Bloomington, IN | Scholarship | $51,970 |
| Divine Will Foundation Encinitas, CA | General Fund | $5,000 |
| Kentucky Humane Society Louisville, KY | General Fund | $1,000 |
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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 | $6,190,135 | $481,566 | $115,478 | $57,970 | 3 | $57,970 | $424,088 | $287,367 |
| 2024 | $5,824,047 | $548,063 | $83,581 | $73,954 | 4 | $73,954 | $538,436 | $284,374 |
| 2023 | $5,339,565 | $403,412 | $65,294 | $64,016 | 6 | $64,016 | $402,134 | $259,646 |
| 2022 | $5,001,447 | $96,576 | $270,219 | $265,557 | 11 | $265,557 | $91,914 | $259,237 |
| 2021 | $5,175,090 | $1,733,952 | $24,406 | $23,000 | 5 | $23,000 | $332,546 | $194,149 |
| 2020 | $3,465,544 | $1,113,871 | $546,124 | $544,500 | 21 | — | $152,893 | $151,973 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Empowerment Foundation reported a distributable amount of $287K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Empowerment Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kavita Thacker
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Bhagwan P. Thacker
Presidentdirector
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Gary J. Miller
Treasurer
Secretarytreasurer → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Kyra Fleming (2021) — Secretary
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 Empowerment Foundation
How much does Empowerment Foundation give each year?
Empowerment Foundation gave $58K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $74K across 4 grants.
What is Empowerment Foundation's typical grant size?
Empowerment Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $19,323, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Empowerment Foundation give grants?
Empowerment Foundation gives mostly in Indiana: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (9%).
Does Empowerment Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Empowerment Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Empowerment Foundation?
Empowerment Foundation reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $58K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $287K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Empowerment Foundation's EIN?
Empowerment Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3384718. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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