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George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable

Private foundation · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 47-3187530 Website

GEORGE AND MARY LEE DUTHIE CHARITABLE is a private foundation based in Louisville, Kentucky. It supports charitable organizations, with 2025 grants going mainly to organizations in Kentucky and including work in areas such as hunger relief, education, social services, health therapies, parks, and humanitarian aid.

Key facts about George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable

In short: George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable gave $2.4M across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $79K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
47-3187530
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$2,370,000
Grants made (2025)
30
Average grant
$79,000
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$30,825,106
Primary geography
Kentucky (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$30.8M

-3.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.4M

+26.4% YoY

Grant Count

30

+3.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$79K

+22.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable reported a distributable amount of $2.3M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable gives

  • 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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 grantees include organizations with varied missions. For example, Waterfront Botanical Gardens says it works to transform a landfill into an urban botanical garden for education, community, and tourism; Dare to Care says it works to provide pathways to end hunger; and the Wayside Christian Mission says it serves people who are poor or homeless with shelter, food, and support services. Other recipients include Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies, West End School, Safe Passage, and Samaritan’s Purse.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 30 grants totaling $2,370,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $550,000, with a median of $25,000. The largest awards included $550,000 to New Life Directions Ministry, $250,000 to Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies, $200,000 to Waterfront Botanical Gardens, and $150,000 each to Potter’s Wheel and Safe Passage. Other notable awards were $100,000 each to 21st Century Parks, Dare to Care, Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter, Samaritan’s Purse, St Joseph Catholic Orphan Society, Wayside Christian Mission, and West End School.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in Kentucky, 4% to North Carolina, and 1% to Florida; the reported share for Indiana was 0%. The listed Kentucky recipients include organizations in Louisville, Fisherville, and Lexington.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.

Cities

LouisvilleFranklinLexingtonFishervilleJacksonvilleShelbyvilleAmherstBooneGoodyearHazardMayfieldMidwayNoblesvilleWinchester

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M5 grants2020 7 grants2021 9 grants2022 12 grants2023 29 grants2024 30 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $170K (2020) to $2.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $2.4M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

New Life Directions Ministry Inc: $550KNew Life Directions MinistryInc$550KKids Center for Pediatric Therapies: $250KKids Center for PediatricTherapies$250KWaterfront Botanical Gardens Inc: $200KWaterfront Botanical GardensInc$200KPotter's Wheel Inc: $150KPotter's Wheel Inc$150KSafe Passage Inc: $150KSafe Passage Inc$150K21ST Century Parks Inc: $100K21ST Century Parks Inc$100KDare to Care: $100KDare to Care$100KHonor Flight Bluegrass Chapter Inc: $100KHonor Flight Bluegrass ChapterInc$100KSamaritans Purse: $100KSamaritans Purse$100KSt Joseph Catholic Orphan Society: $100KSt Joseph Catholic OrphanSociety$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was New Life Directions Ministry Inc ($550K). Together the top 10 received $1.8M.

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants across all recorded years

44<$50K5$50–100K28$100–250K6$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 87 (51%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Life Directions Ministry Inc Louisville, KYGeneral Operations$550,000
Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies Louisville, KYGeneral Operations$250,000
Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc Louisville, KYGeneral Operations$200,000
Potter's Wheel Inc Fisherville, KYGeneral Operations$150,000
Safe Passage Inc Lexington, KYGeneral Operations$150,000
21ST Century Parks Inc Louisville, KYGeneral Operations$100,000
Dare to Care Louisville, KYGeneral Operations$100,000
Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter Inc Louisville, KYGeneral Operations$100,000
Samaritans Purse Boone, NCGeneral Operations$100,000
St Joseph Catholic Orphan Society Louisville, KYGeneral Operations$100,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $30,825,106 $1,454,541 $2,565,912 $2,370,000
2024 $31,936,477 $1,477,108 $2,050,858 $1,875,000
2023 $32,510,227 $1,135,060 $2,157,423 $2,010,000
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10M$20M$30M$40M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$30,825,106$31,936,477$32,510,227
Revenue$1,454,541$1,477,108$1,135,060
Expenses$2,565,912$2,050,858$2,157,423
Qualifying Distributions$2,373,355$1,875,875$2,014,622
Net Investment Income$1,243,202$1,320,257$992,259
Distributable Amount$2,296,180$2,110,913$1,910,143

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists George Bruce Duthie as president and Anna Lee Duthie Mershon and Mary Carolyn Duthie Mountjoy as directors.

George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable is led by George Bruce Duthie, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • George Bruce Duthie

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Lee Duthie Mershon

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Carolyn Duthie Mountjoy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Daniel R. Duthie (2020–2023) — Director

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 1801 N Beckley Station Road, Louisville, KY 40245
Phone: (502) 589-5235

Frequently asked questions about George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable

How much does George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable give each year?

George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable gave $2.4M across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.9M across 29 grants.

What is George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable's typical grant size?

George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $79,000, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable give grants?

George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable gives mostly in Kentucky: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Louisville, KY (23 grants) and Lexington, KY (2 grants).

Does George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (30 of 30) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable's largest grantees?

George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable's largest 2025 grantees include New Life Directions Ministry Inc ($550,000), Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies ($250,000) and Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc ($200,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable?

George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable reported $30.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.3M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable?

The foundation 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 George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable's EIN?

George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3187530. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does George and Mary Lee Duthie Charitable accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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