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Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 61-0598020 Website

To support the medical society and initiatives that improve the health and well-being of physicians and our community.

Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc gave $28K across 2 grants in 2026 (avg $14K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2026 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2026)
$28,000
-46.7% vs 2025
Grants made (2026)
2
-50.0% vs 2025
Average grant
$14,000
+6.6% vs 2025
Median grant
$14,000
Total assets
$8,532,970
+5.2% vs 2025
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2026 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2026 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2026; updated November 2026.

Who Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2026

The Healing Place Inc: $15KThe Healing Place Inc$15KSOS International Inc: $13KSOS International Inc$13K

The largest 2026 recipient was The Healing Place Inc ($15K). Together the top 2 received $28K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 14 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2026 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

LouisvilleChicago

How Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 45% from 2023 to 2026. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K6 grants2019 4 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025 2 grants2026

From 2019 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2021) to $63K (2022). In 2026 it made 2 grants totaling $28K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Healing Place Inc Louisville, KYCelebrate Freedom Dinner Gold Sponsorship and Support Mission$15,000
SOS International Inc Louisville, KYHealth & Hope Breakfast Sponsorship$13,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2026$8,532,970$2,676,963$588,224$28,0002$2,628,861
2025$8,110,156$695,137$607,292$52,5444$553,697
2024$8,125,406$540,005$626,573$45,0003$397,246
2023$7,566,405$471,861$511,091$50,5004$393,061
2022$8,306,156$647,136$504,869$62,6101$563,041
2021$8,164,377$622,177$279,238$15,0001$554,958
2020$6,157,241$384,389$349,073$31,0004$284,821
2019$6,838,021$350,529$388,935$49,0006$278,411

About Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2026. As of 2026, the organization holds $8.5M in total assets. In 2026, it awarded 2 grants totaling $28K. Net investment income was $2.6M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc is led by Thomas Higgins MD, Glms President since 2026 (on filings since 2025); none of the 16 officers listed in 2026 report compensation.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • Thomas Higgins MD

    Glms President

    Glms President Elect → Glms President, 2026

    On filings since 2025

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Ehrhard

    Grants Chair

    Trustee → Grants Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Roberts MD

    Fnd Board Chair

    Trustee → Fnd Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lewis Hargett MD

    Glms Chair & Glmsf Vice Chair

    Glms President Elect → Glms President, 2025

    Glms President → Glms Chair & Glmsf Vice Chair, 2026

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wayne Tuckson MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Purcell MD

    Trustee

    Glms President → Glms Board Chair, 2025

    Glms Board Chair → Trustee, 2026

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bert Guinn

    Foundation Director

    On filings since 2022

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corenza Townsend

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Patrick Murphy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Kolter MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2025

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristina Lowe

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monalisa Tailor MD

    Ch & W Co-Chair

    Trustee → Ch & W Co-Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Clark MD

    Golf & Scholarship Co-Chair

    Trustee → Scholarship Co-Chair Parital Year, 2025

    Scholarship Co-Chair Parital Year → Golf & Scholarship Co-Chair, 2026

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnathan Bilbro MD

    Treasurer

    Treasurer Partial Year → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Yared

    Senior Physicians Committee

    Senior Physicians Committee Chair → Senior Physicians Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aneeta Bhatia MD

    Glms President Elect

    New on the 2026 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Frank Burns MD (2019–2025) — Scholarship Co-Chair Parital Year
  • Former: Ali Farouqui MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: David Watkins MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Denise Puthuff MD (2019–2024) — Ph & W Chair
  • Former: John Roth MD (2019–2024) — Treasurer Partial Year
  • Former: K. Thomas Reichard MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Linda Gleis MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Zaring MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Ryan Wermling MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Debra McDonald (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Janice Yusk MD (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Brian Sosnin DO (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Susana Sohi MD (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Valerie Pryor MD (2023–2024) — Glms Board Chair
  • Former: Marty Walthers (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Lesley Kellie DO (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Malisa Lester MD (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Ashley Cassety (2019–2020) — Foundation Director
  • Former: Debi McDonald (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Jan Yusk MD (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2026. "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 Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc

How much does Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc give each year?

Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc gave $28K across 2 grants in 2026, according to its 2026 IRS Form 990. In 2025 it gave $53K across 4 grants.

How large is Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc?

Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc reported $8.5M in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.

What is Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc?

Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Louisville, KY. It holds $8.5M in total assets as of 2026.

Where does Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc operate?

Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, Kentucky.

What is Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc's EIN?

Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-0598020. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2026.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(9)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS September 10, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 26, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 24, 2024)
  8. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
  9. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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