Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc is a private foundation, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $445K. Net investment income was $718K.
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc at a glance
In short: Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc gave $445K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $74K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $444,848
- +23.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $74,141
- -17.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $49,973
- Total assets
- $13,647,590
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (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.
How to apply to Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc
Kentucky Foundation For Women: Art Meets Activism (AMA) Grant
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Kentucky Foundation For Women: Artist Enrichment Grant
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Kentucky Foundation For Women: Feminist Artist Career Development Mini Grant
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc
Amount
Up to US $500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 16 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
How Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $292K (2023) to $445K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $445K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $394,827 |
| See Attached Statement Various, KY | Event Sponsorship | $50,021 |
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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 | $13,647,590 | $760,829 | $905,861 | $444,848 | 6 | $859,758 | $717,953 | $873,961 |
| 2024 | $13,811,293 | $761,899 | $833,504 | $360,520 | 4 | $779,567 | $670,261 | $794,849 |
| 2023 | $13,316,091 | $439,580 | $783,644 | $291,995 | 2 | $744,030 | $256,252 | $755,543 |
| 2022 | $13,762,977 | $1,892,430 | $855,468 | $396,924 | 1 | $820,410 | $1,858,678 | $828,119 |
| 2021 | $12,740,016 | $1,367,710 | $877,719 | $399,337 | 3 | — | $1,319,615 | $786,419 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc reported a distributable amount of $874K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc's 2025 filing lists 7 officers; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sharon D. Larue
Executive Di
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$63K (2021) → $106K (2025)
Amy Jarboe
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Calhoun
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Gabbard
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raabia Wazir-Robinette
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandy Kelly-Pryor
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
T. Gonzalez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Cheryl R. Hopson PhD (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Courtney Baron (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Nisha Gupta (2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $106K, to Sharon D Larue (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc
How much does Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc give each year?
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc gave $445K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $361K across 4 grants.
What is Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc's typical grant size?
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc's median grant in 2025 was $49,973, and its average grant was $74,141, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc give grants?
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc gives mostly in Kentucky: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc?
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc reported $13.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $860K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $874K (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 Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc's EIN?
Kentucky Foundation for Women Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1070429. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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