Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation

Public charity · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 61-1320759

To hold and administer tax increment financing (TIF) for real estate projects.

Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation at a glance

In short: Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation gave $84.8M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $84.8M), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$84,798,640
+287.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$84,798,640
+287.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$84,798,640
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc: $84.8MUniversity of Louisville RealEstate Foundation Inc$84.8M

The largest 2024 recipient was University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc ($84.8M).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M4$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Louisville

How Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation gives

  • Giving grew 1567% from 2021 to 2024. 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$25M$50M$75M$100M1 grant2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5.1M (2021) to $84.8M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $84.8M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc Louisville, KYGeneral support and asset transfer upon merger with university of louisville real estate foundation, inc.$84,798,640
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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
2024—$965,599$89,237,262$84,798,6401$59,760
2023$88,271,663$21,350,030$26,348,417$21,903,0021$198,631
2022$95,269,229$9,026,175$10,933,281$6,500,0001$3,665
2021$97,176,335$8,068,476$9,525,797$5,088,1001$1,234
2020$98,636,432$2,454,280$4,477,560——$9,269
2019$100,622,733$9,689,165$15,166,247$10,735,4311$50,418

About Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation

Based on IRS filings

Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $84.8M. Net investment income was $60K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation is led by Keith Sherman, Chair on every filing since 2019; none of the 12 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Keith Sherman

    Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Hawley

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mariah Gratz

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Force

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Powell Spears

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Dahlem

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Cole

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Schatzel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Nickel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Brinkman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Smith

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Gault

    Vice Chair & Secretary

    Director → Vice Chair & Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Earl Reed (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ken Payne (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Paul Carrico (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sandy Metts Snowden (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lori Gonzalez (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Derrick Littlejohn (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Neeli Bendapudi (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Koetter (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Bowers (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation

How much does Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation give each year?

Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation gave $84.8M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $21.9M across 1 grant.

What is Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation?

Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Louisville, KY.

Where does Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation operate?

Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation's EIN?

Louisville Medical Center Development Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1320759. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 29, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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