Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 36-4537243

The Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Louisville, Kentucky. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with listed grant purposes including tuition.

Key facts about Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust

In short: Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust gave $140K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Kentucky. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
36-4537243
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$139,573
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$10,736
Median grant
$10,000
New grantees (estimate)
15% first-time grantees (2 of 13, 2025)
Total assets
$1,658,909
Primary geography
Kentucky (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The trust states that it 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). 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

$1.7M

-0.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$140K

+10.0% YoY

Grant Count

13

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11K

+10.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $124K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust open to new grantees?

15%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 13 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $988; repeat grants $13K. How we count

Medians: $988 first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 85% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 119% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 trust is provided. Its 2025 grants included tuition support for schools and a university. The DePaul School describes its mission as teaching students with learning differences how to learn, become independent, and succeed. Bellarmine University describes its mission as educating students through undergraduate and graduate programs in liberal arts and professional studies; it identifies itself as an independent Catholic university.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the trust reported 13 grants totaling $139,573. Grant amounts ranged from $750 to $30,000, with a median of $10,000. Listed recipients included DeSales High School ($30,000), Immaculata Classical Academy ($20,000), The DePaul School ($15,000), Meridith-Dunn School ($14,500), Bellarmine University ($10,953), Nativity Academy at St. Boniface ($10,000), St. Xavier High School ($10,000), Sacred Heart Academy ($10,000), Elder High School ($8,395), and Holy Spirit School ($8,000). The listed purposes for these grants were tuition.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in Kentucky and 6% to recipients in Ohio.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

States

Cities

LouisvilleCincinnatiLexington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K10 grants2019 16 grants2020 21 grants2021 13 grants2022 11 grants2023 13 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2020) to $178K (2021). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $140K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Desales High School: $30KDesales High School$30KImmaculata Classical Academy: $20KImmaculata Classical Academy$20KThe Depaul School: $15KThe Depaul School$15KMeridith-Dunn School: $15KMeridith-Dunn School$15KBellarmine University: $11KBellarmine University$11KNativity Academy at St Boniface: $10KNativity Academy at StBoniface$10KSt Xavier High School: $10KSt Xavier High School$10KSacred Heart Academy: $10KSacred Heart Academy$10KElder High School: $8KElder High School$8KHoly Spirit School: $8KHoly Spirit School$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Desales High School ($30K). Together the top 10 received $137K.

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants across all recorded years

70<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 71 (99%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Desales High School Louisville, KYTuition$30,000
Immaculata Classical Academy Louisville, KYTuition$20,000
The Depaul School Louisville, KYTuition$15,000
Meridith-Dunn School Louisville, KYTuition$14,500
Bellarmine University Louisville, KYTuition$10,953
Nativity Academy at St Boniface Louisville, KYTuition$10,000
St Xavier High School Louisville, KYTuition$10,000
Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KYTuition$10,000
Elder High School Cincinnati, OHTuition$8,395
Holy Spirit School Louisville, KYTuition$8,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,658,909 $175,471 $178,143 $139,573
2024 $1,661,137 $206,471 $159,282 $126,897
2023 $1,614,733 $84,595 $141,238 $114,254
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,658,909$1,661,137$1,614,733
Revenue$175,471$206,471$84,595
Expenses$178,143$159,282$141,238
Qualifying Distributions$147,777$134,862$114,254
Net Investment Income$152,963$184,782$64,923
Distributable Amount$124,375$131,522$117,261

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Stock Yards Bank Trust Company is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.

Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Stock Yards Bank Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stock Yards Bank Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $24K (2019) → $29K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: David Nash (2019–2024) — Adv Committee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Stock Yards Bank Trust Company — Trustee: $29KStock Yards Bank Trust…Trustee$29K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $29K, to Stock Yards Bank Trust Company (Trustee).

Contact

Mailing address: Stock Yards Bank Tr Co P O Box 34, Louisville, KY 40232-4290
Phone: (502) 625-2282

Frequently asked questions about Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust

How much does Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust give each year?

Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust gave $140K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $127K across 13 grants.

What is Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,736, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust that year got $988 on average.

Where does Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust give grants?

Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust gives mostly in Kentucky: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Louisville, KY (12 grants).

Does Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Tuition" (13 grants).

Who are Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Desales High School ($30,000), Immaculata Classical Academy ($20,000) and The Depaul School ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust?

Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $148K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $124K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust fund?

No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants included tuition support for schools and a university. The DePaul School describes its mission as teaching students with learning differences how to learn, become independent, and succeed. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust?

The trust states that it 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 Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust's EIN?

Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4537243. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Lurline H Jochum Charitable Trust 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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