St Teresa Ministries Inc

Lester E Yeager Charitable Trust B

Owensboro, KY

The trust supports community organizations providing youth programs, emergency aid, food, shelter, health care, education, and arts and civic activities in Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Its 2025 grants averaged about $7,200, typically ranging from $2,000 to $21,000. It accepts applications from 501(c)(3) organizations; applications are due October 15.

Bryant Foundation Inc

Owensboro, KY

The foundation supports charitable organizations, including schools, arts and cultural groups, and community-serving organizations. In 2024, it awarded 30 grants of $50–$12,364, with a median grant of $1,000; most funding went to North Carolina and Kentucky. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Arthur K Smith Family Foundation Inc

Solana Beach, CA

The foundation supports a range of charitable work, including housing, education, social services, community storytelling, disability sports, and cultural and religious programs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $21,000, with a median of $5,000; most funding went to Kentucky, with smaller amounts in California and Illinois. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Cralle Foundation Inc

Simpsonville, KY

The Cralle Foundation supports a broad range of charitable organizations, including those focused on human services, family support, recovery, disability services, parks, and animal welfare. In 2024, grants ranged from $400 to $10,500, with a median of $5,000, and went primarily to Kentucky organizations. It accepts requests by application; applicants are instructed to request one from the foundation.

The Harvey & Ruth Gelfenbein Charitable Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

The foundation’s 2023 grants supported other charitable foundations, along with organizations focused on environmental conservation, rainforest protection, and health; awards ranged from $100 to $704,982, with a median of $1,766. Most grant dollars went to Vermont and Kentucky, and the foundation says it has distributed all its assets and stopped grantmaking. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Mary Fisher Hancock & W Wayne Hancock

Louisville, KY

The National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources Inc

Galesburg, IL

NAEIR redistributes donated merchandise—such as school and office supplies, tools, clothing, and books—to eligible schools, nonprofits, churches, and other charitable organizations nationwide, rather than making conventional cash grants. Its reported 2024 distributions averaged about $62,000 in goods per recipient, though amounts vary; organizations apply for membership and request products, while qualified teachers can apply to a separate program.

V V Cooke Foundation Corporation

Louisville, KY

V V Cooke Foundation Corporation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits doing religious, educational, civic, or humanitarian work, primarily in the Louisville area and elsewhere in Kentucky. Recent grants ranged from $250 to $20,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts applications, with deadlines in mid-January, April, July, and October.

John M and Kathy R Wright Family

Owensboro, KY

Realtor Community Housing Foundation Inc

Lexington, KY

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Brown-Forman Foundation

Louisville, KY

The Brown-Forman Foundation funds arts and culture, lifelong learning, and community well-being, with a strong focus on Louisville and grants going to Kentucky organizations. Recent grants ranged from $25,000 to $1 million, with a median of $80,000. Its materials are mixed on unsolicited requests: a program listing says it does not accept them, while its guidelines say eligible nonprofits may apply once per fiscal year.

Leight M Wilson Foundation Inc

Glasgow, KY

In 2024, the foundation funded charitable, educational, and religious organizations, including programs related to children, housing, and communities, with grants of $200–$10,000 (median $750). Giving was concentrated in Kentucky, with additional grants in Indiana, North Carolina, Florida, and other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.