The Louisville Male High School
The Louisville Male High School is a private foundation, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $499K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $21K.
The Louisville Male High School at a glance
In short: The Louisville Male High School gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,500
- -21.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,125
- +18.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $499,345
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Louisville Male High School funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Kentucky ($2K). Together the top 3 received $4K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($1,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
34 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 34 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Louisville Male High School gives
- Giving fell 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 392% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $800 (2020) to $11K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | Scholarship | $1,700 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $1,000 |
| Haverford College Havertown, PA | Scholarship | $1,000 |
| Eastern KY University Richmond, KY | Scholarship | $800 |
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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 | $499,345 | $22,336 | $6,730 | $4,500 | 4 | $5,725 | $21,311 | $1,460 |
| 2024 | $483,739 | $22,361 | $7,631 | $5,700 | 6 | $6,843 | $20,073 | $1,351 |
| 2023 | $469,009 | $17,487 | $9,251 | $7,700 | 7 | $8,951 | $12,687 | $1,514 |
| 2022 | $460,773 | $10,120 | $9,620 | $8,400 | 6 | $9,333 | $2,331 | $3,670 |
| 2021 | $460,273 | $5,922 | $12,797 | $10,500 | 11 | $10,935 | — | — |
| 2020 | $467,148 | $11,088 | $1,450 | $800 | 1 | — | $6,088 | $22,830 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Louisville Male High School reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Louisville Male High School is led by George E. Mercker, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
George E. Mercker
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Louisville Male High School
How much does The Louisville Male High School give each year?
The Louisville Male High School gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 6 grants.
What is The Louisville Male High School's typical grant size?
The Louisville Male High School's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,125, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Louisville Male High School give grants?
The Louisville Male High School gives mostly in Kentucky: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Indiana (22%) and Pennsylvania (22%).
Does The Louisville Male High School give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The Louisville Male High School's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).
How large is The Louisville Male High School?
The Louisville Male High School reported $499K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Louisville Male High School's EIN?
The Louisville Male High School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6033780. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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