The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 26-0689151

To raise funds to assist st. Francis desales high school with its mission of educating young men from the louisville, Kentucky area in the catholic tradition.

The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc gave $373K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $373K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$372,665
+34.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$372,665
+34.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$372,665
Total assets
$7,480,412
+27.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Louisville

How The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 31% from 2022 to 2025. 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$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $105K (2021) to $515K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $373K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$372,665
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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
2025$7,480,412$1,869,020$391,039$372,6651$342,294
2024$5,872,477$1,309,961$349,466$278,0581$161,131
2023$4,606,713$1,983,488$686,897$391,5741$129,638
2022$3,119,108$274,696$314,034$284,5001$192,984
2021$3,657,324$174,903$114,048$104,8271$117,503
2019$3,584,831$211,726$552,920$514,5701$188,875

About The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $373K. Net investment income was $342K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc is led by Stephen James, Chair on the 2025 filing; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stephen James

    Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Brown

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Cox

    Director

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Blackwell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Northern

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Gentile

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Hickey

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Hyland

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug James

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Tewell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Milt Tandy

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Welsh

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Steve James (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Jeanette Duque (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brandon James (2024) — Director
  • Former: Bruce Hines (2024) — Director
  • Former: Charlie Horton (2024) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Flanery (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Lattis (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Mitchell (2024) — Director
  • Former: Newt McCravy (2024) — Director
  • Former: Nick Roush (2024) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Peace (2024) — Director
  • Former: Vicki Welsh (2024) — Director
  • Former: Charlie Tewell (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Katrena Scott (2023) — Director
  • Former: Mark Naber (2023) — Director
  • Former: Laura Price (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tim Renfro (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Misty Scurlock (2021) — Director
  • Former: Josh Blandford (2019) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc

How much does The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc give each year?

The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc gave $373K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $278K across 1 grant.

How large is The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc?

The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc reported $7.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

What is The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc?

The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Louisville, KY. It holds $7.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc operate?

The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc's EIN?

The St Francis Desales High School Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0689151. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 22, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 20, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 4, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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