The Thompson Foundation Inc

W L Lyons Brown Foundation

Louisville, KY

The W L Lyons Brown Foundation’s 2025 grants supported varied charitable work, with 66% of grant dollars going to Kentucky and 33% to Tennessee; its reported grants ranged from $2,000 to $11.38 million, with a median of $12,000, though totals included large distributions during dissolution. It gave only to preselected organizations, did not accept unsolicited requests, and its final filing indicates it has wound down and stopped grantmaking.

The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc

Louisville, KY

The Community Foundation of Louisville supports a broad range of causes, including arts, parks, education, social services, and libraries, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Kentucky organizations. Its 2025 grants had a median of $15,200 and ranged from $5,100 to over $2.3 million; the available information does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Dunbar Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

The Dunbar Foundation supports organizations in animal welfare, education, human services, libraries, health, parks, and the environment, with most funding going to Kentucky and smaller amounts to other states. Its 2026 grants ranged from $1,000 to $29,000, with a median of $5,000; the filing says it has no formal application process, but does not explicitly state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Klig Charitable Trust

Louisville, KY

Sam Swope Family Foundation Inc

Pewee Valley, KY

The foundation supports organizations working in areas such as education, child and family services, animal welfare, and food assistance, with nearly all 2025 grant dollars going to Kentucky organizations. Its 16 grants ranged from $10,000 to $130,000, with a median of $80,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

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.

INA B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund Inc

Louisville, KY

The Ina B Bond Ashbourne Charitable Fund supported varied charitable organizations, primarily in Kentucky, with some grants in Florida and Tennessee. In 2024, its 10 grants totaled $3.75 million, ranging from $10,000 to $1.45 million; it gave only to preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests. The fund filed a final return in 2024 and transferred all its assets.

The Gilbert Foundation Inc

Prospect, KY

The Gilbert Foundation supported charitable, educational, cultural, religious, and scientific activities serving the public interest, with its 2024 grants going to Kentucky recipients. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $987,319, though most were $2,000–$5,000; the largest supported a donor-advised fund. The foundation’s 2024 filing is marked as its final return, and while it says giving was not limited to preselected organizations, it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Gardner Foundation Incorporated

Louisville, KY

Gardner Foundation Incorporated supports charitable services, conservation, education, and civic activities, with most of its giving in Kentucky and additional grants in Hawaii, Indiana, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. In 2025, grants ranged from $200 to $7,000, with a median of $1,000. Its filing lists a grant application and proposed budget as application materials, with a May 1 deadline; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Habdank Foundation

Louisville, KY

The foundation supports preselected charitable organizations across varied areas, including education, hunger relief, and poverty-related work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $150 to $38,147, with a median of $3,000, and half of grant dollars went to Kentucky, followed by South Dakota. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc

Louisville, KY

The Community Foundation of Louisville funds nonprofits across areas including education, arts and culture, health, and community development, with a focus on Louisville and surrounding communities while also supporting work beyond the region. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,012 to $3,853,691, with a median of $22,987; it states that grant programs for local nonprofits use an open application and review process.

Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc

Lexington, KY

Blue Grass Community Foundation funds charitable causes and community needs, including education, housing, basic assistance, and youth wellbeing, primarily in Central and Appalachia Kentucky. Its 2025 grants ranged from about $5,000 to $520,000, with a median of about $16,700; the foundation’s website describes competitive grant opportunities but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.