University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 47-2373203

To acquire, maintain, improve, leverage, manage, lease, and convey real and personal property for the benefit of the university of louisville.

Key facts about University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc

In short: University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc gave $2.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.4M), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
47-2373203
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$2,365,600
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$2,365,600
Median grant
$2,365,600
Total assets
$415,523,563
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$415.5M

+72.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.4M

+215.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.4M

+529.9% YoY

How University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 219% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $415.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.4M. Net investment income was $666K.

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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

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M1 grant2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $742K (2022) to $2.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.4M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of Louisville: $2.4MUniversity of Louisville$2.4M

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Louisville ($2.4M).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 10 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Louisville Louisville, KYSupported Organization$2,365,600

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$415,523,563$240,933,317$167,969,861
Revenue$34,399,947$100,713,374$38,491,724
Expenses$34,431,897$17,225,745$18,119,853
Net Investment Income$666,475$373,353$1,007,160

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 29, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc is led by Keith Sherman, Executive Director & COO on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Keith Sherman

    Executive Director & COO

    On filings since 2019

    27.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mariah Gratz

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Powell Spears

    Director

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    Secretary & Treasurer → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Brinkman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Dahlem

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Smith

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Craig Hawley (2019–2024) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Steve Gault (2019–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Jill Force (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Cole (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kim Schatzel (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Nickel (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Earl Reed (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ken Payne (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Paul Carrico (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sandy Metts Snowden (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lori Gonzalez (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Derrick Littlejohn (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Neeli Bendapudi (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Koetter (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Bowers (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 University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc

How much does University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc give each year?

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc gave $2.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $751K across 2 grants.

How large is University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc?

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc reported $415.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $34.4M.

Where does University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc operate?

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc's EIN?

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2373203. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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