Whitaker Foundation Inc
Whitaker Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Lexington, Kentucky. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, mostly in Kentucky, for support of programs.
Whitaker Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Whitaker Foundation Inc gave $971K across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Kentucky. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $971,000
- -8.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,483
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $22,057,604
- +7.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (3 of 29, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Whitaker Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2750 Paris Pike, Lexington, KY 40511-9570
Phone: (859) 299-5246
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Whitaker Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lexington Rescue Mission Inc ($205K). Together the top 10 received $830K.
Grant Size Distribution
147 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 125 grants of 147 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in Kentucky, 1% to Idaho, and 1% to Montana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Whitaker Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 29 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $37K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $834K (2019) to $1.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $971K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington Rescue Mission Inc Lexington, KY | Support of Programs | $205,000 |
| Leadership Kentucky Foundation Inc Frankfort, KY | Support of Programs | $200,000 |
| Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY | Support of Programs | $115,000 |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY | Support of Programs | $90,000 |
| Housing Development Alliance Inc Hazard, KY | Support of Programs | $70,000 |
| Stamping Ground Church of God Stamping Ground, KY | Support of Programs | $65,000 |
| DV8 Kitchen Vocational Training Foundation Inc Lexington, KY | Support of Programs | $25,000 |
| New Beginnings Winchester, KY | Support of Programs | $25,000 |
| Maple St Church of God Hazard, KY | Support of Programs | $20,000 |
| Berea Baptist Church Berea, KY | Support of Programs | $15,000 |
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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 | $22,057,604 | $853,791 | $1,083,835 | $971,000 | 29 | $972,000 | $790,154 | $1,050,584 |
| 2024 | $20,475,102 | $1,988,245 | $1,138,652 | $1,060,000 | 31 | $1,061,500 | $1,903,209 | $992,502 |
| 2023 | $19,226,687 | $807,002 | $937,850 | $871,500 | 29 | $873,007 | $745,534 | $911,056 |
| 2022 | $17,870,387 | $810,598 | $1,021,192 | $929,000 | 25 | $934,466 | $743,049 | $944,904 |
| 2021 | $21,214,795 | $1,033,089 | $1,021,883 | $937,500 | 33 | $948,475 | $981,935 | $1,013,886 |
| 2020 | $19,545,127 | $556,335 | $985,542 | $923,500 | 32 | — | $511,995 | $887,349 |
| 2019 | $18,461,278 | $689,891 | $904,901 | $834,000 | 35 | — | $646,240 | $873,856 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Whitaker Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including emergency assistance, education, leadership development, affordable housing, and vocational training. For example, Amen House says it supports disadvantaged families with food, clothing, bill-paying assistance, and other emergency needs; Alice Lloyd College says it educates mountain students for leadership; and Housing Development Alliance says it establishes affordable housing for low-income residents in several Kentucky counties.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 29 grants totaling $971,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $205,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest awards included $205,000 to Lexington Rescue Mission, $200,000 to Leadership Kentucky Foundation, $115,000 to Alice Lloyd College, $90,000 to Morehead State University, and $70,000 to Housing Development Alliance. The filing lists each of these grants as support of programs.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jack E Whitaker as president, Jacquelin W Murphy as vice president, Anna W Lake as treasurer, Elmer K Whitaker as secretary, and Beverly R Bales as director.
Whitaker Foundation Inc is led by Jack E. Whitaker, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jack E. Whitaker
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly R. Bales
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anna W. Lake
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elmer K. Whitaker
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacquelin W. Murphy
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Whitaker Foundation Inc
How much does Whitaker Foundation Inc give each year?
Whitaker Foundation Inc gave $971K across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 31 grants.
What is Whitaker Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Whitaker Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $33,483, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Whitaker Foundation Inc that year got $5K on average.
Where does Whitaker Foundation Inc give grants?
Whitaker Foundation Inc gives mostly in Kentucky: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lexington, KY (7 grants), Hazard, KY (4 grants), Berea, KY (2 grants) and Georgetown, KY (2 grants).
Does Whitaker Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on Whitaker Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support of Programs" (29 grants).
Who are Whitaker Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Whitaker Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Lexington Rescue Mission Inc ($205,000), Leadership Kentucky Foundation Inc ($200,000) and Alice Lloyd College ($115,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Whitaker Foundation Inc?
Whitaker Foundation Inc reported $22.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $972K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Whitaker Foundation Inc fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including emergency assistance, education, leadership development, affordable housing, and vocational training. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Whitaker Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Whitaker Foundation Inc's EIN?
Whitaker Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0262001. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Whitaker Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Whitaker Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/whitaker-foundation-inc-morg_54f936aa20234bbfaec00bd9ca60dbb6
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