William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Louisville, KY EIN: 38-3689783

William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Louisville, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $80K. Net investment income was $217K.

William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation gave $80K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$79,912
+15.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,879
+15.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,991
Total assets
$1,320,805
+10.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Bourbon Heights Inc: $16KBourbon Heights Inc$16KParis Bourbon County YMCA: $16KParis Bourbon County YMCA$16KParis High School Alumni Scholarship Fund: $12KParis High School AlumniScholarship Fund$12KFirst Methodist Church Memoral Fund: $8KFirst Methodist Church MemoralFund$8KBourbon County Ministerial: $8KBourbon County Ministerial$8KBourbon County Senior Citizens Center Fund: $8KBourbon County Senior CitizensCenter Fund$8KAccutran Inc Fund: $4KAccutran Inc Fund$4KBourbon County Habitat for Humanity: $4KBourbon County Habitat forHumanity$4KParis Lions Club Fund: $4KParis Lions Club Fund$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bourbon Heights Inc ($16K). Together the top 9 received $80K.

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ParisGeorgetown

How William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 110% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K9 grants2019 9 grants2020 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 9 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $69K (2024) to $92K (2021). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $80K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bourbon Heights Inc Paris, KYProgram Support$15,982
Paris Bourbon County YMCA Paris, KYIndigent Children$15,982
Paris High School Alumni Scholarship Fund Paris, KYProgram Support$11,987
First Methodist Church Memoral Fund Paris, KYBuilding Repair and$7,991
Bourbon County Ministerial Paris, KYProgram Support$7,991
Bourbon County Senior Citizens Center Fund Paris, KYProgram Support$7,991
Accutran Inc Fund Paris, KYProgram Support$3,996
Bourbon County Habitat for Humanity Georgetown, KYBuilding Costs$3,996
Paris Lions Club Fund Paris, KYBuilding Repair and$3,996
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,320,805$226,536$101,218$79,9129$89,933$217,025$81,845
2024$1,196,254$57,242$88,843$69,4729$79,148$48,268$79,910
2023$1,231,679$108,710$93,309$75,9549$85,033$100,181$71,602
2022$1,216,904$52,565$97,741$77,0349$88,149$41,396$75,954
2021$1,262,423$80,096$111,622$92,0379$102,214$70,969$85,152
2020$1,293,327$83,737$106,072$84,3409—$74,101$80,786
2019$1,315,501$99,414$99,809$80,4609—$88,533$74,709

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $82K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation's only listed officer is Stock Yards Bank Trust, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stock Yards Bank Trust

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $3K (2021) → $18K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Kentucky Bank Trust Department (2019–2021) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Stock Yards Bank Trust — Trustee: $18KStock Yards Bank TrustTrustee$18K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $18K, to Stock Yards Bank Trust (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation

How much does William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation give each year?

William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation gave $80K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $69K across 9 grants.

What is William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,991, and its average grant was $8,879, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation give grants?

William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Kentucky: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Paris, KY (8 grants).

Does William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (5 grants).

Who are William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bourbon Heights Inc ($15,982), Paris Bourbon County YMCA ($15,982) and Paris High School Alumni Scholarship Fund ($11,987), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation?

William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $82K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation's EIN?

William & Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3689783. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)

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