Speed Art Museum

Louisville, KY ·EIN 61-0444823 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$13.4M received 53 funders 200 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Speed Art Museum?

Speed Art Museum is funded by 53 grantmakers, led by The Community Foundation of ($4.1M), The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic ($2.1M), Frances N Alden Charitable Tr ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.4M in grants to Speed Art Museum between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Community Foundation of$4,053,11252020–2024
The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic$2,105,656332020–2024
Frances N Alden Charitable Tr$1,300,00022023–2024
Owsley Brown Ii Family Foundation Inc$709,50082020–2022
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$650,00012024
The Owsley Brown Iii Philanthropic Found$639,930132020–2024
Brown-Forman Foundation$575,00072020–2025
Fund for the Arts Inc$495,89052020–2024
The Community Foundation of Louisville$423,60552020–2024
Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc$391,983142021–2024
Great Meadows Foundation Inc$319,56112024
W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation$264,16642020–2024
The Gheens Foundation Inc$200,00032021–2023
The Charles and Elizabeth Barr$165,00032022–2024
The Saul Steinberg Foundation$120,50012023
The Wells Foundation$104,00042022–2025
The Hearst Foundation$100,00012020
Holly Peterson Foundation$76,00012024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$75,00022022–2023
Arthur J & Mary C Lerman Charitable$70,41062020–2025
Clifton Foundation Inc$55,00042020–2023
Republic Bank Foundation Inc$36,80032023–2024
Arthur K Smith Family Foundation Inc$35,00052021–2025
The Whippoorwill Family Foundation$35,00032022–2024
The Community Foundation of Louisville$35,00022021–2022

Showing top 25 of 53 funders by total given.

What grants has Speed Art Museum received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Brown-Forman FoundationGeneral program support$100,000
2025The Wells FoundationUNRESTRICTED GIFT$44,000
2025Arthur J & Mary C Lerman CharitableGENERAL FUND$7,410
2025Arthur K Smith Family Foundation IncGENERAL FUND$5,000
2024The Community Foundation ofA51 ART MUSEUMS$1,966,381
2024The Andrew W Mellon FoundationTO SUPPORT CONSERVATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND A SCHOLARLY CATALOG$650,000
2024Great Meadows Foundation IncCONTRIBUTION$319,561
2024Frances N Alden Charitable TrCHARITABLE$300,000
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicRESTRICTED SUPPORT$250,000
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicRESTRICTED SUPPORT$250,000
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicRESTRICTED SUPPORT$144,078
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicRESTRICTED SUPPORT$144,078
2024The Owsley Brown Iii Philanthropic FoundRESTRICTED SUPPORT - STOCK CONTRIBUTION (SEE ATTACHED INFORMATION)$115,763
2024The Community Foundation of LouisvilleA51 ART MUSEUMS$106,030
2024Fund for the Arts IncArts in Institutions and Learning$94,740
2024Holly Peterson FoundationTO SUPPORT THE CHRISTINA QUARLES PURCHASE.$76,000
2024Brown-Forman FoundationGeneral program support$75,000
2024The Charles and Elizabeth BarrTO INVITE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE ART$65,000
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable FoundationGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$34,166
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicRESTRICTED SUPPORT$28,125
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicRESTRICTED SUPPORT$28,125
2024The Owsley Brown Iii Philanthropic FoundRESTRICTED SUPPORT$28,125
2024Sociable Weaver Foundation IncRESTRICTED SUPPORT$28,125
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicRESTRICTED SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Brooke Brown Barzun PhilanthropicRESTRICTED SUPPORT$25,000
2024Hearts Path Charitable Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES FOR CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES$25,000
2024Sociable Weaver Foundation IncRESTRICTED SUPPORT$25,000
2024The Wells FoundationUNRESTRICTED GIFT$25,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Speed Art Museum?

Speed Art Museum is funded by 53 grantmakers, led by The Community Foundation of ($4.1M), The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic ($2.1M), Frances N Alden Charitable Tr ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.4M in grants to Speed Art Museum between 2020–2025.

Who is Speed Art Museum's largest funder?

The Community Foundation of is the largest recorded funder of Speed Art Museum, with $4.1M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Speed Art Museum received?

IRS 990 filings record $13.4M in grants to Speed Art Museum across 200 grants from 53 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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