The Bailen Endowment concentrates its giving on educational institutions, Jewish communal life, and children-focused charity programs. Grants are relatively few but sizable and directed to mission-driven nonprofits rather than many small donations, with repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years. The foundation appears to prioritize institutional operating or program support for organizations serving youth and Jewish community services.
Concentrated funding: a small number of mid-to-large grants, with multiple repeat awards to the same organizations rather than many one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: Spalding University, Kosair Charities Committee, Inc., Jewish Community Center
Bertha & Harry Bailen End Fd Ua repeatedly backs three Louisville institutions: Spalding University, the Jewish Community Center, and Kosair Charities Committee. In the latest grants list, each received multiple general-support awards, showing a pattern of steady institutional support rather than one-off project funding. The foundation’s giving is centered on education, Jewish communal life, and children’s health and welfare, with grants directed to organizations that provide ongoing services in those areas. The foundation’s recent awards are tightly grouped around flexible support. Spalding University appears as a recurring recipient, including general-support grants in both 2023 and 2025. The Jewish Community Center also receives repeated general-support funding, and Kosair Charities Committee is supported in the same way across multiple grants. That combination points to a funder that favors core operating support for established nonprofits. Across the recent record, the grants are relatively few and closely clustered in size, which suggests a deliberate, relationship-based pattern of giving. The foundation’s profile is defined less by breadth than by repetition: the same organizations receive support across years, with the stated purpose staying at the general-support level.
In higher education, Bertha & Harry Bailen End Fd Ua gave $19,418 to Spalding University in 2025 for general support, continuing a prior pattern that included another general-support grant to the same university in 2023. That makes education one of the clearest lanes in the foundation’s recent record. Jewish communal life is another core area. The foundation awarded $19,418 to the Jewish Community Center in 2025 for general support, and the same organization also received a 2023 general-support grant. Children’s health and welfare appear through Kosair Charities Committee. The foundation made general-support grants of $19,418 and $19,411 in 2025, following a 2023 general-support award. The repeated support suggests attention to ongoing organizational needs rather than time-limited projects.
Typical awards cluster tightly around the $19,000 range, with a p25 of $19,418, a median of $19,766, and a p75 of $20,113. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023 and 2025, which indicates continuity rather than isolated gifts. Grant purposes are consistently listed as general support, pointing to flexible operating support. The foundation is a private foundation rather than a donor-advised fund and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants are few, with a concentrated and recurring pattern.
$177K
$983K
$56K
$76K
Most grants fall between $19K and $20K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in KY.
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Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Louisville, Kentucky. All nine recent grants in the data went to recipients in the US, and the top state by grant count is KY. The recent recipient list is dominated by Louisville-based organizations, including Spalding University, the Jewish Community Center, and Kosair Charities Committee. The foundation gave 0% of recent grants to recipients in its headquarters state of Pennsylvania.
Its recent grants go to educational institutions, Jewish communal organizations, and children’s health and welfare charities. The named recipients in the data include Spalding University, the Jewish Community Center, and Kosair Charities Committee, all receiving general-support funding.
The recent grants are labeled general support throughout the sample. That indicates flexible funding rather than project-specific awards, and the repeated grants to the same organizations suggest ongoing operating or core support.
The foundation’s grants are tightly grouped: p25 is $19,418, the median is $19,766, and p75 is $20,113. The recent awards sit very close to that range, which suggests a consistent grant size policy.
The top state by grant count is Kentucky, and the recent recipient list is centered in Louisville. All nine grants in the provided sample went to US recipients, and none went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Yes. Spalding University, the Jewish Community Center, and Kosair Charities Committee each appear in both 2023 and 2025. That repeat pattern shows the foundation tends to support the same institutions across years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPALDING UNIVERSITY | LOUISVILLE, KY | $19,418 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOSAIR CHARITIES COMMITTEE INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $19,418 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | LOUISVILLE, KY | $19,418 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOSAIR CHARITIES COMMITTEE INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $19,411 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPALDING UNIVERSITY | LOUISVILLE, KY | $19,407 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | LOUISVILLE, KY | $19,398 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOSAIR CHARITIES COMMITTEE INC ATTN AIMEE SAPP CFO | LOUISVILLE, KY | $20,113 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ATTN STACY GORDON-FUNK | LOUISVILLE, KY | $20,113 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPALDING UNIVERSITY | LOUISVILLE, KY | $20,113 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
SPALDING UNIVERSITY
$19,418GENERAL SUPPORT
KOSAIR CHARITIES COMMITTEE INC
$19,418GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$19,418GENERAL SUPPORT
KOSAIR CHARITIES COMMITTEE INC
$19,411GENERAL SUPPORT
SPALDING UNIVERSITY
$19,407GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$19,398GENERAL SUPPORT
KOSAIR CHARITIES COMMITTEE INC ATTN AIMEE SAPP CFO
GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ATTN STACY GORDON-FUNK
$20,113GENERAL SUPPORT
SPALDING UNIVERSITY
$20,113GENERAL SUPPORT