LKQ Community Foundation concentrates its giving on student scholarships and donor-advised/philanthropic intermediaries, funneling large grants to scholarship administrators and community foundations rather than many small local programs. Grants are often directed to national scholarship organizations and regional community foundations, including repeat gifts tied to named scholarship funds (e.g., Joseph Holsten Scholarships), suggesting a focus on workforce/employee education support and broad charitable impact via intermediaries.
Lkq Community Foundation’s largest recent gift went to Scholarship America Inc for general charitable purpose, a signal that scholarship administration sits near the center of its grantmaking. The foundation repeatedly uses intermediaries to move sizable awards into education and community programs, with another major line of support flowing to the Center for Scholarship Administration and Charities Aid Foundation America. That pattern points to a funder that often prefers organized channels over one-off direct grants. Its recent grants also show a steady commitment to named scholarship funds, including the Joseph Holsten Scholarships and the Joseph M. Holsten Scholarship Awards, alongside general charitable support for regional community foundations. These awards indicate a practical mix of workforce-related education support and broader charitable giving. The foundation also appears in a range of civic and human-services contexts, from emergency response and military-affiliated support to food distribution and cancer-related fundraising. The result is a foundation that gives across multiple charitable lanes, but with a clear emphasis on scholarship vehicles and intermediary organizations that can administer funds at scale.
Education is the clearest throughline in the grant record. In 2024, Lkq Community Foundation gave $526,216 to the Center for Scholarship Administration Inc for the 2023 Joseph Holsten Scholarships, and in 2024 it also gave $378,000 to Scholarship America Inc for the 2023 Joseph M. Holsten Scholarship Awards. Those named awards suggest structured support for student access and vocational or workforce-linked education. The foundation also backs trade and technical training. A 2024 grant of $297,592 went to Skills USA for general charitable purpose, and a 2024 grant of $202,214 went to I-Car Education Foundation for general charitable purpose. In addition, $163,806 in 2023 went to ASE Education Foundation, indicating continued interest in skills-based education. Beyond education, the foundation has funded health and basic needs work. It gave $150,000 to Feeding America in 2024 for support for Maximize Food Sourcing and Sharing Pri, and $143,359 to American Cancer Society Inc in 2024 for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
$3.9M
$13.9M
$3.4M
$4M
Most grants fall between $5K and $103K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$103K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in TN.
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Lkq Community Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 124 | $10.5M | 97.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of repeat grantees and intermediaries; emphasis on large, program-specific scholarship funding rather than many small direct-service grants.
Notable grantees: Scholarship America, Center for Scholarship Administration (including Joseph Holsten Scholarships), Charities Aid Foundation America (CAF America), The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Typical grant size centers on mid-sized to large awards: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $103,368. The recent record also includes several six- and seven-figure grants, showing a wide spread between smaller gifts and major program support. The foundation repeatedly returns to the same recipients across multiple years. Scholarship America Inc, Charities Aid Foundation America, American National Red Cross, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, United Service Organizations Inc, I-Car Education Foundation, and American Cancer Society Inc all appear more than once in the recent grants list. It is classified as a Regular Funder, funds individuals, and does not make program-related investments. No application process is stated in the provided data.
Grantmaking is national, with recipients concentrated in the United States and a small number of grants reaching the UK and Canada. By count, Washington, DC appears frequently among recipient locations, including American Red Cross, United Service Organizations Inc, and No Greater Sacrifice Foundation. Other recurring recipient hubs include Nashville, TN; Minneapolis, MN; and Taylors, SC. Illinois accounts for 15% of grants, but the foundation gives more often to recipients outside its headquarters state. The recent record also includes grants to Chicago-based organizations such as Feeding America and American National Red Cross, alongside recipients in Alexandria, VA and Kennesaw, GA.
The recent grant record is heavy on scholarship administrators and philanthropic intermediaries. Scholarship America Inc, Center for Scholarship Administration Inc, and Charities Aid Foundation America all received large awards, while regional community foundations also appear. That pattern suggests a preference for organized vehicles that can administer scholarship and charitable funds at scale.
The grant-size profile is spread across small and large gifts, but the center is in the midrange. The 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $103,368. Several grants in the recent list are much larger than that upper quartile.
Yes. Scholarship America Inc, Charities Aid Foundation America, American National Red Cross, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, United Service Organizations Inc, I-Car Education Foundation, and American Cancer Society Inc all appear more than once in the recent grants list, showing a recurring pattern rather than isolated gifts.
Education is the strongest theme, especially scholarships and technical training. The list also includes food distribution through Feeding America, breast cancer fundraising through American Cancer Society Inc, and community support through organizations such as United Service Organizations Inc and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 2 |
| $96K |
1.6% |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | $6K | 0.8% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $1,055,210 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $342,300 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $336,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| NO GREATER SACRIFICE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $140,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| I-CAR EDUCATION FOUNDATION | HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA | PHOENIX, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $70,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FOLD OF HONOR TENNESSEE CHAPTER INC | FRANKLIN, TN | $58,400 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE POSSE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA | TAMPA, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| TENNESSEE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BREAKTHROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GLOBAL CHARITABLE FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $37,459 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF MILL RIDGE PARK | ANTIOCH, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE CHANGING AND SAVING LIVES FOUNDATION | BLOOMINGTON, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND | GARDENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BEN - MOTOR AND ALLIED TRADES BENEVOLENT FUND | READING BERKSHIRE | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MALALA FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| US FUND FOR UNICEF DBA UNICEF USA | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE TOM COUGHLIN JAY FUND FOUNDATION INC | JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT | PASADENA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| WESTERN RESERVE LAND CONSERVANCY | MORELAND HILLS, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY | TORONTO, ON | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SNAP SOLUTIONS LLC | VERNON HILLS, IL | $5,100 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GOBBLE GOBBLE GIVE | TOPANGA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| TOURETTE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | BAYSIDE, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CALIFORNIA AUTOMOTIVE WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATIONINC | SACRAMENTO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| HARWICH CONSERVATION TRUST | HARWICH, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DUCK RIVER WATERSHED SOCIETY | MANCHESTER, TN | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER | FALL RIVER, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| Center for Scholarship Administration Inc | Taylors, SC | $526,216 | 2024 | 2023 Joseph Holsten Scholarships |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $503,445 | 2024 | General Charitable Purpose |
| Scholarship America Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $378,000 | 2024 | 2023 Joseph M. Holsten Scholarship Awards |
| Skills USA | Leesburg, VA | $297,592 | 2024 | General Charitable Purpose |
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC
$1,055,210GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
$336,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC
$150,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
$140,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
I-CAR EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$125,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MAKE-A-WISH AMERICA
$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC
$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$70,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
FOLD OF HONOR TENNESSEE CHAPTER INC
$58,400GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SPECIAL OLYMPICS INC
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
TENNESSEE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GLOBAL CHARITABLE FUND
$37,459GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
FRIENDS OF MILL RIDGE PARK
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
THE CHANGING AND SAVING LIVES FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
BEN - MOTOR AND ALLIED TRADES BENEVOLENT FUND
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
US FUND FOR UNICEF DBA UNICEF USA
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY
$6,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SNAP SOLUTIONS LLC
$5,100GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GOBBLE GOBBLE GIVE
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
TOURETTE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CALIFORNIA AUTOMOTIVE WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATIONINC
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DUCK RIVER WATERSHED SOCIETY
$2,500GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER
$2,500GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
Center for Scholarship Administration Inc
$526,2162023 Joseph Holsten Scholarships
Scholarship America Inc
$378,0002023 Joseph M. Holsten Scholarship Awards