The Mark and Carlisle V Mayer Family Foundation focuses its giving on local poverty-relief efforts, concentrating support on a single community organization that serves low-income families in and around Winchester/Clark County, KY. Their grants appear targeted to direct support for basic needs and family services rather than broad, multi-issue philanthropy.
The Mark and Carlisle V Mayer Family Foundation’s giving is anchored by repeated support for Clark Coalition Foundation Inc, including a $10,000 grant in 2025 after a $10,802 grant in 2023. That pattern signals a local funder that returns to the same community organization across years rather than spreading gifts widely. The foundation’s recent grants also show attention to direct assistance for low-income families, with Clark Coalition Foundation Inc described as supporting low-income families in Winchester. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation funds a small set of place-based institutions in Winchester and nearby Kentucky communities. Bluegrass Heritage Museum, Leeds Center for the Arts, Stride, Clark County Community Services, and Clark County Homeless Coalition Inc all appear in the recent grants list, usually at $5,000, $3,500, or smaller amounts. The purposes attached to those gifts point to basic needs, adult day care, arts, history, recreation, medical care, and animal sheltering. The overall picture is of a family foundation making modest, direct grants to local organizations serving residents of Winchester and Clark County.
Basic-needs support is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $5,000 to Clark County Community Services for support low income families, and another $1,500 to the same organization for the same purpose. It also awarded $10,000 to Clark Coalition Foundation Inc in 2025 for support low income families. The foundation also supports services for older adults. Stride received $5,000 in 2025 for funding for adult day care, after a $5,000 grant in 2023 listed as charitable contribution. Another area is arts and heritage: Leeds Center for the Arts got $5,000 in 2025 for support performing arts, while Bluegrass Heritage Museum received $5,000 in 2025 for support history museum. Its grants also include $5,000 to Bluegrass Land Conservancy for support land conservation and $5,000 to Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club for fund youth activities.
Typical grants cluster tightly around $5,000, with the reported distribution at p25 $2,500, median $5,000, and p75 $5,000. The recent record shows repeat giving to several recipients across multiple years, including Clark Coalition Foundation Inc, Clark County Community Services, Stride, Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc, Bluegrass Heritage Museum, Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club, and Clark County Animal Shelter. The foundation is not an operating foundation for individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants listed are charitable contributions and program-specific support, suggesting direct, discretionary giving rather than a formal application-based program.
$91K
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$102K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Highly concentrated: very small grant portfolio consisting of repeat awards to a single local nonprofit, indicating focused, relationship-driven giving rather than broad or diversified grantmaking.
Notable grantees: CLARK COALITION FOUNDATION INC
All listed grants went to U.S. recipients, and 100% were made to organizations in Kentucky. Winchester is the center of the portfolio: Clark Coalition Foundation Inc, Clark County Community Services, Bluegrass Heritage Museum, Leeds Center for the Arts, Stride, Clark County Homeless Coalition Inc, Rapha Ministries, and Clark County Animal Shelter all appear there. Lexington also receives several grants through Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc, Bluegrass Community & Technical College Foundation Inc, Cathedral Domain, and Bluegrass Land Conservancy. Maysville appears through Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club.
Its recent grants go to local charities and public-serving institutions in Kentucky, including groups working on low-income family support, adult day care, youth activities, public television, arts, land conservation, history museums, college education, medical care, and animal sheltering.
The grant-size distribution is tight: p25 is $2,500, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,000. Recent awards therefore cluster around $5,000, with smaller gifts appearing as low as about $1,093 and larger ones up to $10,802 in the list provided.
No. Every listed grant in the provided data went to a Kentucky recipient, and the recipient country distribution shows 31 grants, or 100.0%, in the United States.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year, including Clark Coalition Foundation Inc, Clark County Community Services, Stride, Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc, Bluegrass Heritage Museum, Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club, and Clark County Animal Shelter. That indicates ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $91,374 | 2026 | FINANCIAL SU[PPORT |
| CLARK COALITION FOUNDATION INC | WINCHESTER, KY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT LOW INCOME FAMILIES |
| STRIDE | Winchester, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR ADULT DAY CARE |
| LEEDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Winchester, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PERFORMING ARTS |
| Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | FUND PUBLIC TELEVISION |
| TOM BROWNING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | Maysville, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | FUND YOUTH ACTIVITIES |
| Winchester Clark County Heritage Commission | Winchester, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | FUNDING OF NATURE PRESERVE |
| BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | FUND COLLEGE EDUCATION |
| BLUEGRASS LAND CONSERVANCY | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT LAND CONSERVATION |
| BLUEGRASS HERITAGE MUSEUM | Winchester, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT HISTORY MUSEUM |
| Clark County Community Services | Winchester, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SMART AND |
| RAPHA MINISTRIES | Winchester, KY | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT MEDICAL CARE FOR |
| CATHEDRAL DOMAIN | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 2025 | FUND RECREATIONAL CAMPING |
| CLARK COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES | Winchester, KY | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT LOW INCOME FAMILIES |
| Clark County Animal Shelter | Winchester, KY | $1,491 | 2025 | SUPPORT SHELTERED ANIMALS |
| Commonwealth Fund for KET | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF PUBLIC |
| CLARK COALITION FOUNDATION INC | WINCHESTER, KY | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| Clark County Community Services | Winchester, KY | $3,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| Clark County Animal Shelter | Winchester, KY | $1,394 | 2024 | FUNDING TO SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF CLARK COUNTY | Ridgefield, KY | $1,093 | 2024 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| CLARK COALITION FOUNDATION INC | WINCHESTER, KY | $10,802 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY &TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| STRIDE | Winchester, KY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| LEEDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Winchester, KY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| Clark County Community Services | Winchester, KY | $3,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| CLARK COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION INC | Winchester, KY | $3,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| BLUEGRASS HERITAGE MUSEUM | Winchester, KY | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| Cathedral Domain Camp & Retreat Center | Irvine, KY | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| TOM BROWNING BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | Maysville, KY | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| Rapha Ministries Inc | Winchester, KY | $2,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| FRIENDS OF CLARK COUNTY | Ridgefield, KY | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE
$91,374FINANCIAL SU[PPORT
CLARK COALITION FOUNDATION INC
$10,000SUPPORT LOW INCOME FAMILIES
STRIDE
$5,000FUNDING FOR ADULT DAY CARE
LEEDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$5,000SUPPORT PERFORMING ARTS
Commonwealth Fund for KET Inc
$5,000FUND PUBLIC TELEVISION
FUND YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Winchester Clark County Heritage Commission
$5,000FUNDING OF NATURE PRESERVE
BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL
$5,000FUND COLLEGE EDUCATION
BLUEGRASS HERITAGE MUSEUM
$5,000SUPPORT HISTORY MUSEUM
Clark County Community Services
$5,000SUPPORT SMART AND
RAPHA MINISTRIES
$2,500SUPPORT MEDICAL CARE FOR
CATHEDRAL DOMAIN
$2,500FUND RECREATIONAL CAMPING
CLARK COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES
$1,500SUPPORT LOW INCOME FAMILIES
Clark County Animal Shelter
$1,491SUPPORT SHELTERED ANIMALS
CLARK COALITION FOUNDATION INC
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
Clark County Community Services
$3,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
Clark County Animal Shelter
$1,394FUNDING TO SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF CLARK COUNTY
$1,093CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
CLARK COALITION FOUNDATION INC
$10,802CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY &TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
STRIDE
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
LEEDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
Clark County Community Services
$3,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
CLARK COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION INC
$3,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
BLUEGRASS HERITAGE MUSEUM
$2,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
Cathedral Domain Camp & Retreat Center
$2,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
Rapha Ministries Inc
$2,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
FRIENDS OF CLARK COUNTY
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION