The foundation concentrates its modest giving on local recreational infrastructure, making outright donations to parks and facilities rather than broad program grants. Grants are few and focused—two grants to a golf course and one to a park—suggesting a preference for supporting community green spaces and recreational amenities. Their giving appears transactionary (donations) and place-based rather than funding social services or long-term programmatic partnerships.
Concentrated, small-scale philanthropy: very few grants, repeat support to a single grantee, one-off donations for facility/park support rather than multi-year operating grants
Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation C/o John Wilborn Trustee gives in a tightly local pattern centered on parks, recreation, and community facilities, with its largest recent grant going to Eagle Creek Golf Course for $26,710 in 2025. The foundation’s recent record shows repeated support for recreational spaces rather than broad operating support, including another grant to the same golf course in 2023 and a separate grant to Alquina Blue Arrows Park in Connersville, Indiana. Most of the giving stays in Kentucky, especially around LaGrange and nearby towns, and the grants are generally small to mid-sized rather than large institutional awards. That makes the foundation readable as a place-based donor for local amenities, with donations flowing to golf courses, parks, and public-facing facilities. Alongside recreation, the recent grants also reach community organizations and civic institutions in Oldham County and nearby Kentucky communities, including the Oldham County Schools Arts Center, the City of LaGrange, and the Oldham County Public Library. The overall pattern is straightforward: direct donations, local recipients, and a narrow set of community-serving uses.
The foundation’s clearest theme is recreational infrastructure. It gave $26,710 to Eagle Creek Golf Course in LaGrange and $18,000 to Alquina Blue Arrows Park in Connersville, showing support for both golf and park facilities. A related grant of $5,500 to the City of LaGrange points to municipal involvement in local amenities. Community resource groups also appear in the record. High Point Charitable Services received multiple grants, including $12,000, $11,000, $10,000, and $9,500 across 2024 and 2025, indicating repeated support rather than a one-time award. The foundation also funded Hope Health Clinic with $9,000 and Good News Shelter Corporation with $7,000. Education and youth-related awards form another strand. Examples include $13,000 to Oldham County Schools Arts Center, $9,000 to Project Graduation in Buckner, and $6,000 to Oldham County Preschool.
Grant sizes cluster in the low thousands, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $1,500, and a p75 of $4,250. The foundation’s giving is small-scale overall, but the recent record includes a few larger donations such as the $26,710 grant in 2025. Recipients often appear across multiple years: Eagle Creek Golf Course, High Point Charitable Services, Adult & Teen Challenge of Kentucky, and Oldham County-area organizations recur in the data. The grants are listed as donations, which points to outright gifts rather than program-specific awards. No individual-application or unsolicited-application process is shown in the data.
$89K
$882K
$126K
$111K
Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$4K
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Notable grantees: Eagle Creek Golf Course, Alquina Blue Arrows Park, Local parks & recreation entities
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, and 80% of grants go to recipients in Kentucky. LaGrange appears most often, with repeated awards to organizations there, while other Kentucky recipients include Crestwood, Louisville, Buckner, Bowling Green, Middlesboro, Campbellsburg, and Orchard Grass Hills. Outside Kentucky, the recent list includes Alquina Blue Arrows Park in Connersville, Indiana. The geography is regional rather than national.
The recent grants point to local recreational infrastructure, parks, and community facilities. Examples in the data include golf-course support, park donations, and grants to public-facing community organizations in Kentucky towns such as LaGrange, Crestwood, and Louisville.
The grant-size distribution is small: p25 is $1,000, median is $1,500, and p75 is $4,250. Most awards in the recent list fall in the low-thousands, though a few are larger, including a $26,710 grant in 2025.
It gives regionally, with 80% of grants going to recipients in Kentucky. The recent grants also include one recipient in Indiana, so the pattern is concentrated but not exclusive to the headquarters state.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent record, including Eagle Creek Golf Course, High Point Charitable Services, and Adult & Teen Challenge of Kentucky. That indicates recurring support for some organizations rather than only one-time gifts.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH POINT CHARITABLE SERVICES | LAGRANGE, KY | $12,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| LAGRANGE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER | LAGRANGE, KY | $8,400 | 2026 | DONATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION | LOUISVILLE, KY | $5,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| BLESSING IN A BACKPACK | LOUISVILLE, KY | $5,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION | CRESTWOOD, KY | $4,600 | 2026 | DONATION |
| MT TABOR METHODIST CHURCH | CRESTWOOD, KY | $3,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| HOPE HOUSE MINISTRIES | BOWLING GREEN, KY | $3,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| JOY MINISTRIES | COLUMBIA, KY | $3,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| CAMP JOY | CLARKSVILLE, OH | $2,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| FRIENDS FOR MICHAEL FOUNDATION | CAMPBELLSBURG, KY | $2,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| PROJECT GRADUATION | BUCKNER, KY | $2,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| OLDHAM COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL | LAGRANGE, KY | $2,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| FAIR INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| KRIS LANDERS FOUNDATION | LAGRANGE, KY | $2,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| HOPE HEALTH CLINIC | LAGRANGE, KY | $2,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| CITY OF LAGRANGE | LAGRANGE, KY | $2,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| HOTEL INC | BOWLING GREEN, KY | $2,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| ARTS ASSOCIATION OF OLDHAM CO | LAGRANGE, KY | $2,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| EAGLE CREEK GOLF COURSE | LAGRANGE, KY | $2,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION | LOUISVILLE, KY | $2,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| SURJ EDUCATIONAL FUND | BUFFALO, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| MADRE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| KENTUCKY RESOURCES COUNCIL | FRANKFORT, KY | $1,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE | BERKLEY, CA | $1,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| WFMP-LP FORWARD RADIO | LOUISVILLE, KY | $1,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN | VASHON, WA | $1,500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| KY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY | BEREA, KY | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| THE HEALING PLACE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| GALILEAN CHILDREN'S HOME | LIBERTY, KY | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| CRESTWOOD FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERCENTERFIELD ELEMENTARY | CRESTWOOD, KY | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| NORTH OLDHAM LITTLE LEAGUE | LAGRANGE, KY | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $750 | 2026 | DONATION |
| CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY | BOSTON, MA | $650 | 2026 | DONATION |
| SOUTH OLDHAM HIGH SCHOOL | CRESTWOOD, KY | $500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| NORTH OLDHAM HIGH SCHOOL | GOSHEN, KY | $500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| OLDHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS ARTS CENTER | CRESTWOOD, KY | $500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| EAGLE CREEK GOLF COURSE | LAGRANGE, KY | $26,710 | 2025 | DONATION |
| HIGH POINT CHARITABLE SERVICES | LAGRANGE, KY | $11,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PROJECT GRADUATION | BUCKNER, KY | $9,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PLANO ELEMENTARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER | BOWLING GREEN, KY | $8,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| LAGRANGE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER | LAGRANGE, KY | $7,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| OLDHAM COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | ORCHARD GRASS HILLS, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| OLDHAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | LAGRANGE, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| YEW DELL GARDENS | CRESTWOOD, KY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| HOPE HEALTH CLINIC | LAGRANGE, KY | $4,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| THE HEALING PLACE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $3,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION | LOUISVILLE, KY | $3,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| SURJ EDUCATIONAL FUND | BUFFALO, NY | $3,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| KY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY | BEREA, KY | $3,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| HOPE HOUSE | BOWLING GREEN, KY | $3,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
HIGH POINT CHARITABLE SERVICES
$12,000DONATION
LAGRANGE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
$8,400DONATION
ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION
$4,600DONATION
MT TABOR METHODIST CHURCH
$3,500DONATION
HOPE HOUSE MINISTRIES
$3,000DONATION
JOY MINISTRIES
$3,000DONATION
FRIENDS FOR MICHAEL FOUNDATION
$2,500DONATION
PROJECT GRADUATION
$2,500DONATION
OLDHAM COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
$2,500DONATION
FAIR INC
$2,500DONATION
KRIS LANDERS FOUNDATION
$2,500DONATION
CITY OF LAGRANGE
$2,000DONATION
ARTS ASSOCIATION OF OLDHAM CO
$2,000DONATION
EAGLE CREEK GOLF COURSE
$2,000DONATION
BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION
$2,000DONATION
SURJ EDUCATIONAL FUND
$1,500DONATION
WFMP-LP FORWARD RADIO
$1,500DONATION
THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN
$1,500DONATION
KY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY
$1,000DONATION
CRESTWOOD FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERCENTERFIELD ELEMENTARY
$1,000DONATION
NORTH OLDHAM LITTLE LEAGUE
$1,000DONATION
FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE
$750DONATION
SOUTH OLDHAM HIGH SCHOOL
$500DONATION
NORTH OLDHAM HIGH SCHOOL
$500DONATION
OLDHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS ARTS CENTER
$500DONATION
EAGLE CREEK GOLF COURSE
$26,710DONATION
HIGH POINT CHARITABLE SERVICES
$11,000DONATION
PROJECT GRADUATION
$9,000DONATION
PLANO ELEMENTARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
$8,000DONATION
LAGRANGE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
$7,500DONATION
OLDHAM COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$5,000DONATION
OLDHAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
$5,000DONATION
YEW DELL GARDENS
$5,000DONATION
SURJ EDUCATIONAL FUND
$3,500DONATION
KY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY
$3,500DONATION
HOPE HOUSE
$3,000DONATION