A community foundation that mobilizes people, networks, and capital to spark meaningful change by advancing racial equity, stewarding philanthropic assets, increasing capital to community resources, and fostering lasting progress in Louisville and the region.
The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc uses donor-established funds, competitive local grantmaking, and scholarship support to move capital into Louisville and the surrounding region. Its recent record includes major support for University of Southern California at $50,012,500, a large outlay that sits alongside recurring gifts to Kentucky institutions and community-based nonprofits. The pattern is broad but locally rooted: higher education, K–12 schools, arts organizations, public health, youth services, and community foundations all appear in the grant list. Several grants show how the foundation operates across different vehicles. University of Louisville Foundation Inc received $4,845,840 in 2024 and another $2,921,188 in 2025, while Louisville Collegiate School received $4,126,914 in 2024 and $2,044,136 in 2023. In the arts, the Speed Art Museum and the Louisville Orchestra each appear in the recent list, and human services organizations such as Lifeline Recovery Center and Norton Healthcare Foundation also received support. The foundation’s active programs include Field of Interest Grants, the Fund for Louisville, the Community Safety & Healing Fund, scholarship support, and affiliate community foundation grants.
In education, the foundation backed University of Kentucky with $5,634,075 in 2024 and $861,924 in 2025, and it also supported Hamilton College with $1,010,000 in 2025. K–12 education appears through Louisville Collegiate School, which received $4,126,914 in 2024. Arts and culture are another visible lane. The Speed Art Museum received $1,966,381 in 2025, and the Louisville Orchestra Inc received $1,261,478 in 2025. The Carson Center for the Performing Arts also appears with a $1,500,000 grant in 2024. Community well-being and services show up through Lifeline Recovery Center at $1,500,250 in 2025 and Norton Healthcare Foundation Inc at $823,975 in 2024. Youth development is reflected in Metro United Way Inc, which received $789,648 in 2024 for children’s and youth services.
Typical grants cluster around a median of $21,500, with the 25th percentile at $10,000 and the 75th percentile at $54,729. The recent list also shows a wide spread that includes very large institutional awards and smaller local grants. Recipients recur across years: University of Louisville Foundation Inc, Louisville Collegiate School, University of Kentucky, Louisville Orchestra Inc, and Metro United Way Inc each appear more than once. The foundation is a mixed community foundation, and its active programs include both competitive grantmaking and donor-advised or field-of-interest style support. Several programs accept unsolicited applications, including Field of Interest Grants, the Vogt Educational & Leadership Scholarship, the Prize for Visual Art, the Community Safety & Healing Fund, and affiliate community foundation grants.
$55.9M
$699.5M
$90.1M
$60.9M
Most grants fall between $10K and $55K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$55K
About 74% of grants go to recipients in KY.
RONALD GALLO
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Grants are concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 74% of grants and is also the top state by grant count. Louisville appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, including Louisville Collegiate School, Speed Art Museum, Louisville Orchestra Inc, Metro United Way Inc, Fund for the Arts Inc, and Evolve502 Inc. Lexington also shows up through Town Branch Park Inc and the University of Kentucky. Outside Kentucky, recent grants reached Los Angeles, San Francisco, Alexandria, Boston, Clinton, and New York, while the recipient-country distribution remains entirely in the US.
Its recent grants include universities, K–12 schools, arts institutions, community foundations, health and human services organizations, and youth-serving nonprofits. The active program list also includes field-of-interest grants, scholarships, community safety and healing funding, and affiliate community foundation grants.
The grant-size distribution centers on a p25 of $10,000, a median of $21,500, and a p75 of $54,729. The recent grants list also includes much larger awards, showing that the foundation funds both modest local grants and major institutional support.
Yes. University of Louisville Foundation Inc appears in both 2024 and 2025, Louisville Collegiate School appears in 2023 and 2024, University of Kentucky appears in 2024 and 2025, Louisville Orchestra Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Metro United Way Inc appears in 2023 and 2024.
Yes for several active programs. Field of Interest Grants, the Vogt Educational & Leadership Scholarship, the Prize for Visual Art, the Community Safety & Healing Fund, and affiliate community foundation grants are all listed as accepting unsolicited applications. Fund for Louisville grants are listed as not accepting unsolicited applications.
Kentucky is the top state by grant count, and 74% of grants go to recipients in Kentucky. Louisville is especially prominent in the recent grants list, with multiple arts, education, youth, and community organizations based there.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Organizations aligned with the purpose of a specific Field of Interest Fund; 501(c)(3) organizations. The Foundation invites organizations to 'introduce' a nonprofit/program to inform future rounds of funding.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | VERO BEACH, FL | $5,368,650 | 2025 | T31 COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS |
| NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION KENTUCKY | LEXINGTON, KY | $4,604,715 | 2025 | T11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC | CHICAGO, IL | $2,921,188 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE | JACKSON, WY | $2,076,950 | 2025 | T31 COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS |
| SPEED ART MUSEUM | LOUISVILLE, KY | $1,966,381 | 2025 | A51 ART MUSEUMS |
| LIFELINE RECOVERY CENTER | PADUCAH, KY | $1,500,250 | 2025 | F20 ALCOHOL DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DEPENDENCY PREVENTION & TREATMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | BOONE, IA | $1,358,000 | 2025 | B EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS |
| LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $1,261,478 | 2025 | A69 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS |
| HAMILTON COLLEGE | CLINTON, NY | $1,010,000 | 2025 | B42 UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE (4-YEAR) |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY | LEXINGTON, KY | $861,924 | 2025 | B40 HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS |
| FUND FOR THE ARTS INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $813,734 | 2025 | A12 FUNDRAISING AND/OR FUND DISTRIBUTION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $711,000 | 2025 | Q12 FUNDRAISING AND/OR FUND DISTRIBUTION |
| METRO UNITED WAY INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $625,562 | 2025 | P30 CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES |
| 21ST CENTURY PARKS ENDOWMENT INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $571,000 | 2025 | N32 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $571,000 | 2025 | B11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT |
| LOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $558,700 | 2025 | P22 URBAN LEAGUE |
| NORTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $543,650 | 2025 | E11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT |
| KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN | LOUISVILLE, KY | $529,414 | 2025 | B50 GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL (SEPARATE ENTITIES) |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE DEPOSITORY | LOUISVILLE, KY | $478,574 | 2025 | T PHILANTHROPY VOLUNTARISM AND GRANTMAKING |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $433,488 | 2025 | B EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS |
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | ORLANDO, FL | $425,000 | 2025 | B40 HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS |
| CATHEDRAL OF THE ASSUMPTION | LOUISVILLE, KY | $413,850 | 2025 | X RELIGION SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT |
| WEST END PREPARATORY SCHOOL | LOUISVILLE, KY | $370,200 | 2025 | B24 PRIMARY/ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO LOUISVILLE INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $361,875 | 2025 | X20 CHRISTIAN |
| WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | LOUISVILLE, KY | $360,854 | 2025 | N RECREATION SPORTS LEISURE ATHLETICS |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY OF LOUISVILLE INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $360,670 | 2025 | T70 FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS THAT CROSS CATEGORIES (INCLUDES COMMUNITY FUNDS) |
| GEORGETOWN COLLEGE | GEORGETOWN, KY | $323,000 | 2025 | B42 UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE (4-YEAR) |
| CENTER FOR INTERFAITH RELATIONS INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $312,746 | 2025 | A82 HISTORICAL SOCIETIES & HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
| BERRY CENTER INC | NEW CASTLE, KY | $301,600 | 2025 | B70 LIBRARIES LIBRARY SCIENCE |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE RAMABAI MUKTI MISSION | CLINTON, NJ | $300,000 | 2025 | X20 CHRISTIAN |
| THE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $300,000 | 2025 | L20 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT |
| PORTLAND MUSEUM | LOUISVILLE, KY | $296,100 | 2025 | A50 MUSEUMS & MUSEUM ACTIVITIES |
| SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY | LOUISVILLE, KY | $294,250 | 2025 | B43 UNIVERSITY OR TECHNOLOGICAL |
| TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $279,100 | 2025 | B11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT |
| MUHAMMAD ALI MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $269,100 | 2025 | A23 CULTURAL/ETHNIC AWARENESS |
| GILDA'S CLUB | LOUISVILLE, KY | $243,586 | 2025 | N50 RECREATIONAL PLEASURE OR SOCIAL CLUB |
| EVOLVE502 INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $240,454 | 2025 | B99 EDUCATION N.E.C.* |
| UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY | LEXINGTON, KY | $238,831 | 2025 | B43 UNIVERSITY OR TECHNOLOGICAL |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $238,385 | 2025 | E21 COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS |
| ST PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | LOUISVILLE, KY | $225,000 | 2025 | X RELIGION SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT |
| FILSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY | LOUISVILLE, KY | $223,750 | 2025 | A80 HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES |
| CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI | COLOMBIA, MO | $220,000 | 2025 | B11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY - KENTUCKY CHAPTER | LEXINGTON, KY | $216,724 | 2025 | C99 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION AND BEAUTIFICATION N.E.C.* |
| THE PARKLANDS OF FLOYD'S FORK | LOUISVILLE, KY | $213,250 | 2025 | N32 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS |
| ST MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | LOUISVILLE, KY | $213,139 | 2025 | X RELIGION SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT |
| ST XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL | LOUISVILLE, KY | $212,681 | 2025 | B25 SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOL |
| LOUISVILLE BALLET | LOUISVILLE, KY | $211,737 | 2025 | A63 BALLET |
| LOUISVILLE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL | LOUISVILLE, KY | $210,550 | 2025 | B20 ELEMENTARY SECONDARY ED |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY COUNCIL OF LOUISVILLE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $210,545 | 2025 | P85 HOMELESS SERVICES/CENTERS |
| LOUISVILLE OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $208,540 | 2025 | N32 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS |
INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5,368,650T31 COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION KENTUCKY
$4,604,715T11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC
$2,921,188EDUCATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE
$2,076,950T31 COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
SPEED ART MUSEUM
$1,966,381A51 ART MUSEUMS
LIFELINE RECOVERY CENTER
$1,500,250F20 ALCOHOL DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DEPENDENCY PREVENTION & TREATMENT
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
$1,358,000B EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC
$1,261,478A69 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS
HAMILTON COLLEGE
$1,010,000B42 UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE (4-YEAR)
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
$861,924B40 HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS
FUND FOR THE ARTS INC
$813,734A12 FUNDRAISING AND/OR FUND DISTRIBUTION
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA
$711,000Q12 FUNDRAISING AND/OR FUND DISTRIBUTION
METRO UNITED WAY INC
$625,562P30 CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES
21ST CENTURY PARKS ENDOWMENT INC
$571,000N32 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION
$571,000B11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
LOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE
$558,700P22 URBAN LEAGUE
NORTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC
$543,650E11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
$529,414B50 GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL (SEPARATE ENTITIES)
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE DEPOSITORY
$478,574T PHILANTHROPY VOLUNTARISM AND GRANTMAKING
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
$433,488B EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ROLLINS COLLEGE
$425,000B40 HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS
CATHEDRAL OF THE ASSUMPTION
$413,850X RELIGION SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
WEST END PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$370,200B24 PRIMARY/ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO LOUISVILLE INC
$361,875X20 CHRISTIAN
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$360,854N RECREATION SPORTS LEISURE ATHLETICS
JEWISH COMMUNITY OF LOUISVILLE INC
$360,670T70 FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS THAT CROSS CATEGORIES (INCLUDES COMMUNITY FUNDS)
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE
$323,000B42 UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE (4-YEAR)
CENTER FOR INTERFAITH RELATIONS INC
$312,746A82 HISTORICAL SOCIETIES & HISTORIC PRESERVATION
BERRY CENTER INC
$301,600B70 LIBRARIES LIBRARY SCIENCE
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE RAMABAI MUKTI MISSION
$300,000X20 CHRISTIAN
THE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP INC
$300,000L20 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
PORTLAND MUSEUM
$296,100A50 MUSEUMS & MUSEUM ACTIVITIES
SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY
$294,250B43 UNIVERSITY OR TECHNOLOGICAL
TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
$279,100B11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
MUHAMMAD ALI MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER INC
$269,100A23 CULTURAL/ETHNIC AWARENESS
GILDA'S CLUB
$243,586N50 RECREATIONAL PLEASURE OR SOCIAL CLUB
EVOLVE502 INC
$240,454B99 EDUCATION N.E.C.*
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
$238,831B43 UNIVERSITY OR TECHNOLOGICAL
MAYO CLINIC
$238,385E21 COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS
ST PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$225,000X RELIGION SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
FILSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$223,750A80 HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
$220,000B11 SINGLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY - KENTUCKY CHAPTER
$216,724C99 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION AND BEAUTIFICATION N.E.C.*
THE PARKLANDS OF FLOYD'S FORK
$213,250N32 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
ST MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$213,139X RELIGION SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
ST XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL
$212,681B25 SECONDARY/HIGH SCHOOL
LOUISVILLE BALLET
$211,737A63 BALLET
LOUISVILLE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
$210,550B20 ELEMENTARY SECONDARY ED
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY COUNCIL OF LOUISVILLE
$210,545P85 HOMELESS SERVICES/CENTERS
LOUISVILLE OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY INC
$208,540N32 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
