The Susan and William Yarmuth Family Foundation primarily supports cultural and community institutions, with a strong emphasis on performing arts in the Louisville region alongside selective investments in higher education, cancer support services, and Jewish religious/cultural causes. Grants are relatively large and targeted, often to well-established organizations and recurring local beneficiaries rather than a broad set of small recipients.
A $674,179 grant to The Louisville Orchestra Inc stands out in the foundation’s recent giving and signals how heavily The Susan and William Yarmuth Family Foundation Inc leans into Louisville cultural institutions. The foundation’s recent grants are dominated by established local organizations, especially in performing arts, with additional support for university-affiliated work, cancer services, and Jewish religious life. Its largest gifts are not spread thinly across many recipients; instead, they are concentrated in a handful of named institutions that recur across years. That pattern is visible in Louisville: The Louisville Orchestra Inc received both a 2025 grant of $674,179 and a 2023 grant of $100,000, while University of Louisville Foundation Inc received $125,000 in 2025 and Gilda's Club received $104,000 the same year. The foundation also supported Dancers Workshop, Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Payne Hollow on the Ohio, and Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, showing a mix of arts, education, health, and community organizations. Across the grants provided here, every recipient was in the United States, and the geographic pattern is tightly regional rather than broad-based.
Performing arts is a central theme in the foundation’s giving. The Louisville Orchestra Inc received $674,179 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2023, while Dancers Workshop received $50,000 in 2023. Those awards show support for both orchestral music and dance. Higher education is another visible area. University of Louisville Foundation Inc received $125,000 in 2025, pointing to university-affiliated support within Louisville. Health and community support also appear in the record. Gilda's Club received $104,000 in 2025, and the American National Red Cross received $25,000 in 2025 after a $20,000 grant in 2023. Religious and cultural giving appears as well, including $190,000 to The Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel in 2023 and $36,000 to Congregation Adath Jeshurun in 2023.
Typical grants fall in the mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $16,250, a median of $36,000, and p75 at $75,000. The distribution is pulled upward by a few very large awards, including a $674,179 grant in 2025. The record also shows repeat support to named recipients across years, including The Louisville Orchestra Inc and the American National Red Cross. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The data shown here reflects charitable grants rather than an open application process.
$928K
$8.1M
$899K
$1M
Most grants fall between $16K and $75K, with a median of $36K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$36K
75th Percentile
$75K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in KY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Susan and William Yarmuth Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 21 | $2.4M | 95.5% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of organizations with repeat and multi-year-style support—dominant funding to a single flagship arts organization (Louisville Orchestra) plus several other sizable, focused gifts to local cultural, educational, health-support, and Jewish causes.
Notable grantees: THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC, THE MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM IN ISRAEL, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC, GILDA'S CLUB, DANCERS WORKSHOP
Giving is strongly regional and concentrated in Kentucky. Louisville, KY appears repeatedly, including grants to The Louisville Orchestra Inc, University of Louisville Foundation Inc, Gilda's Club, Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Payne Hollow on the Ohio, and Louisville Healthcare CEO Council. Outside Kentucky, the grants reach New York, NY, Jackson, WY, and Washington, DC. Every recent grant listed here went to a U.S. recipient, and none were recorded for Florida, the foundation’s headquarters state.
The recent grants point to cultural and community institutions, especially performing arts groups, along with university-affiliated programs, cancer support services, Jewish religious institutions, and the American National Red Cross. Louisville organizations appear most often in the record, including the Louisville Orchestra, Gilda's Club, and University of Louisville Foundation Inc.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $16,250, median grant size is $36,000, and p75 is $75,000. The pattern also includes a much larger outlier, such as the $674,179 grant to The Louisville Orchestra Inc in 2025.
Yes. The Louisville Orchestra Inc appears in both 2025 and 2023, with grants of $674,179 and $100,000. The American National Red Cross also appears twice, with $25,000 in 2025 and $20,000 in 2023. That suggests some recipients receive ongoing support rather than one-time gifts.
Its grants are concentrated in Kentucky, especially Louisville. Louisville, KY appears across multiple recipients in the recent grants list, while other U.S. locations such as New York, Jackson, and Washington, DC show up less often. None of the listed grants went to recipients in Florida.
The provided grant record shows charitable grants, but it does not include an application process, submission portal, or solicitation guidelines. The visible pattern is relationship-based support to named organizations rather than an open call for applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $18K |
4.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $674,179 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF LOUSIVILLE | LOUISVILLE, KY | $338,020 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $269,010 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| KBY CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $134,540 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $125,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| GILDA'S CLUB | LOUISVILLE, KY | $104,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM IN ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $86,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURUN | LOUISVILLE, KY | $80,954 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $62,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| GILDA'S CLUB | LOUISVILLE, KY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MACCABI GB | — | $18,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE FOUNDATION | LOUISVILLE, KY | $12,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICA GIVES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM IN ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $190,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $100,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| DANCERS WORKSHOP | JACKSON, WY | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURUN | LOUISVILLE, KY | $36,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| PAYNE HOLLOW ON THE OHIO | LOUISVILLE, KY | $12,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| LOUISVILLE HEALTHCARE CEO COUNCIL | LOUISVILLE, KY | $12,010 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC
$674,179CHARITABLE
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF LOUSIVILLE
$338,020CHARITABLE
THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC
$269,010CHARITABLE
KBY CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER INC
$134,540CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC
$125,000CHARITABLE
GILDA'S CLUB
$104,000CHARITABLE
THE MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM IN ISRAEL
CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURUN
$80,954CHARITABLE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC
$62,500CHARITABLE
GILDA'S CLUB
$50,000CHARITABLE
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
$25,000CHARITABLE
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
$20,000CHARITABLE
MACCABI GB
$18,000CHARITABLE
LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE FOUNDATION
$12,000CHARITABLE
AMERICA GIVES INC
$5,000CHARITABLE
THE MASORTI FOUNDATION FOR CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM IN ISRAEL
$190,000CHARITABLE
THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA INC
$100,000CHARITABLE
DANCERS WORKSHOP
$50,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURUN
$36,000CHARITABLE
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
$20,000CHARITABLE
PAYNE HOLLOW ON THE OHIO
$12,500CHARITABLE
LOUISVILLE HEALTHCARE CEO COUNCIL
$12,010CHARITABLE