The John Reed Charitable Residuary Trust concentrates its giving on a small set of local Lexington/Bluegrass institutions, providing substantial general operating support rather than many one-off gifts. Its largest commitments repeatedly fund youth development, pediatric healthcare, higher education and a local church, with smaller grants to hospice and animal welfare reflecting community-focused priorities. Grants are sizable and recurrent, indicating multi-year or continuing relationships with core organizations.
John Reed Charitable Residuary Tr C/o Central Bank & Trust Co. shows a tightly held pattern of repeat general operating support to a small circle of Lexington-area institutions. The same core recipients appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with identical annual grants in some years and only modest changes over time. Bluegrass Council of Boy Scouts, Central Christian Church, Transylvania University, and Shriners Hospital for Children each received grants in all three years on file, suggesting continuing support rather than isolated awards. The trust also includes smaller recurring gifts to Lexington Humane Society and Hospice of the Bluegrass, extending its reach into local animal welfare and hospice care. The grant list points to a place-based funder that backs community organizations with stable, general-purpose funding. Several grants go to Lexington, KY, and the pattern centers on youth development, higher education, faith-based community support, pediatric specialty care, and end-of-life services. One recipient outside Kentucky, Shriners Hospital for Children in Orlando, still fits within the trust’s recurring support model, appearing in every year on file. Across the available grants, the emphasis is on established institutions that serve local residents over time.
Youth development is anchored by grants to Bluegrass Council of Boy Scouts, which received $29,798 in 2023, $26,673 in 2024, and $24,953 in 2025 for general support. Higher education appears through Transylvania University, also funded at $29,798 in 2023, $26,668 in 2024, and $24,953 in 2025. Faith-based support is represented by Central Christian Church, which received the same sequence of general grants as several other core recipients. In health-related giving, Shriners Hospital for Children was funded in each year on file, including $29,798 in 2023 and $24,953 in 2025. Local care services also received attention through Hospice of the Bluegrass Attn Susan M Ware and Lexington Humane Society, both supported repeatedly over the three-year span.
The grant size distribution is fairly tight: the 25th percentile is $14,899, the median is $24,953, and the 75th percentile is $26,672. That narrow band matches a pattern of steady, repeated awards rather than highly variable one-off gifts. The trust appears to use general operating support across its recent grants. Several recipients show up in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships with a core set of organizations rather than a broad, rotating portfolio. The organization funds local nonprofits and related institutions through this recurring model.
$407K
$2.2M
$133K
$157K
Most grants fall between $15K and $27K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$27K
About 83% of grants go to recipients in KY.
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Concentrated, repeat giving: few large grants split among a handful of recurring local grantees, mostly unrestricted/general operating support rather than many small or geographically diverse awards.
Notable grantees: Bluegrass Council of Boy Scouts, Shriners Hospital for Children, Transylvania University, Central Christian Church, Hospice of the Bluegrass / Lexington Humane Society
Giving is heavily concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 83% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Lexington is the main recipient city in the list, with repeated grants to Bluegrass Council of Boy Scouts, Central Christian Church, Transylvania University, Lexington Humane Society, and Hospice of the Bluegrass Attn Susan M Ware. Outside Kentucky, the only named recipient location in the recent grants is Orlando, FL, through Shriners Hospital for Children. All listed grants go to U.S. recipients.
The trust backs a small set of community institutions through general operating support. Recent grants go to youth scouting, a local church, a university, pediatric specialty care, hospice services, and animal welfare organizations, including Bluegrass Council of Boy Scouts, Central Christian Church, Transylvania University, Shriners Hospital for Children, Hospice of the Bluegrass Attn Susan M Ware, and Lexington Humane Society.
It is highly consistent. Bluegrass Council of Boy Scouts, Central Christian Church, Transylvania University, and Shriners Hospital for Children each received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Hospice of the Bluegrass Attn Susan M Ware and Lexington Humane Society also appear repeatedly across the same three-year span.
The grant sizes are clustered closely together. The 25th percentile is $14,899, the median is $24,953, and the 75th percentile is $26,672. Recent awards often sit near that median, with several grants of $24,953 in 2025 and $26,668 in 2024.
Kentucky is the main recipient state, with 83% of grants going to recipients in KY and KY listed as the top state by grant count. Lexington is the dominant recipient city, appearing repeatedly among the recent grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | ORLANDO, FL | $24,953 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH | LEXINGTON, KY | $24,953 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY | LEXINGTON, KY | $24,953 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BLUEGRASS COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS | LEXINGTON, KY | $24,953 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS ATTN SUSAN M WARE | LEXINGTON, KY | $12,477 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LEXINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY | LEXINGTON, KY | $12,477 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| BLUEGRASS COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS | LEXINGTON, KY | $26,673 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | ORLANDO, FL | $26,668 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY | LEXINGTON, KY | $26,668 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH | LEXINGTON, KY | $26,668 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS ATTN SUSAN M WARE | LEXINGTON, KY | $13,335 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| LEXINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY | LEXINGTON, KY | $13,335 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY | LEXINGTON, KY | $29,798 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| BLUEGRASS COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS | LEXINGTON, KY | $29,798 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH | LEXINGTON, KY | $29,798 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | ORLANDO, FL | $29,798 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| LEXINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY | LEXINGTON, KY | $14,899 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS ATTN SUSAN M WARE | LEXINGTON, KY | $14,899 | 2023 | GENERAL |
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
$24,953GENERAL
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$24,953GENERAL
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
$24,953GENERAL
BLUEGRASS COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS
$24,953GENERAL
HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS ATTN SUSAN M WARE
$12,477GENERAL
LEXINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY
$12,477GENERAL
BLUEGRASS COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS
GENERAL
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
$26,668GENERAL
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
$26,668GENERAL
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$26,668GENERAL
HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS ATTN SUSAN M WARE
$13,335GENERAL
LEXINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY
$13,335GENERAL
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
$29,798GENERAL
BLUEGRASS COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS
$29,798GENERAL
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$29,798GENERAL
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
$29,798GENERAL
LEXINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY
$14,899GENERAL
HOSPICE OF THE BLUEGRASS ATTN SUSAN M WARE
$14,899GENERAL