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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-0583933

Kirchdorfer Foundation

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $157,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending May 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $157,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,415,947
  • Tax year 2023

    $172,515

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,401,917
  • Tax year 2022

    $275,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,486,683
  • Tax year 2021

    $201,900

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,411,273
  • Tax year 2020

    $168,950

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,441,405
  • Tax year 2019

    $221,737

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,575,152
  • Tax year 2018

    $155,605

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,680,183

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Xavier High SchoolLouisville, KY

    General fund

    $96,000
  2. Kentucky Golf FoundationLouisville, KY

    General fund

    $25,000
  3. Walt End SchoolLouisville, KY

    General fund

    $25,000
  4. Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY

    General fund

    $5,000
  5. Evans Scholars FoundationGlenview, IL

    General fund

    $2,500
  6. Tunnels to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General fund

    $2,500
  7. Holy Trinity ChurchLouisville, KY

    General fund

    $1,000
  8. ALS AssociationArlington, VA

    General fund

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00083% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky5 grants $152,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $2,500
  3. New York1 grant $2,500
  4. Virginia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • James KirchdorferPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Teresa L GardoneVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark KirchdorferTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carolyn KirchdorferSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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