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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6030526

Walnut Hall Foundation

A private foundation in Lexington, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $60,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
KN Sautter Walnut Hall Foundation
3725 Newtown Road
Lexington, KY 40511
(724) 935-4970
Form and materials
Written request with purpose and source of other funding
Deadlines
Open
Restrictions
Donations limited to education, scientific, charitable, religous, civic, and public purpose organizations.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $129,550
  • Tax year 2024

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $129,650
  • Tax year 2023

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $190,007
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $186,000
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $124,495
  • Tax year 2020

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $131,745

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kentucky Equine Adoption CenterNicholasville, KY

    Unrestricted

    $17,500
  2. Sayre SchoolLexington, KY

    Unrestricted

    $12,500
  3. Boch CenterBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  4. Rising Tide Charter Public SchoolPlymouth, MA

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  5. Stable of Memories IncGeorgetown, KY

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  6. Milton AcademyMilton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  7. God's PantryLexington, KY

    Unrestricted

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $17,50042% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $16,50039% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $8,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky4 grants $40,000
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • KN SautterCHAIRPERSON/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • MN JewettSEC/TREAS/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • TJ StaskoTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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