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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
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Tax year 2025
$316,370
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $6,004,711
-
Tax year 2024
$212,500
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $6,091,506
-
Tax year 2023
$417,801
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $6,011,858
-
Tax year 2022
$301,600
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $6,080,886
-
Tax year 2021
$226,500
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $6,196,448
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Tax year 2020
$177,050
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $5,130,853
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Saint Xavier High SchoolLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$75,000 -
St Vincent de Paul LouisvilleLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$50,000 -
St Agnes Catholic ChurchLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$50,000 -
Holy TrinityLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$40,000 -
Catholic Education FoundationLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$20,000 -
Filson Historical SocietyLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$12,500 -
Louisville OrchestraLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$12,070 -
Sacred Heart Academy Annual FundLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$10,000 -
Lost Tree FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FL
Unrestricted gift
$8,000 -
River FieldsLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$6,000 -
General Society of Colonial WarsLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$5,000 -
Waterfront Botanical GardensLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$5,000 -
Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child JesusPasadena, CA
Unrestricted gift
$4,000 -
St Phillip the Apostle SchoolLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$4,000 -
Kmac CoutreLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$3,400 -
Speed Art MuseumLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$3,000 -
The Nicholson ProjectWashington, DC
Unrestricted gift
$2,500 -
Norton Children's HospitalLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$2,000 -
Virginia Chance SchoolLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$1,000 -
National STEM Cell FoundationLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$1,000 -
Father John Judie Ministries IncLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$1,000 -
Frazier Kentucky History MuseumLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$500 -
Miscellaneous Cash DonationsLouisville, KY
Unrestricted gift
$400
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Housing and shelter1 grant $50,00045% of the total
- Education2 grants $21,00019% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $15,07014% of the total
- Sports and recreation1 grant $12,50011% of the total
- Environment2 grants $11,00010% of the total
- Medical research1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Kentucky20 grants $301,870
- Florida1 grant $8,000
- California1 grant $4,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $2,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Ann WellsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Darrell WellsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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