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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 59-2466943

C E and S Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 59 grants and $4.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Tess P McNair Executive Director
101 South 5th Street Suite 1650
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 583-0546
Form and materials
See cesfoundation.com, "grantseekers" for application information.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
See cesfoundation.com, home page "areas of focus" for award information.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,537,971

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $77,295,552

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,376,144

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $74,663,120

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,580,434

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $71,830,360

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,666,211

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $78,080,293

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,444,795

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $74,952,437

Grants paid in 2024

59 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. EVOLVE502 Scholars Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    General operating support, evolve502 scholarship

    $1,000,000
  2. Bates CollegeLewiston, ME

    Current use scholarships, russel street field project

    $425,000
  3. Jewish Family and Career ServicesLouisville, KY

    Family & household stability collaborative, career services for refugees & immigrants

    $260,000
  4. President and Fellows of Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    Middlebury language schools scholarship endowment, middlebury language schools scholarship fund

    $200,000
  5. Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) of Greater Louisville IncLouisville, KY

    YMCA - early learning readiness program, YMCA black achievers

    $185,000
  6. Rita June Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    Bezos academies of louisville

    $150,000
  7. Play Cousins CollectiveLouisville, KY

    Strengthening foundations: enhancing capacity for greater impact, consulting with sagebird

    $129,500
  8. MaryhurstLouisville, KY

    Out-of-school time behavioral health pilot

    $125,000
  9. The Cabbage Patch Settlement House IncLouisville, KY

    Assessing youth and family development, family and youth development program

    $125,000
  10. Neighborhood House IncLouisville, KY

    Youth thrive implementation, appreciation for work to advance the out-of-school time sector and professional development

    $118,200
  11. Americana Community Center IncLouisville, KY

    Learning and assessment capacity building, americana youth and family programs

    $114,500
  12. Community Foundation of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Transfer to CCF

    $108,180
  13. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana IncLouisville, KY

    Big futures: empowering young adults for postsecondary success

    $100,000
  14. University of Louisville Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    First gen cards

    $100,000
  15. Metro United Way IncLouisville, KY

    Improving kindergarten readiness with health care partners through developmental screening

    $95,500
  16. Lincoln FoundationLouisville, KY

    College transition enrichment program

    $92,000
  17. Kentucky Youth AdvocatesLouisville, KY

    Resilient teens for the 21st century: infusing peer engagement with trauma-informed practices and social-emotional learning skills, bloom kentucky

    $90,633
  18. Sowing Seeds with Faith IncLouisville, KY

    General operating support, summer and retreat programs, sowing seeds with faith summer program, retreat program and parent engagement, HBCU tours, consulting with sagebird

    $89,500
  19. Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana IncLouisville, KY

    Junior achievement of kentuckiana's emerging leaders and out-of-school time initiative

    $75,000
  20. New Directions Housing CorporationLouisville, KY

    I rise - a family self sufficiency (FSS) program

    $75,000
  21. Community Coordinated Child CareLouisville, KY

    West louisville early care & education community of practice

    $60,000
  22. Catholic Charities of Louisville IncLouisville, KY

    Youth outreach and mentoring program

    $59,000
  23. Lighthouse Promise IncLouisville, KY

    General operating expenses, consulting with sagebird

    $54,500
  24. Wesley House Community ServicesLouisville, KY

    Young brilliant achievers (yba), consulting with sagebird

    $54,500
  25. Boys & Girls Clubs IncLouisville, KY

    Building resilience and financial strength: aces training, family engagement, and financial modernization for BGCK, general operating support

    $53,800
  26. Muhammad Ali CenterLouisville, KY

    Promoting persistence in a community college setting: a pilot collaboration

    $51,000
  27. Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY

    Bridge to bu - college readiness summer bridge program

    $50,000
  28. Marine Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  29. Navy-Marine Corps Relief SocietyArlington, VA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  30. Seven CountiesLouisville, KY

    West child and family therapeutic after-school and summer program

    $45,000
  31. 2NOT1 Fatherhood & Families IncLouisville, KY

    2not1 capacity building, programming for parents and youth

    $43,000
  32. Delta Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    Hoops & homework after school program

    $38,500
  33. Jefferson Community & Technical College Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    Summer bridge student success program, annual fund

    $35,000
  34. Marine Corps Association FoundationQuantico, VA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  35. PsycharmorSan Diego, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  36. Teach Kentucky IncLouisville, KY

    Impacting critical hiring needs in louisville through teacher recruitment

    $20,000
  37. Challenge AspenSnowmass VLG, CO

    General operating support

    $15,000
  38. Insight Memory Care CenterFairfax, VA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  39. Angela Hospice Home CareLivonia, MI

    General operating support

    $10,000
  40. Boys & Girls Club of Greater WashingtonWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  41. Central Adult Learn-To-SwimLouisville, KY

    Support current operations or strategies to expand programming

    $10,000
  42. Dog Tag IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  43. Lincoln Heritage Council Boy Scouts of AmericaLouisville, KY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  44. Operation Renewed Hope FoundationAlexandria, VA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  45. The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC

    Society of fellows

    $10,000
  46. Yellow Ribbon FundBethesda, MD

    General operating support

    $10,000
  47. Young Marines National FoundationSt Petersburg, FL

    General operating support

    $10,000
  48. Bach Choir of BethlehemBethlehem, PA

    To support the president's special project fund - for purposes described by president hal black, to support post-tour analysis, general operating support

    $8,000
  49. Louisville Youth Philanthropy CouncilProspect, KY

    General operating support

    $6,000
  50. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    Development and implementation of kyosa's learning management system

    $5,000
  51. Washington Bach ConsortWashington, DC

    To support the efforts of artistic director DR. Dana marsh to establish relationships with international bach-serving organizations

    $5,000
  52. Crescent Hill Family FoundationLouisville, KY

    Distribution to crescent hill family foundation

    $4,579
  53. Fultum FoundationLouisville, KY

    Distribution to fultum foundation

    $4,579
  54. 21st Century Parks IncLouisville, KY

    S.e.e.d. Program

    $2,500
  55. Hosparus IncLouisville, KY

    In memory of h. Scott davis

    $2,500
  56. Norton FoundationLouisville, KY

    In memory of wendy novak

    $2,500
  57. American Friends of Leipzig Bach-Archive IncCambridge, MA

    To support the membership activities of bruce maza, in pursuit of increasing professional connections to the leipzig bach archive

    $2,000
  58. Goodwill of KentuckyLouisville, KY

    General operating support

    $2,000
  59. Leadership Louisville FoundationLouisville, KY

    Leadership louisville for the women's scholarship fund

    $1,000

Approved for future payment

14 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Rita June Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    Bezos academies of louisville

    $300,000
  2. Neighborhood House IncLouisville, KY

    Youth thrive implementation

    $115,000
  3. Spalding UniversityLouisville, KY

    Spalding university center for behavioral health - youth mental health crisis

    $105,000
  4. Cabbage Patch Settlement House IncLouisville, KY

    Assessing youth and family development

    $100,000
  5. MaryhurstLouisville, KY

    Ost behavioral health pilot

    $100,000
  6. Jewish Family and Career ServicesLouisville, KY

    Career services for refugees & immigrants

    $80,000
  7. Lincoln FoundationLouisville, KY

    College transition enrichment program

    $77,000
  8. Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana IncLouisville, KY

    Junior achievement of kentuckiana's emerging leaders and out-of-school time initiative

    $75,000
  9. New Directions Housing CorporationLouisville, KY

    I rise - a family self sufficiency (FSS) program

    $75,000
  10. Community Coordinated Child CareLouisville, KY

    Social emotional support for early learners

    $60,000
  11. Sowing Seeds with Faith IncLouisville, KY

    Sowing seeds with faith summer program, retreat program and parent engagement, HBCU tours

    $60,000
  12. Muhammad Ali CenterLouisville, KY

    Promoting persistence in a community college setting: a pilot collaboration

    $56,000
  13. Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, KY

    Bridge to bu - college readiness summer bridge program

    $50,000
  14. Delta Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    Hoops & homework after school program

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services10 grants $842,70038% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $586,50027% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $164,6587% of the total
  4. Youth development2 grants $131,0006% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $90,6334% of the total
  6. International aid2 grants $80,0004% of the total
  7. 10 other causes15 grants $304,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky40 grants $3,642,971
  2. Maine1 grant $425,000
  3. Vermont1 grant $200,000
  4. Virginia5 grants $150,000
  5. District of Columbia4 grants $35,000
  6. California1 grant $25,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $15,000
  8. Florida1 grant $10,000
  9. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  10. Michigan1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Carol L JonesPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Matthew L JonesDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Tess P McNairEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECRETARY Hours 50Pay $280,000
  • David A Jones JrDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sara KelleyTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Mary Gwen WheelerDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

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