The Old State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-1338352

Endeavor Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $70,000 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
Endeavor Charitable Foundation Scho
C/o Baird Trust PO Box 32760
Louisville, KY 402322760
(502) 588-4110
Form and materials
Scholarship applications must be accompanied by a transcript, family income information, details of student activities, two essays of a maximum of 650 words each on defined topics, and one letter of support.
Deadlines
Scholarship applications must be completed and postmarked by march 15th
Restrictions
Scholarships are based upon student need and overall student achievement to students from the garrard county (ky), lincoln county (ky), boyle county (ky), and danville (ky) independent school districts.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $691,203
  • Tax year 2024

    $58,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $605,487
  • Tax year 2023

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $624,413
  • Tax year 2022

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $635,697
  • Tax year 2021

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $625,950
  • Tax year 2020

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $642,980
  • Tax year 2019

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $514,039
  • Tax year 2018

    $29,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $413,596

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cure Alzheimers FundWellesley HLS, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  2. Salvation ArmyDanville, KY

    General support and hurricane relief

    $5,000
  3. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Crisis & disaster relief

    $5,000
  4. St Jude Childrens HospitalMemphis, TN

    General support

    $5,000
  5. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Endeavor educational scholarship for deserving students

    $5,000
  6. Garrard County Homeless CoalitionLancaster, KY

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Natalie's Sister IncLexington, KY

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Falmouth Baseball ClubFalmouth, KY

    General support

    $5,000
  9. Refuge ClinicLexington, KY

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Hope Center IncLexington, KY

    General support

    $5,000
  11. Fellowship of Christian AthletesclemsonKansas City, MO

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Kentucky HeartwoodBerea, KY

    General support

    $5,000
  13. Oneida Baptist InstituteOneida, KY

    General support

    $5,000
  14. Bluegrass Community & Tech CollegeLexington, KY

    Endeavor educational scholarship for deserving student

    $2,500
  15. Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KY

    Endeavor educational scholarship for deserving student

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter2 grants $10,00040% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00020% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $5,00020% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $5,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky11 grants $50,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  3. Missouri1 grant $5,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Baird Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $6,550
  • Mary L GaffneyADVISOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Robert Jason GaffneyADVISOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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