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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-6023755

The Thompson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $16,900 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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 2025

    $16,900

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $225,048

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $217,623

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $219,409

  • Tax year 2022

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $231,174

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $208,831

  • Tax year 2020

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $219,612

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $237,178

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Harrods Creek Baptist ChurchProspect, KY

    Building fund

    $5,000
  2. University of Louisvville FoundationLouisville, KY

    Medical education / researchcancer treatment and education

    $3,000
  3. Main Health Barbara Bush Children's HospitalPortland, ME

    Full service children's hospital

    $2,900
  4. ASPCANew York, NY

    Prevention of animal cruelty

    $2,000
  5. Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME

    Education

    $2,000
  6. Semper Fi FundPMB Oceanside, CA

    Military veterans organization

    $2,000

Approved for future payment

2 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Little Traverse ConservancyHarbor Springs, MI

    Land conservancy

    $10,000
  2. Foundcare of Palm BeachPalm Springs, FL

    Community health care

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $2,00050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky2 grants $8,000
  2. Maine2 grants $4,900
  3. California1 grant $2,000
  4. New York1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth C ThompsonTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Emery T GuderPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • James Thompson JrVICE-PRES & TRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Samuel K ThompsonTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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