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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 61-6024040

The Norton Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $747,500 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Quarterly
Restrictions
No grants are made to individuals or private foundations. Local charitable needs are given first priority.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $747,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $10,030,967

  • Tax year 2023

    $749,740

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $10,375,004

  • Tax year 2022

    $745,990

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $11,071,166

  • Tax year 2021

    $693,120

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $12,117,381

  • Tax year 2020

    $718,810

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $11,841,718

  • Tax year 2019

    $640,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $11,520,369

  • Tax year 2018

    $594,975

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $11,365,177

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Waldorf School of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Education

    $70,000
  2. Berry Center IncNew Castle, KY

    General operations

    $60,000
  3. Dare to CareLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $50,000
  4. Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor FarmLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $50,000
  5. Parks Alliance of Louisville IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $50,000
  6. Portland Museum IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $50,000
  7. University of Louisville Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    Education

    $50,000
  8. Wilderness Louisville IncLouisville, KY

    Environmental education

    $35,000
  9. Kentucky Center for the Performing ArtsLouisville, KY

    Arts education

    $25,000
  10. Louisville Public MediaLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $25,000
  11. MaryhurstLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $25,000
  12. The University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    General operations

    $25,000
  13. 300 for 300Louisville, KY

    General operations

    $20,000
  14. Catholic Charities of Louisville IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $20,000
  15. Steam Exchange Community Arts Center IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $20,000
  16. Americana Community CenterLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $15,000
  17. Louisville Academy of Music IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $15,000
  18. Louisville Leopard Percussionists IncLouisville, KY

    Arts education

    $15,000
  19. Neighborhood HouseLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $15,000
  20. Passionist Earth & Spirit Center IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $15,000
  21. Louisville Folk School IncLouisville, KY

    Arts education

    $15,000
  22. 21st Century Parks IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $10,000
  23. Actors Theatre of Louisville IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $10,000
  24. Cabbage Patch Settlement House IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $10,000
  25. Dreams with Wings IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $10,000
  26. Heuser Hearing & Language AcademyLouisville, KY

    Education

    $10,000
  27. Lighthouse Promise IncLouisville, KY

    Education

    $10,000
  28. Lou Tate Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    General operations

    $10,000
  29. Young Authors GreenhouseLouisville, KY

    Education

    $10,000
  30. Philanthrophy SoutheastAtlanta, GA

    General operations

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $200,00033% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $100,00016% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $85,00014% of the total
  4. Arts and culture4 grants $65,00011% of the total
  5. Human services4 grants $55,0009% of the total
  6. Youth development2 grants $45,0007% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $60,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky27 grants $700,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $20,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jane NewtonPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Meredith EricksonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 40Pay $77,487
  • Margaret KeithVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • S Brandon CoanDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

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