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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 61-6175862

The Sutherland Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 26 grants and $464,927 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $464,927

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,163,227

  • Tax year 2023

    $452,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,372,301

  • Tax year 2022

    $444,001

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $3,704,285

  • Tax year 2021

    $536,350

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $4,155,152

  • Tax year 2020

    $509,105

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $4,613,892

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Center for Families LearningLouisville, KY

    General fund - unrestricted

    $75,000
  2. Sowing Seeds with FaithLouisville, KY

    General fund-unrestricted

    $37,500
  3. Adelante Hispanic AchieversLouisville, KY

    General fund-unrestricted

    $30,000
  4. Decode ProjectLouisville, KY

    General fund-unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. Denver Urban GardensDenver, CO

    General fund-unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Educational Justice LLCLouisville, KY

    General fund-unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. Muddy SneakersRaleigh, NC

    General fund-unrestricted

    $25,000
  8. Musicworks AshevilleAsheville, NC

    General fund-unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Read to Succeed AshevillebuncombeAsheville, NC

    General fund-unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. St George's Scholar Institute IncLouisville, KY

    General fund-unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. Tech-NiqueLouisville, KY

    General fund-unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. Lincoln FoundationLouisville, KY

    General fund - unrestricted

    $25,000
  13. Ivy Plus AcademyLouisville, KY

    General fund - unrestricted

    $25,000
  14. Play Cousins CollectiveLouisville, KY

    General fund-unrestricted

    $20,000
  15. Louisville Youth Philanthropy CouncilLouisville, KY

    General fund - unrestricted

    $15,000
  16. Cafe 180Englewood, CO

    General fund - unrestricted

    $8,750
  17. Asheville City Schools FoundationAsheville, NC

    General fund-unrestricted

    $5,600
  18. Young Authors GreenhouseLouisville, KY

    General fund-unrestricted

    $5,000
  19. Colaborative La MilpaAsheville, NC

    General fund-unrestricted

    $3,750
  20. Lincoln Heritage Council Boy Scouts of AmericaLouisville, KY

    General fund - unrestricted

    $3,077
  21. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky MountainsDenver, CO

    General fund-unrestricted

    $2,750
  22. Warren VillageDenver, CO

    General fund-unrestricted

    $2,000
  23. Sun Valley Youth CenterDenver, CO

    General fund - unrestricted

    $2,000
  24. Emily Griffith FoundationDenver, CO

    General fund - unrestricted

    $2,000
  25. PS ArtsLos Angeles, CA

    General fund - unrestricted

    $1,500
  26. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    General fund - unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education9 grants $220,50072% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $30,00010% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  4. Science and technology1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $4,0001% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $2,750<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky13 grants $335,577
  2. North Carolina5 grants $84,350
  3. Colorado6 grants $42,500
  4. California2 grants $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Laura Lee BrownDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Garvin DetersDIRECTOR-CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $40,000
  • Laura Lee GastisDIRECTOR-SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Polk DetersDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • James SeilerDIRECTOR-TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • George GastisDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sarah AshworthDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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