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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-6678657

J Robert Westerman Foundation

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $12,200 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

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 2024

    $12,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $209,899

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,900

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $216,726

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,900

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $97,534

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,150

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $102,430

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,251

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $97,833

  • Tax year 2019

    $969

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $101,215

  • Tax year 2018

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $19,654

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kosair CharitiesLouisville, KY

    General support

    $3,400
  2. Cincinnati Children'sCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $2,000
  3. Equestrian ConnectionLake Forest, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  4. Kentucky Humane SocietyLouisville, KY

    General support

    $1,500
  5. Save A PetGrayslake, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  6. Dare to Care Food BankLouisville, KY

    General support

    $1,500
  7. Norton Healthcare FoundationLouisville, KY

    General support

    $400
  8. Sea Scouts of KentuckyLouisville, KY

    General support

    $400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $3,00088% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $40012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky5 grants $7,200
  2. Illinois2 grants $3,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • J Robert WestermanCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Cynthia C WestermanCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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