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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-4595018

Brown-Forman Foundation

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 56 grants and $9.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jill Horn
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210
(502) 774-5918
[email protected]
Form and materials
The foundation has a formal online grant application for proposals and follow-up grant report. The online grant application may be accessed at: https://www.brownformanfoundation.org/grant-criteria/.
Deadlines
Submission deadlines for may 1, 2025 through april 30, 2026 are may 1, aug. 1, nov. 1, feb. 1
Restrictions
The foundation will provide distributions and may provide support to other organizations for charitable, literary, scientific, and educational purposes. The foundation along with funding from the brown-forman corporation enriches the experience of life in communities where brown-forman corporation operates and its employees are located.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $9,805,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $111,055,151

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,195,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $100,091,329

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,782,000

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $99,766,995

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,218,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $81,819,690

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,000,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $88,478,001

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,600,000

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $99,410,566

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,000,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $65,577,117

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,475,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $71,142,070

Grants paid in 2025

56 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Louisville Central Community Centers IncLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $1,000,000
  2. Simmons College of KentuckyLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $1,000,000
  3. West End Boys SchoolLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $1,000,000
  4. West End Girls SchoolLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $1,000,000
  5. Academy of Music Production Education and DevelopmentLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $500,000
  6. Louisville OrchestraLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $500,000
  7. Louisville Urban LeagueLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $500,000
  8. Louisville Ballet (kentucky Dance CouncilLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $400,000
  9. University of Louisville FoundationLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $235,000
  10. Metro United WayLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $200,000
  11. Actors Theatre of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $175,000
  12. Kentucky Opera AssociationLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $150,000
  13. Speed Art MuseumLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $150,000
  14. The Filson Historical SocietyLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $150,000
  15. The Morton CenterLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $150,000
  16. Louisville Zoo FoundationLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $145,000
  17. African American Heritage FoundationLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $125,000
  18. Fund for the ArtsLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $125,000
  19. The Kentucky Center for the Performing ArtsLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $125,000
  20. Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $120,000
  21. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    General program support

    $120,000
  22. Big Brothers Big Sisters of KentuckianaLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $100,000
  23. ElderserveLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $100,000
  24. Muhammad Ali CenterLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $100,000
  25. Sowing Seeds with FaithLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $100,000
  26. YMCA of Greater LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $100,000
  27. Lincoln FoundationLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $85,000
  28. Adelante Hispanic AchieversLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $80,000
  29. Cabbage Patch Settlement HouseLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $80,000
  30. Dare to Care Food BankLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $75,000
  31. Frazier Museum FoundationLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $75,000
  32. Center for Women and Families IncLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $70,000
  33. Family & Children's PlaceLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $65,000
  34. MaryhurstLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $65,000
  35. Volunteers of America Mid-StatesLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $65,000
  36. Gildas Club KentuckianaLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $60,000
  37. Family Scholar HouseLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $50,000
  38. Goodwill Industries of Kentucky IncLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $50,000
  39. Habitat for HumanityLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $50,000
  40. Spalding UniversityLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $50,000
  41. The Parklands of Floyds ForkLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $50,000
  42. Blessings in A Backpack IncLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $40,000
  43. Louisville Olmsted ParksLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $40,000
  44. Nativity Academy at St BonifaceLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $40,000
  45. Parks Alliance of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $40,000
  46. Brightside FoundationLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $30,000
  47. Hosparus IncLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $30,000
  48. Jefferson County Public Education Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $30,000
  49. Kentucky Shakespeare FestivalLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $30,000
  50. Play Cousins CollectiveLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $30,000
  51. Stageone Family TheatreLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $30,000
  52. Boys & Girls ClubsLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $25,000
  53. Isaac W Bernheim FoundationClermont, KY

    General program support

    $25,000
  54. Neighborhood HouseLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $25,000
  55. St Georges Scholar InstituteLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $25,000
  56. Thrive by 5 LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $25,000

Approved for future payment

7 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. West End SchoolLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $12,000,000
  2. Louisville Central Community CenterLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $6,000,000
  3. Simmons College of KentuckyLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $6,000,000
  4. Academy of Music Production Education and DevelopmentLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $3,000,000
  5. Louisville Urban LeagueLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $3,000,000
  6. University of Louisville FoundationLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $450,000
  7. Actors Theatre of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    General program support

    $275,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $1,535,00033% of the total
  2. Arts and culture8 grants $1,285,00028% of the total
  3. Human services8 grants $910,00020% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $230,0005% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation2 grants $200,0004% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $145,0003% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $340,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky56 grants $9,805,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Jill HornEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 15Pay $0
  • Lawson WhitingDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Crystal PetersonPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sue PerramTREASURER Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Garvin DetersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Grant AdamsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Danielle GrahamDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Staci RawlsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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