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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-6897110

Klig Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Louisville, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $51,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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 2025

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $933,188
  • Tax year 2024

    $53,005

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $775,765
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,900

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $719,482
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,650

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $674,023
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $312,404

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. West End SchoolLouisville, KY

    Scholarship

    $20,000
  2. Cabbage Patch Settlement HouseLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Waterfront Botanical GardensLouisville, KY

    Restoring and preserving

    $5,000
  4. Yew Dell GardensCrestwood, KY

    Restoring and preserving

    $2,000
  5. Volunteers of America IncLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  6. First Hour Grief ResponseLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  7. Impact 100 Louisville IncLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FDNStaten Island, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. Educational JusticeLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  10. Whitneystrong IncLouisville, KY

    End gun giolence

    $1,000
  11. Rotary FoundationApex, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  12. Christ Church United MethodistSt Matthews, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  13. Louisville Presbyterian TheologicalLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  14. Portland Promise Center IncLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  15. Trees LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  16. Speed Art MuseumLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  17. Olmsted Parks ConservancyLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  18. Parks Alliance of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Public park maintenanc

    $500
  19. National ParkinsonsLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  20. Maryhurst IncLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  21. Hildegard HouseLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  22. Isaac W Bernheim FoundationClermont, KY

    Charitable

    $500
  23. Louisville Collegiate SchoolLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $400
  24. The Healing Place IncLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $400
  25. Rotary Fund of Louisville IncLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $100
  26. Historic Homes Foundation IncLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $100
  27. Gate of Hope Ministries InternationalLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $100
  28. Creasey Mahan Nature PreserveGoshen, KY

    Charitable

    $100
  29. Backside Learning Center IncLouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $100
  30. Lincoln Heritage Council BSALouisville, KY

    Charitable

    $100
  31. American Bible SocietyPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $21,40051% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00024% of the total
  3. Environment3 grants $6,00014% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter2 grants $1,5004% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $1,3003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky28 grants $48,900
  2. North Carolina1 grant $1,000
  3. New York1 grant $1,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Baird Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $4,179

The return

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