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Grant recipient EIN 20-0040424Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds Center for Nonprofit Excellence?

16 private foundations gave Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville, KY $2.2 million across 48 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

48 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. LG&E and KU Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2025

    Emerging leaders program

    $2,500
  2. James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2024

    Strengthening the impact of nonprofits

    $200,000
  3. McReynolds Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2024

    To support community leadership

    $75,000
  4. Brown-Forman FoundationLouisville, KY 2024

    General Program Support

    $35,000
  5. LG&E and KU Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2024

    Nlare & emerging leaders

    $2,000
  6. James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2023

    Strengthening the impact of nonprofits

    $150,000
  7. The Gheens Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2023

    Mission delivery support; not-for-profit acceleration pilot program

    $54,750
  8. Brown-Forman FoundationLouisville, KY 2023

    General program support

    $35,000
  9. The Ginkgo FundNew York, NY 2023

    To be used within exempt function

    $10,000
  10. James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2023

    2023 changemakers conference

    $2,500
  11. Marilyn & William Young Charitable Foundation IncOwensboro, KY 2023

    Association support

    $1,000
  12. Crescent Electric Charitable FoundationEast Dubuque, IL 2023

    Donation for Paid Volunteer Time Program

    $600
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  14. James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2022

    Strengthening the impact of nonprofits

    $250,000
  15. Owsley Brown II Family Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2022

    Operating support

    $75,000
  16. The Gheens Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2022

    Investing in social impact: phase i, II & III

    $35,000
  17. Brown-Forman FoundationLouisville, KY 2022

    General program support

    $35,000
  18. C E and S Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2022

    Cnpe consultant, general operating support

    $34,051
  19. Lift A Life Foundation IncMayfield Heights, OH 2022

    Leadership

    $25,000
  20. James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2022

    Support for strategic evaluation of programming and fund development

    $10,000
  21. The Ginkgo FundNew York, NY 2022

    To be used within exempt function

    $10,000
  22. Marilyn & William Young Charitable Foundation IncOwensboro, KY 2022

    Leadership development

    $8,008
  23. The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2022

    Restricted support

    $5,000
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $11
  25. James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2021

    Foundational partners: impact elevation & capacity

    $250,000
  26. C E and S Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2021

    Fund the organization transformation of cnpe, accelerating the success of the nonprofit sector

    $95,000
  27. Owsley Brown II Family Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2021

    Annual fund

    $75,000
  28. Humana Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2021

    Community Partners Program Grant

    $50,000
  29. Brown-Forman FoundationLouisville, KY 2021

    General Program Support

    $35,000
  30. The Gheens Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2021

    Investing in social impact: phase i, II & III

    $25,000
  31. The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2021

    Program support

    $10,000
  32. The Ginkgo FundNew York, NY 2021

    To be used within exempt function

    $10,000
  33. Kindred Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2021

    General operating support

    $5,000
  34. Marilyn & William Young Charitable Foundation IncOwensboro, KY 2021

    Leadership development

    $2,900
  35. James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2020

    Foundational partners: fueling our future success

    $150,000
  36. James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2020

    Cnpe school of fundraising and engagement

    $95,000
  37. C E and S Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2020

    General support, covid response

    $86,000
  38. Owsley Brown II Family Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2020

    Annual fund

    $75,000
  39. Brown-Forman FoundationLouisville, KY 2020

    General program support

    $25,000
  40. The Ginkgo FundNew York, NY 2020

    To be used within exempt function

    $10,000
  41. The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2020

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  42. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  44. Owsley Brown II Family Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2019

    Cnpe annual conference

    $50,000
  45. Brown-Forman FoundationLouisville, KY 2019

    General Program Support

    $25,000
  46. The Ginkgo FundNew York, NY 2019

    To be used within exempt function

    $10,000
  47. The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2019

    Community activation network information flow process

    $5,000
  48. Lift A Life Foundation IncMayfield Heights, OH 2018

    Leadership

    $19,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in Louisville, KY and are not among Center for Nonprofit Excellence’s funders above.

  1. Republic Bank Foundation IncLouisville, KY 15 grants Preselected only $460,200 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 52 grants Accepts applications $14,739 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 18 grants Preselected only $3,240,156 to similar organizations
  4. Nicklies Foundation IncLouisville, KY 14 grants Accepts applications $28,325 to similar organizations
  5. W L Lyons Brown FoundationLouisville, KY 8 grants Preselected only $610,000 to similar organizations
  6. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 7 grants Accepts applications $201,533 to similar organizations
  7. Norma D Hanley and Thomas R Hanley FoundationProspect, KY 6 grants Preselected only $168,921 to similar organizations
  8. Harvey and Essie Sollinger FDNPittsburgh, PA 7 grants Preselected only $82,828 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-0040424 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.