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Grant recipient EIN 82-4974981Education

Who funds I Would Rather Be Reading?

12 private foundations gave I Would Rather Be Reading in Louisville, KY $94,862 across 25 grants, in tax years 2020 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 2020 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

25 grants

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

  1. Bader Family Charitable TrustLouisville, KY 2025

    Provide services for

    $10,000
  2. LG&E and KU Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2025

    Lam program partnership

    $2,300
  3. Getz FoundationArvada, CO 2025

    Gen donation

    $500
  4. The Gheens Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2024

    Mission delivery support

    $25,000
  5. The Wyler Family FoundationMilford, OH 2024

    Community outreach

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

    Educate to elevate

    $2,000
  7. Yum Brands Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2024

    Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3

    $2,000
  8. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    Educational institutions and related activities

    $253
  9. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    Educational institutions and related activities

    $135
  10. The Wyler Family FoundationMilford, OH 2023

    Community outreach

    $5,500
  11. V V Cooke Foundation CorporationLouisville, KY 2023

    Unrestricted

    $5,500
  12. Yum Brands Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2023

    Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3

    $3,000
  13. Baird Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2023

    Education

    $1,000
  14. Milliken & Company Charitable FoundationSpartanburg, SC 2023

    General operating support

    $514
  15. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    Educational institutions and related activities

    $253
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $67
  17. James Graham Brown Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2022

    Read to lead summer camp

    $15,000
  18. V V Cooke Foundation CorporationLouisville, KY 2022

    Unrestricted

    $5,500
  19. The Wyler Family FoundationMilford, OH 2022

    Community outreach

    $2,650
  20. Yum Brands Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2022

    Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3

    $1,000
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $101
  22. V V Cooke Foundation CorporationLouisville, KY 2021

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $66
  24. V V Cooke Foundation CorporationLouisville, KY 2020

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $23

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Louisville, KY and are not among I Would Rather Be Reading’s funders above.

  1. Sociable Weaver Foundation IncLouisville, KY 53 grants Preselected only $2,453,070 to similar organizations
  2. Cralle Foundation IncSimpsonville, KY 32 grants Accepts applications $200,200 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 43 grants Accepts applications $44,025 to similar organizations
  4. Brown-Forman FoundationLouisville, KY 36 grants Accepts applications $12,075,000 to similar organizations
  5. C E and S Foundation IncLouisville, KY 30 grants Accepts applications $1,863,833 to similar organizations
  6. Kindred Foundation IncLouisville, KY 21 grants Preselected only $1,224,411 to similar organizations
  7. Republic Bank Foundation IncLouisville, KY 39 grants Preselected only $2,164,531 to similar organizations
  8. Snowy Owl Foundation IncLouisville, KY 21 grants Preselected only $79,850 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-4974981 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.