The Gheens Foundation Inc
Louisville, KY · EIN 61-6031406. Reported 701 grants totalling $29.5M to 338 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$29.5Mgranted, 2020-2023
338organizations funded
57%of grantees funded again the next year
$173.4Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Gheens Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $600,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 338 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Community Foundation | Houma, LA | $1,200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Louisville Foundation | Louisville, KY | $1,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New Directions Housing Corporation | Louisville, KY | $1,050,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Louisville Waterfront Development Corporation | Louisville, KY | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | $590,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Volunteers of America Mid-States | Louisville, KY | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Russell Development Company | Lexington, KY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fund for the Arts | Louisville, KY | $460,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Housing Partnership Inc | Louisville, KY | $450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | $401,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louisville Central Community Centers Inc | Louisville, KY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Louisville Urban League Inc | Louisville, KY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Onewest | Louisville, KY | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood House | Louisville, KY | $320,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Americana Community Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family and Children's Place | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Goodwill Industries of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Louisville Foundation | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Parks Alliance of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| EVOLVE502 | Louisville, KY | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St John Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Refugee Ministries | Louisville, KY | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| 21ST Century Parks Inc | Louisville, KY | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dare to Care | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Educational Justice Inc | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elderserve Inc | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Foundation | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Louisville Association for Community Economics | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Louisville Housing Opportunities and Microenterprise Comm Dev Loan | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louisville Parks Foundation | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| St Joseph Catholic Orphan Society | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Family Scholar House Inc | Louisville, KY | $185,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Morton Center | Louisville, KY | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wellspring Inc | Louisville, KY | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of West Kentucky | Paducah, KY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky | Hazard, KY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucky College of Art and Design | Louisville, KY | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Kentucky Youth Advocates Inc | Louisville, KY | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rita June Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Louisville | Louisville, KY | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation | Louisville, KY | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| La Casita Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Wesley Community House | Louisville, KY | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| West End School Inc | Louisville, KY | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Academy of Music Production Education & Development | Louisville, KY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family & Career Services of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Science Center | Louisville, KY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Louisville Metro Police Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Personal Counseling Services Inc | Clarksville, IN | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Portland Museum | Louisville, KY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reckoning Inc | Louisville, KY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| River Heritage Conservancy Inc | Jeffersonville, IN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| River Heritage Consesrvancy Inc | Jeffersonville, IN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens | Louisville, KY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Louisville, KY | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Leadership Louisville Foundation | Louisville, KY | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundation | Louisville, KY | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New Life Directions Ministries | Louisville, KY | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Louisville Free Public Library | Louisville, KY | $123,623 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franciscan Shelter House | Louisville, KY | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Society Inc | Louisville, KY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Shively Area Ministries | Louisville, KY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Center for Women & Families | Louisville, KY | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uniting Partners for Women and Children | Louisville, KY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Nonprofit Excellence | Louisville, KY | $114,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| South Louisville Community Ministries | Louisville, KY | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Coalition for the Homeless | Louisville, KY | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Advocates for Resources and Empowerment Inc | Louisville, KY | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| House of Ruth Inc | Louisville, KY | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Coordinated Child Care | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harbor House of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Molo Village Cdc Co | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rotary Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spalding University | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Vincent De Paul Louisville | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Filson Historical Society | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Healing Place Inc | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Adult Development in Action Inc | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zoom Group Inc | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Community Clinic Inc | Louisville, KY | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mattingly Edge | Louisville, KY | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delta Foundation | Louisville, KY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Isaiah House | Willisburg, KY | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| USA Cares Inc | Louisville, KY | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Haven | Louisville, KY | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cabbage Patch Settlement House | Louisville, KY | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teach Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse Promise Inc | Louisville, KY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maryhurst | Louisville, KY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Visually Impaired Preschool Services | Louisville, KY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bellewood and Brooklawn | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Community Ventures Corporation | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Downtown Development Corp | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Health Centers Inc | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hosparus Health | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Paths to Peace | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kentuckianaworks Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Heritage Council Boy Scouts of America | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Scarlet Hope | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Volunteers of America of Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Printing House for the Blind Inc | Louisville, KY | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Inc | Louisville, KY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Seven Counties Services Inc | Louisville, KY | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope Collaborative | Louisville, KY | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Louisville Pride Foundation | Louisville, KY | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Youthbuild Inc | Louisville, KY | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 2NOT1 Fatherhood & Families | Louisville, KY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adelante Hispanic Achievers | Louisville, KY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beacon House Aftercare Program Inc | Louisville, KY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Day Spring Inc | Louisville, KY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation | Louisville, KY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kentucky Dance Council | Louisville, KY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Day Ministries | Louisville, KY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children Have Options in Choosing Experiences | Louisville, KY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Exodus Family Ministries | Louisville, KY | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Academy of Music Production Education and Development | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridge Kids International | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Center for Neighborhoods | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Non Profit Excellence | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Falls of the Ohio Foundation | Clarksville, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gilda's Club Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Have a Heart Foundation | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joshua Community Connectors | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louisville Community Design Center | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisville Metro Government | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Center for Families Learning | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Roots Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smoketown Family Wellness Center | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of St Vicent Depaul Council of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sponsor 4 Success Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St George's Scholars Institute | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Hope Buss Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Triple Twelve Ministries Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wilderness Louisville Inc | Fairdale, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Link Southern Indiana Inc | Jeffersonville, IN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest | Clermont, KY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA of the River Region | Louisville, KY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| HHN2L Inc | Louisville, KY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jeb JR Enrichment Center | Louisville, KY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kentucky YMCA Youth Association | Frankfort, KY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nativity Academy at St Boniface Inc | Louisville, KY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stage One Family Theater | Louisville, KY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Depaul School | Louisville, KY | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of Individual Excellence | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Actors Theatre of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities Inc | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Commonwealth Theatre | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Governor's Scholars Program Foundation Inc | Frankfort, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Harvest | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Opera Association | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Housing Coalition Inc | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Summerbridge Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sweet Evening Breeze | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Veteran's Club Inc | Louisville, KY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dreams With Wings | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Feed Louisville | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Gethsemane Center for Family Development | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gilda's Club | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kaylyn's House of Joy | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Louisville Public Media | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Louisville Visual Art | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Recenter Ministries | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Haven Ministries | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Treeslouisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Awake Ministries | Shelbyville, KY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridging the Gap Learning Academy | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Canopy Inc | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cave Hill Heritage Foundation | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Energy Conservation Associates Inc | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Feat of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Hour Grief Response | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Help US Grow Foundation | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lifehouse Inc | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Louisville Orchestra Inc | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| New Hope Services | Jeffersonville, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Leaders | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Personal Counseling Service Inc | Clarksville, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Robert Jamison Ministries | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Somali Community of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tip It Forward | Louisville, KY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Access Justice | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Black Business Association Corporation | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Commonwealth Fund for Ket Inc | Lexington, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools of Clark County | Jeffersonville, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Decode Project Inc | Richmond, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emerging Workforce Initiative Inc | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Clark and Floyd Indiana | New Albany, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heuser Hearing Institute | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kimberly Moore Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lee Initiative | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Louisville Zoo Foundation | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Love City Inc | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meredith Dunn School | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muhammad Ali Center | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nativity Academy of St Boniface Inc | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| See Forward Ministries Corporation | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stage One | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Uspiritus Inc | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterstep | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| West Louisville Performing Arts Academy | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youthlink Southern Indiana | Jeffersonville, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blessings in a Backpack Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cedar Lake Foundation | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Change Today Change Tomorrow | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Choosewell Communities | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christopher 2X Game Changers Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council on Development Disabilities | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Elevate Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Frazier History Museum | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hope Health Clinic | La Grange, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Southern Indiana Inc | New Albany, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| House of Hope | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Imagination Library | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jefferson Street Baptist Center | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kentucky Nonprofit Network | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Louisville Academy of Music Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Louisville Presbyterian Seminary | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Louisville Youth Group | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mission Behind Bars Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mission Hope for Kids | Elizabethtown, KY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| NAMI Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Open Arms Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orchid House Inc | Louisville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prodigal Ministries Inc | Crestwood, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
198 of 338 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 57%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Bayou Community Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT - 3 YEAR GRANT - University of Louisville Foundation
THE GHEENS INSTITUTE: SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS IN STEM-H - Volunteers of America Mid-States Inc
COMMUNITY CARE CAMPUS AND UNITY HOUSE - New Directions Housing Corporation
HOMEOWNERSHIP PRESERVATION - REPAIR AFFAIR - Home of the Innocents
EQUIPMENT FOR KOSAIR CHARITIES PEDIATRIC CONVALESCENT CENTER - Bellarmine University
EDUCATION - GENERAL OPERATIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 482 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 183 | $8,175,450 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 179 | $7,848,832 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 176 | $7,027,668 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 163 | $6,468,623 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Gheens Foundation Inc has 11 of them, worth $1,395,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteers of America Mid-States Inc | Louisville, KY | $400,000 |
| Rita June Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $350,000 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $200,000 |
| Kentuckianaworks Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $150,000 |
| New Directions Housing Corporation | Louisville, KY | $150,000 |
| 21ST Century Parks Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 |
| Family Scholar House Inc | Louisville, KY | $50,000 |
| Commonwealth Fund for Ket Inc | Lexington, KY | $25,000 |
| Center for Nonprofit Excellence | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Best Buddies International | Miami, FL | $5,000 |
| Kentucky Nonprofit Network | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 92% of this one's giving went to organizations in Kentucky. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Kentucky.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Gheens Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 401 West Main Street 705, Louisville, KY, 40202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 61-6031406 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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