Lewis and Gladys Bass Family Charitable Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Louisville, KY · EIN 82-2641868 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Lewis and Gladys Bass Family
76grants reported
$5,000median award
$4,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$641Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 76 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
3226 Boxhill LN
Louisville, KY 40222-6105
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville Metro Police Foundation IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING OUR CITY A SAFER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT | Louisville, KY | $50,000 |
| Uofl Athletics Association TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ASSIST WITH OVERSEEING VARIOUS FUNCTIONS SUCH AS SETTING RULES, MANAGING FINAN | Louisville, KY | $45,000 |
| Louisville Metro Police Foundation IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING OUR CITY A SAFER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT | Louisville, KY | $36,100 |
| Gilda's Club PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CANCER VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. | Louisville, KY | $25,000 |
| Dare to Care TO HELP FEED THE HUNGRY AND CONQUER THE CYLE OF NEED | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Family Scholar House END CYCLE OF POVERTY BY EMPOWERING YOUTH TO SUCCEED IN EDUCATION | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Family Scholar House END CYCLE OF POVERTY BY EMPOWERING YOUTH TO SUCCEED IN EDUCATION | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Kentucky to the World CHANGE PERCEPTIONS OF THE STATE AND ITS PEOPLE AND PROMOTE A POSITIVE NARRATIVE ABOUT KENTUCKY. | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| University of Louisville Foundation PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Kentucky to the World CHANGE PERCEPTIONS OF THE STATE AND ITS PEOPLE AND PROMOTE A POSITIVE NARRATIVE ABOUT KENTUCKY. | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Louisville Metro Police Foundation IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING OUR CITY A SAFER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT | Louisville, KY | $16,000 |
| Casa - Court Appointed Special Advocates AGENCY DEDICATED TO PREVENTING AND ELIMINATING FURTHER TRAUMA TO CHILDREN. | Louisville, KY | $15,000 |
| UP 4 Women SUPPORT TO PROVIDE DAY SHELTER, RESOURCES, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO WOMEN, CHI | Louisville, KY | $12,500 |
| Apron Inc HELP PROVIDE TEMPORARY FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED RESTAURANT WORKERS IN NEED DU | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Kentucky to the World CHANGE PERCEPTIONS OF THE STATE AND ITS PEOPLE AND PROMOTE A POSITIVE NARRATIVE ABOUT KENTUCKY. | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Family Scholar House END CYCLE OF POVERTY BY EMPOWERING YOUTH TO SUCCEED IN EDUCATION | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Jewish Family and Career Services ASSIST CLIENTS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPECTRUM WITH CAREER AND FAMILY SERVICES. | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Kentuckiana PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INSPIRE AND ENABLE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO REALIZE AND DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL A | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Heuser Hearing Institute PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING DISORDERS | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Hildegard House HELP SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE WHO HAVE NO HOME OR LOVED ONES TO HELP CARE FOR TH | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Jewish Family and Career Services ASSIST CLIENTS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPECTRUM WITH CAREER AND FAMILY SERVICES. | Louisville, KY | $10,000 |
| Volunteers of America PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHANGE LIVES THROUGH A MINISTRY OF SERVICE, ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS IN THE COMM | Louisville, KY | $7,500 |
| Coaching for Literacy USING THE POWER OF SPORTS TO IMPACT CHILDHOOD READING | Memphis, TN | $7,500 |
| The Temple Adath Israel SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. | Louisville, KY | $7,500 |
| The Temple Adath Israel SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. | Louisville, KY | $7,500 |
| The Temple Adath Israel SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. | Louisville, KY | $7,000 |
| Louisville Ballet TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN PROVIDING ARTISTIC BALLET EXPERIENCES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM | Louisville, KY | $6,000 |
| Blue & Co Foundation TO HELP SUPPORT THE MISSION OF IMPACTING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT BLUE & CO. SERV | Louisville, KY | $5,500 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital TO HELP SUPPORT THE HEALTHCARE EFFORTS OF THE HOSPITAL | Boca Raton, FL | $5,000 |
| Casa - Court Appointed Special Advocates AGENCY DEDICATED TO PREVENTING AND ELIMINATING FURTHER TRAUMA TO CHILDREN. | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Fairness Campaign COMPREHENSIVE CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Gilda's Club PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CANCER VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Heuser Hearing Institute PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING DISORDERS | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Uplift for Women and Children TO PROVIDE A HEALTHY, SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT OFFERS | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Apple Patch Community Inc Dba Pillar Support ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENATL DISABILITIES | Crestwood, KY | $5,000 |
| Ban Conversion Therapy AGENCY WITH GOAL OF PROTECTING VULNERABLE MINORS FROM HARMFUL ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE THEIR SEXUAL ORIENT | Berea, KY | $5,000 |
| Barren Heights NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION HOSTING RETREATS AND EVENTS FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Boone County Deputy Association SUPPORT FOR CHRISTMAS FUND FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES | Madison, WV | $5,000 |
| Casa - Court Appointed Special Advocates AGENCY DEDICATED TO PREVENTING AND ELIMINATING FURTHER TRAUMA TO CHILDREN. | Eastern Parkway, KY | $5,000 |
| Heuser Hearing Institute PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING DISORDERS | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Louisville Orchestra PROMOTES A CULTURE OF MUSIC THROUGH PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATION | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| National STEM Cell Foundation PORVIDE SUPPORT FOR ADULT STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CONNECTS CHILDREN WITH LIMITED RESOURCES TO CLINICA | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| The Dream Factory of Louisville ORGANIZATION THAT GRANTS DREAMS TO CRITICALLY AND CHRONICALLY ILL CHILDREN OF KENTUCKY | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| The Temple Adath Israel SUPPORT OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| University of Louisville Foundation PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERISTY | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Uplift for Women and Children TO PROVIDE A HEALTHY, SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT OFFERS | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Whitneystrong Foundation HELP SUPPORT LIFE SAVING TRAINING AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Apple Patch Community Inc Dba Pillar Support ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENATL DISABILITIES | Crestwood, KY | $5,000 |
| Boone County Deputy Association SUPPORT FOR CHRISTMAS FUND FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES | Madison, WV | $5,000 |
| Delta Foundation 502 TO HELP SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH IN LOUISVILLE OBTAIN THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Family Scholar House END CYCLE OF POVERTY BY EMPOWERING YOUTH TO SUCCEED IN EDUCATION | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Francis Parker School of Louisville TO HELP CULTIVATE A JOYFUL, COMPASSIONATE, INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY THAT CELEBRATES INDIVIDUALLY AND I | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Gilda's Club PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CANCER VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Huru International TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FIGHT AGAINST PERIOD POVERTY - A STRUGGLE MARKED BY THE LACK OF MENSTRUAL | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Loxahtchee Wildlife Refuge TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO HELP PRESERVE WILDLIFE | Boynton Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Volunteers of America PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHANGE LIVES THROUGH A MINISTRY OF SERVICE, ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS IN THE COMM | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Whitneystrong Foundation HELP SUPPORT LIFE SAVING TRAINING AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERSHIP | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Gilda's Club PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CANCER VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. | Louisville, KY | $4,000 |
| The West End School TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT FOR BOYS IN GRADES PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH IN WHIC | Louisville, KY | $4,000 |
| Boone County Deputy Association SUPPORT FOR CHRISTMAS FUND FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES | Madison, WV | $3,000 |
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