Lg&e and KU Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Louisville, KY · EIN 61-1257368 · reported 2023–2025
989grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$12.8Mtotal paid
16states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 53 of its 989 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.7M 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
PO Box 32030
Louisville, KY 40232-2030
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 Grants SEE ATTACHED | See Attached, KY | $4,484,643 |
| Association of Community Ministries Inc ACM/UTILITY GRANT | Louisville, KY | $749,000 |
| Association of Community Ministries Inc ACM UTILITY GRANT | Louisville, KY | $749,000 |
| Metro United Way Inc METRO UNITED WAY | Louisville, KY | $395,044 |
| Metro United Way Inc METRO UNITED WAY- PO1 MATCH | Louisville, KY | $336,295 |
| Metro United Way Inc METRO UNITED WAY- PPL MATCH | Louisville, KY | $211,455 |
| Whas Crusade for Children Inc WHAS CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN | Louisville, KY | $198,783 |
| Whas Crusade for Children Inc WHAS CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN PO1 | Louisville, KY | $183,308 |
| Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation Inc KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL | Louisville, KY | $178,000 |
| Metro United Way Inc METRO UNITED WAY | Louisville, KY | $146,114 |
| Youthbuild Louisville YOUTHBUILD/PROJECT WARM | Louisville, KY | $120,000 |
| Energy Conservation Associates Inc PROJECT WARM 2024 | Louisville, KY | $120,000 |
| Metro United Way Inc BEYOND BUZZWORDS 2025 | Louisville, KY | $100,000 |
| Metro United Way Inc BEYOND BUZZWORDS 2024 | Louisville, KY | $100,000 |
| Fund for the Arts Inc FUND FOR THE ARTS | Louisville, KY | $98,270 |
| Fund for the Arts Inc FUND FOR THE ARTS PO1 | Louisville, KY | $83,898 |
| Association of Community Ministries Inc ACM- ADDT'L LOW INCOME SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $75,000 |
| Louisville Zoo Foundation Inc PARTY FOR THE PLANET 2025 | Louisville, KY | $65,000 |
| University of Louisville Foundation Inc STUDENT & COMMUNITY SUCCESS | Louisville, KY | $65,000 |
| Louisville Zoo Foundation Inc LOUISVILLE ZOO FOUNDATION | Louisville, KY | $65,000 |
| Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation Inc KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL FOUND | Louisville, KY | $60,000 |
| United Way of the Bluegrass Inc UNITED WAY BLUEGRASS PO1 MATCH | Lexington, KY | $56,683 |
| Ohio Valley United Charities Inc OHIO VALLEY UNITED CHARITIES | Carrollton, KY | $52,878 |
| American Red Cross AMERICAN RED CROSS | Louisville, KY | $50,000 |
| University of Kentucky UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY | Lexington, KY | $50,000 |
| United Way of the Bluegrass Inc UNITED WAY OF THE BLUEGRASS | Lexington, KY | $49,758 |
| Ohio Valley United Charities Inc OHIO VALLEY UNITED CHARITIES | Carrollton, KY | $49,553 |
| Lincoln Foundation STEM EDUCATION SUPPORT 2025 | Louisville, KY | $40,000 |
| Lincoln Foundation WYSP STEM SUPPORT 2024 | Louisville, KY | $40,000 |
| Scholarship America Inc SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA AWARDS | Minneapolis, MN | $39,600 |
| Scholarship America Inc SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA AWARDS | Detroit, MI | $32,400 |
| Herrington Lake Conservation League Inc HERRINGTON LAKE CONSERVATION | Burgin, KY | $30,000 |
| Leadership Kentucky Foundation Inc LEADERSHIP KENTUCKY 2025 | Frankfort, KY | $30,000 |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundation Inc CAP. CAMPAIGN & SUMMER READING | Louisville, KY | $30,000 |
| American Red Cross AMERICAN RED CROSS | Louisville, KY | $25,000 |
| American Red Cross AMERICAN RED CROSS | Louisville, KY | $25,000 |
| Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUND | Lexington, KY | $25,000 |
| God's Pantry Food Bank Inc GOD'S PANTRY FOOD BANK | Lexington, KY | $25,000 |
| Leadership Louisville Foundation Incorporated 2025 ANNUAL LUNCHEON | Louisville, KY | $25,000 |
| Metro United Way Inc METRO UNITED WAY | Louisville, KY | $25,000 |
| United Way of the Bluegrass Inc WAYPOINT INITIATIVE | Lexington, KY | $25,000 |
| University of Kentucky PIEK | Lexington, KY | $25,000 |
| Herrington Lake Conservation League Inc 2024 HLCL CLEAN-UP | Burgin, KY | $25,000 |
| Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $25,000 |
| Metro Louisville Habitat for Humanity of LOUISVILLE HABITAT FOR HU- Q4 | Louisville, KY | $24,000 |
| Urban League of Lexington - Fayette County 2025 AFFORDABLE HOUSING | Lexington, KY | $21,630 |
| Metro Louisville Habitat for Humanity of HABITAT FOR HUMANITY LOU | Louisville, KY | $21,000 |
| University of Kentucky UK ARBORETUM ARBOR DAY | Lexington, KY | $21,000 |
| Metro Louisville Habitat for Humanity of HABITAT FOR HUMANITY- Q4 2023 | Louisville, KY | $21,000 |
| University of Kentucky THE ARBORETUM- UK | Lexington, KY | $21,000 |
| Dollar Energy Fund WINTERSHARE ANNUAL DONATION | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Foundation Inc PARKING GARAGE/LINEMAN PROGRAM | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Kentucky Industrial Development Council Inc KAED/SPONSOR | Frankfort, KY | $20,000 |
| Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Kentuckiana Inc 23-24 SCHOOL TO WORK | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Leadership Kentucky Foundation Inc LEADERSHIP KENTUCKY 2024 | Frankfort, KY | $20,000 |
| Leadership Louisville Foundation Incorporated 2024 ANNUAL LUNCHEON | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Kentucky Science Center CELEBRATION OF SCIENCE 2024 | Louisville, KY | $20,000 |
| Kentucky Industrial Development Council Inc KIDC/KAED MEMBERSHIP | Frankfort, KY | $20,000 |
| Kentucky Industrial Development Council Inc KAED/PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT | Frankfort, KY | $20,000 |
| Dollar Energy Fund WINTERSHARE/ANNUAL DONATION | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 |
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