Muir House Foundation
Private foundation · Lexington, KY · EIN 46-2986797 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Muir House Foundation
105grants reported
$5,000median award
$4,000lower quartile
$1,200smallest grant
$827Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 105 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $13K 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
3750 Paris Pike
Lexington, KY 40511-9411
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington Children's Museum INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PLAY | Lexington, KY | $50,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy CONSERVING THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. | Lexington, KY | $50,000 |
| Caf America ENABLE CROSS-BORDER GIVING BY AMERICANS TO VALIDATED CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PROJECTS ACROSS THE WO | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 |
| Nature Conservancy CONSERVING THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. | Arlington, VA | $20,000 |
| Caf America ENABLE CROSS-BORDER GIVING BY AMERICANS TO VALIDATED CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PROJECTS ACROSS THE WO | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 |
| Lexington Children's Theatre CREATING THEATRE EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. | Lexington, KY | $20,000 |
| Caf America ENABLE CROSS-BORDER GIVING BY AMERICANS TO VALIDATED CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PROJECTS ACROSS THE WO | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 |
| Nature Conservancy CONSERVING THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. | Arlington, VA | $20,000 |
| Hope Center Inc TO CARE FOR HOMELESS AND AT-RISK PERSONS BY PROVIDING LIFE-SUSTAINING AND LIFE-REBUILDING SERVICES | Lexington, KY | $16,400 |
| Hope Center Inc TO CARE FOR HOMELESS AND AT-RISK PERSONS BY PROVIDING LIFE-SUSTAINING AND LIFE-REBUILDING SERVICES | Lexington, KY | $16,400 |
| The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families Inc PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN | Lexington, KY | $15,000 |
| Briland Modem Fund DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY COMPUTER RESOURCES THROUGHOUT HARBOUR ISLAND, ELEUTHERA, AND THE SOUTHERN O | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 |
| Briland Modem Fund DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY COMPUTER RESOURCES THROUGHOUT HARBOUR ISLAND, ELEUTHERA, AND THE SOUTHERN O | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 |
| Climate Emergency Fund FUND ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE TO RAPID CLIMATE CHANGES | Beverly Hills, CA | $11,000 |
| Coalition for Rainforest Nations DEVELOP MECHANISM TO SCALE UP THE ROLE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE C | New York, NY | $11,000 |
| Information Technology & Innovation Foundation HELP REDUCE AND ELIMINATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WITH SOLUTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE. | Washington, DC | $11,000 |
| Climate Emergency Fund FUND ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE TO RAPID CLIMATE CHANGES | Beverly Hills, CA | $11,000 |
| Coalition for Rainforest Nations DEVELOP MECHANISM TO SCALE UP THE ROLE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE C | New York, NY | $11,000 |
| Information Technology & Innovation Foundation HELP REDUCE AND ELIMINATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WITH SOLUTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE. | Washington, DC | $11,000 |
| Child Foundation TO HELP UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN SUCCEED IN EDUCATION AND ACHIEVE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND FULFILLING LIVE | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Kentucky Equine Adoption Center PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VETERINARY CARE, TRAINING, REHABILITATIONS AND HOMES FOR HORSES | Nicholasville, KY | $10,000 |
| The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families Inc PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Carnegie Center PROVIDE LITERACY AND LEARNING PROGRAMS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Children's Advocacy Center PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL ABUSE. | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Foodchain PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Legal Aid of the Bluegrass HELP LOW-INCOME AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY. | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Lexington Public Library Foundation LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION FUNDS INNOVATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM. THE LIBRARY'S | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Sexual Violence Resource Center of the Bluegrass TO BE A BEACON OF HOPE AND A FORCE FOR CHANGE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE WHILE EMPOWERING INDI | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Child Foundation TO HELP UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN SUCCEED IN EDUCATION AND ACHIEVE SAFE, HEALTHY, AND FULFILLING LIVE | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Kentucky Equine Adoption Center PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VETERINARY CARE, TRAINING, REHABILITATIONS AND HOMES FOR HORSES | Nicholasville, KY | $10,000 |
| The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families Inc PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN | Lexington, KY | $10,000 |
| Sexual Violence Resource Center of the Bluegrass TO BE A BEACON OF HOPE AND A FORCE FOR CHANGE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE WHILE EMPOWERING INDI | Lexington, KY | $9,300 |
| Sexual Violence Resource Center of the Bluegrass TO BE A BEACON OF HOPE AND A FORCE FOR CHANGE FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE WHILE EMPOWERING INDI | Lexington, KY | $9,300 |
| Caf America ENABLE CROSS-BORDER GIVING BY AMERICANS TO VALIDATED CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PROJECTS ACROSS THE WO | Alexandria, VA | $9,000 |
| Children's Advocacy Center PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL ABUSE. | Lexington, KY | $8,800 |
| Legal Aid of the Bluegrass HELP LOW-INCOME AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY. | Lexington, KY | $8,800 |
| Children's Advocacy Center PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEXUAL ABUSE. | Lexington, KY | $8,800 |
| Legal Aid of the Bluegrass HELP LOW-INCOME AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN KENTUCKY. | Lexington, KY | $8,800 |
| Foodchain PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH | Lexington, KY | $8,200 |
| Foodchain PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH | Lexington, KY | $8,200 |
| Nature Conservancy CONSERVING THE LANDS AND WATERS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. | Arlington, VA | $8,050 |
| Carnegie Center PROVIDE LITERACY AND LEARNING PROGRAMS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS | Lexington, KY | $7,700 |
| Carnegie Center PROVIDE LITERACY AND LEARNING PROGRAMS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS | Lexington, KY | $7,700 |
| Hope Center Inc TO CARE FOR HOMELESS AND AT-RISK PERSONS BY PROVIDING LIFE-SUSTAINING AND LIFE-REBUILDING SERVICES | Lexington, KY | $7,500 |
| Hias PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES | Silver Spring, MD | $6,000 |
| Retired Racehorse Project PROMOTE AND INCREASE DEMAND FOR THOROUGHBRED EX-RACEHORSES AND ENSURE MORE FIND CAREERS THAT OFFER A | Edgewater, MD | $6,000 |
| Hias PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES | Silver Spring, MD | $6,000 |
| Hias PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES | Silver Spring, MD | $6,000 |
| Retired Racehorse Project PROMOTE AND INCREASE DEMAND FOR THOROUGHBRED EX-RACEHORSES AND ENSURE MORE FIND CAREERS THAT OFFER A | Edgewater, MD | $6,000 |
| Lexington Public Library Foundation LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION FUNDS INNOVATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM. THE LIBRARY'S | Lexington, KY | $5,500 |
| Lexington Public Library Foundation LEXINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION FUNDS INNOVATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM. THE LIBRARY'S | Lexington, KY | $5,500 |
| Black Girls Code PROVIDE GIRLS WITH THE SKILLS TO GO BEYOND BEING CONSUMERS AND TRANSITION TO BEING THE LEADERS, CREA | Oakland, CA | $5,000 |
| Central Kentucky Riding for Hope IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE OR BEHAVIOR | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Jail Guitar Doors USA PROVIDE MUSIC EDUCATION SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE. | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Wine to Water PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO THOSE IN NEED | Boone, NC | $5,000 |
| Appalred Legal Aid PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES, SENIORS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, VETERANS, AND THE DISABLED | Prestonsburg, KY | $5,000 |
| Hope Center Inc TO CARE FOR HOMELESS AND AT-RISK PERSONS BY PROVIDING LIFE-SUSTAINING AND LIFE-REBUILDING SERVICES. | Lexington, KY | $5,000 |
| Wine to Water PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO THOSE IN NEED | Boone, NC | $5,000 |
| Briland Modem Fund DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY COMPUTER RESOURCES THROUGHOUT HARBOUR ISLAND, ELEUTHERA, AND THE SOUTHERN O | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Black Girls Code PROVIDE GIRLS WITH THE SKILLS TO GO BEYOND BEING CONSUMERS AND TRANSITION TO BEING THE LEADERS, CREA | Oakland, CA | $5,000 |
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