W L Lyons Brown Foundation
Private foundation · Louisville, KY · EIN 61-0598511 · reported 2023–2025
308grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$2,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$42.9Mtotal paid
28states reached
3years giving
Not in the current IRS exempt-organisation registry. The grants below were reported, but this EIN does not appear in the IRS list of organisations in good standing today. It may have closed, merged or lost its status. Check before you spend time on it.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 308 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $402K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Msb Cockayne Fund Inc LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTION | Nashville, TN | $11,380,633 |
| Skylight Woods Foundation Inc LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTION | Louisville, KY | $5,653,382 |
| Limestone Family Foundation Inc LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTION | Louisville, KY | $5,527,278 |
| Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation Inc LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTION | Louisville, KY | $3,769,149 |
| Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTION | Louisville, KY | $3,759,149 |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation LIQUIDATING DISTRIBUTION | Louisville, KY | $3,684,861 |
| Louisville Collegiate School CAPITAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $452,700 |
| Louisville Orchestra PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $286,510 |
| Rita June Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $284,683 |
| Episcopal High School OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Alexandria, VA | $270,000 |
| Illuminate the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| Salisbury School OPERATIONAL AND PROJECT SUPPORT | Salisbury, CT | $215,000 |
| Louisville Collegiate School CAPITAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $210,000 |
| Vanderbilt Law School | Nashville, TN | $205,000 |
| Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $200,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association PROJECT SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Association PROJECT SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Cheekwood Estate and Gardens PROJECT SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $200,000 |
| Center for Interfaith Relations OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $160,923 |
| Center for Interfaith Relations OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $150,000 |
| Vanderbilt Law School | Nashville, TN | $143,650 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council PROJECT SUPPORT | New York, NY | $135,000 |
| Berry Center OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | New Castle, KY | $132,300 |
| Food Literacy Project CAPITAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $125,000 |
| Berry Center OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | New Castle, KY | $125,000 |
| Contemplative Sciences Center - University of Virginia OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT | Boone, IA | $120,000 |
| Kentucky College of Art and Design | Louisville, KY | $102,511 |
| Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Goshen, KY | $102,500 |
| The Land Trsut for Tennessee OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $101,384 |
| The Land Trust for Tennessee OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $100,650 |
| Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Goshen, KY | $100,500 |
| Billfish Foundation OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $100,000 |
| Contemplative Sciences Center - University of Virginia OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT | Boone, IA | $100,000 |
| Louisville Orchestra PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $100,000 |
| The American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $85,000 |
| Eagle High School OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Greenwich, CT | $80,000 |
| The Filson Historical Society OPERATIONAL AND PROJECT SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $80,000 |
| J David Gladstone Institute OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 |
| Eagle High School OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Greenwich, CT | $75,000 |
| Gladstone Institute OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| Nashville Parks Foundation PROJECT SUPPORT | Nashville, TN | $75,000 |
| Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $75,000 |
| J B Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | $73,303 |
| American Farmland Trust OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $65,000 |
| Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Pocantico Hills, NY | $60,692 |
| Nature Conservancy-Ky Chapter PROJECT SUPPORT | Lexington, KY | $55,000 |
| Evolve502 Inc | Louisville, KY | $52,222 |
| Evolve502 Inc | Louisville, KY | $52,222 |
| Berry Center OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | New Castle, KY | $50,000 |
| Louisville Ballet OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $50,000 |
| Louisville Metro Police Foundation CAPITAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $50,000 |
| Grace Cathedral OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| St Francis in the Fields Church OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Harrods Creek, KY | $50,000 |
| University of Mississippi Foundation | Oxford, MS | $50,000 |
| Actors Theater of Louisville OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Louisville, KY | $45,409 |
| Billfish Foundation OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $45,000 |
| Grace Cathedral OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 |
| Isaac W Bernheim Foundation Inc OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Clermont, KY | $42,500 |
| Isaac W Bernheim Foundation Inc OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Clermont, KY | $42,500 |
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