Funding search · EIN 208432064 · Lexington, KY

The Josephine Ardery Foundation

Name: The Josephine Ardery Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

53
grants reported: $338,945
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

historic preservation preserve buildings local building historical create

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

31 grants matching “historic preservation” · $216,370

$10,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2025
To create scholarship for historic preservation
$5,000
Food Literacy Project · Louisville, KY · 2025
Preservation of historic farm
$5,000
Mary Todd Lincoln House-Ky Mansions Preseration Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2025
Preserve historic landmark
$5,000
Dry Stone Conservancy · Lexington, KY · 2025
Preserve historic walls in ky
$15,000
Ludlow Historic Society · Ludlow, KY · 2024
Preservation of historic buildings
$10,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2024
To create scholarship for historic preservation
$9,550
Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Preservation of historic buildings
$5,000
Green River Academy · Elkton, KY · 2024
Preservation of historic buildings
$5,000
Food Literacy Project · Louisville, KY · 2024
Preservation of historic farm
$5,000
Dry Stone Conservancy · Lexington, KY · 2024
Preserve historic walls in ky
$4,800
Duncan Tavern · Paris, KY · 2024
Preserve historic home
$2,500
Mary Todd Lincoln House-Ky Mansions Preseration Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2024
Preserve historic landmark
$2,500
Cave Hill Heritage Fdn · Louisville, KY · 2024
Preserve historic building
$12,000
Art Center of the Bluegrass · Danville, KY · 2023
Preserve historic building
$10,000
Bluegrass Community Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preservation of historic books
$10,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2023
To create scholarship for historic preservation
$8,000
Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preservation of historic buildings
$5,000
Oxmoor Farm Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Preserve historic landmark
$5,000
Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2023
Preservation of historic buildings
$5,000
Dry Stone Conservancy · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preserve historic walls in ky
$5,000
Henry Clay Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preserve historic home
$4,000
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Symposium on historic preservation
$1,000
Carnegie Center for Literacy · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preservation of historic buildings
$11,020
Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation · Lexington, KY · 2022
Preservation of historic buildings
$10,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2022
To create scholarship for historic preservation
$10,000
Locust Grove · Louisville, KY · 2022
Preservation of historic buildings
$10,000
Appalshop · Whitesburg, KY · 2022
Preservation of historic buildings
$8,000
Ward Hall Foundation · Georgetown, KY · 2022
To preserve historic building
$8,000
Kentucky Gateway Museum Center · Maysville, KY · 2022
Preservation of historic books
$5,000
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Symposium on historic preservation
$5,000
Kentucky Society of Car · Paris, KY · 2022
Symposium on historic preservation

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

University of Kentucky4 grants · $40,000
Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation3 grants · $28,570
The Berry Center3 grants · $24,000
First Presbyterian Church4 grants · $22,000
Ludlow Historic Society1 grant · $15,000
Dry Stone Conservancy3 grants · $15,000
Art Center of the Bluegrass1 grant · $12,000
Locust Grove1 grant · $10,000
Appalshop1 grant · $10,000
Bluegrass Community Foundation1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$87,570

2022

$80,000

2023

$75,350

2024

$96,025

2025

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

$15,000
Ludlow Historic Society · Ludlow, KY · 2024
Preservation of historic buildings
$12,000
Art Center of the Bluegrass · Danville, KY · 2023
Preserve historic building
$11,020
Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation · Lexington, KY · 2022
Preservation of historic buildings
$10,000
South Union Shaker Village · Auburn, KY · 2025
Support historical site
$10,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2025
To create scholarship for historic preservation
$10,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2024
To create scholarship for historic preservation
$10,000
Bluegrass Community Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preservation of historic books
$10,000
The Berry Center · New Castle, KY · 2023
Preserve agrarian way of life
$10,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2023
To create scholarship for historic preservation
$10,000
Appalshop · Whitesburg, KY · 2022
Preservation of historic buildings
$10,000
Hindman Settlement School · Hindman, KY · 2022
Restoration of historic building
$10,000
Locust Grove · Louisville, KY · 2022
Preservation of historic buildings
$10,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2022
To create scholarship for historic preservation
$9,550
Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Preservation of historic buildings
$9,000
The Berry Center · New Castle, KY · 2025
Preserve agrarian way of life
$8,000
Bluegrass Trust for Historic Preservation · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preservation of historic buildings
$8,000
Kentucky Gateway Museum Center · Maysville, KY · 2022
Preservation of historic books
$8,000
Ward Hall Foundation · Georgetown, KY · 2022
To preserve historic building
$6,000
First Presbyterian Church · Lexington, KY · 2025
To support historical music
$6,000
March Madness · Lexington, KY · 2025
Support local musicians
$6,000
First Presbyterian Church · Lexington, KY · 2024
To support historical music
$5,550
Josephine Sculpture Park · Frankfort, KY · 2022
To preserve sculpture park
$5,000
Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2025
Restore historic building
$5,000
Dry Stone Conservancy · Lexington, KY · 2025
Preserve historic walls in ky
$5,000
Farmington · Louisville, KY · 2025
Restore historic building
$5,000
First Christian Church · Paris, KY · 2025
Support local charities
$5,000
Food Literacy Project · Louisville, KY · 2025
Preservation of historic farm
$5,000
Ky Educational Tv · Lexington, KY · 2025
Support public broadcasting
$5,000
Lexington Philharmonic · Lexington, KY · 2025
Support local musicians
$5,000
Mary Todd Lincoln House-Ky Mansions Preseration Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2025
Preserve historic landmark
$5,000
Dry Stone Conservancy · Lexington, KY · 2024
Preserve historic walls in ky
$5,000
Food Literacy Project · Louisville, KY · 2024
Preservation of historic farm
$5,000
Green River Academy · Elkton, KY · 2024
Preservation of historic buildings
$5,000
The Berry Center · New Castle, KY · 2024
Preserve agrarian way of life
$5,000
Woodford Theatre · Versailles, KY · 2024
Support local theater
$5,000
Alice Lloyd College · Pippa Passes, KY · 2023
Preservation of historic buildings
$5,000
Dry Stone Conservancy · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preserve historic walls in ky
$5,000
First Presbyterian Church · Lexington, KY · 2023
To support historical music
$5,000
Henry Clay Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preserve historic home
$5,000
Oxmoor Farm Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Preserve historic landmark
$5,000
First Presbyterian Church · Lexington, KY · 2022
To support historical music
$5,000
Kentucky Society of Car · Paris, KY · 2022
Symposium on historic preservation
$5,000
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Symposium on historic preservation
$4,800
Duncan Tavern · Paris, KY · 2024
Preserve historic home
$4,525
National Society Colonial Dames-Ky · Frankfort, KY · 2025
Support liberty hall programs
$4,000
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Symposium on historic preservation
$3,000
Ky Gateway Museum · Maysville, KY · 2025
Support reading in schools
$3,000
Woodford Theatre · Versailles, KY · 2025
Support local theater
$2,500
Team Kentucky · Frankfort, KY · 2025
Help with local storm damage releif
$2,500
Cave Hill Heritage Fdn · Louisville, KY · 2024
Preserve historic building
$2,500
Mary Todd Lincoln House-Ky Mansions Preseration Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2024
Preserve historic landmark
$2,000
Triple Crown Theater · Paris, KY · 2025
Support local theater group
$1,000
Carnegie Center for Literacy · Lexington, KY · 2023
Preservation of historic buildings

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