Funding search · EIN 311077598 · Louisville, KY

B J Killian Foundation

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

105
grants reported
$2.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Owensboro Communtiy College3 grants · $165,000
  • Apollo High School4 grants · $130,000
  • Kentucky Wesleyan College4 grants · $120,000
  • Wku Student Life Foundation4 grants · $90,000
  • Washington University (Stlouis)3 grants · $90,000
  • Governor'S School for the Arts4 grants · $90,000
  • Senior Community Center3 grants · $85,000
  • Girls4 grants · $80,000
  • Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club4 grants · $80,000
  • Owensboro Family Ymca4 grants · $80,000

Giving over time

$580,000
2022
$500,000
2023
$510,000
2024
$510,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 105 grants.

  • $55,000

    Owensboro Community College · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    Tuition, robotics program,

  • $55,000

    Owensboro Communtiy College · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    Tuition schol 12500 /

  • $55,000

    Owensboro Communtiy College · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    Tuition schol 12500 /

  • $55,000

    Owensboro Communtiy College · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    Tuition schol 12500 /

  • $35,000

    Apollo High School · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $35,000

    Senior Community Center · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    Meals on wheels, general

  • $35,000

    Apollo High School · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    C e general charitable

  • $35,000

    Senior Community Center · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    For meals on wheels

  • $35,000

    Senior Center Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Kentucky Wesleyan College · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    For c e field endowed

  • $30,000

    Washington University (Stlouis) · St Louis, MO · 2025

    Designated for nancy wilson

  • $30,000

    Kentucky Wesleyan College · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    Designated for field

  • $30,000

    Washington University (Stlouis) · St Louis, MO · 2024

    Designated for nancy wilson

  • $30,000

    Apollo High School · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    C e general charitable

  • $30,000

    Kentucky Wesleyan College · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    Designated for field

  • $30,000

    Washington University (Stlouis) · St Louis, MO · 2023

    Designated for nancy wilson

  • $30,000

    Apollo High School · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    C e general charitable

  • $30,000

    Brescia University · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    Virginia stout fitzgerald

  • $30,000

    Kentucky Wesleyan College · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    C e field endowed

  • $30,000

    Team Kentucky · Frankfort, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Washington University (St Louis) · St Louis, MO · 2022

    Designated for nancy

  • $25,000

    Governor'S School for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Help Office of Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Governor'S School for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Office of Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Help Office · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $22,500

    Wku Student Life Foundation · Bowling Green, KY · 2025

    Scholarship funds, general

  • $22,500

    Wku Student Life Foundation · Bowling Green, KY · 2024

    Sch fd 7500/gen charitable

  • $22,500

    Wku Student Life Foundation · Bowling Green, KY · 2023

    Sch fd 7500/gen charitable

  • $22,500

    Wku Student Life Foundation · Bowling Green, KY · 2022

    Sch fd 7500/gen charitable

  • $20,000

    Casa of Ohio Valley · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Girls · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Ket · Lexington, KY · 2025

    Matching gift cir,

  • $20,000

    Owensboro Family Ymca · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Riverpark Center · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    Art teaches kids program

  • $20,000

    Casa of Ohio Valley · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Girls · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Ket · Lexington, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Owensboro Family Ymca · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Owensboro Riverpark Center · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Casa of Ohio Valley · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Girls · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Governor'S School for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Ket · Lexington, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Owensboro Family Ymca · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Riverpark Center · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    Arts teaches kids program

  • $20,000

    Senior Center Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    American Red Cross · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    Gen charitable purp-10000;

  • $20,000

    Casa of Ohio Valley · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Girls · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Governor'S School for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Office of Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Owensboro Family Ymca · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Riverpark Center · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    Arts teaches kids program

  • $15,000

    Boulware Mission · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Daniel Pitino Shelter · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    J H Neblett Community Center · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Oasis · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Owensboro Science Museum · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    St Benedict Joseph'S Shelter · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    Your kids program

  • $15,000

    Boulware Mission · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Daniel Pitino Shelter · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    H L Neblett Community Center · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Oasis · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Owensboro Science Museum · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    St Joseph'S Peace Mission · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Boulware Mission · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Daniel Pitino Shelter · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    H L Neblett Community Center · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Oasis · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Owensboro Science Museum · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Senior Community Center · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    For meals on wheels

  • $15,000

    St Benedict Shelter · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    Program support

  • $15,000

    Boulware Mission · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Daniel Pitino Shelter · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    H L Neblett Community Center · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Ket · Lexington, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Oasis · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Owensboro Science Museum · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    St Benedicts Homeless Shelter · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    Your kids program

  • $10,000

    New Beginnings · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Owensboro Youth Symphony · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    Your kids program

  • $10,000

    New Beginnings · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Owensboro Youth Symphony · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    New Beginnings · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Owensboro Youth Symphony · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    Your kids program

  • $10,000

    Independence Foundation · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    Feed our kids backpack

  • $10,000

    New Beginnings · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Owensboro Youth Symphony · Owensboro, KY · 2022

    Your kids program

  • $7,500

    Goodfellows Club of Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $7,500

    Hospice of Western Kentucky · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    General charitable purposes

  • $7,500

    Theatre Workshop of Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2025

    Your kids program

  • $7,500

    Goodfellows Club of Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $7,500

    Hospice of Western Kentucky · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $7,500

    Theatre Workshop of Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2024

    Your kids program

  • $7,500

    Goodfellows Club of Owensboro · Owensboro, KY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.