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 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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3 grants matching “schol” · $165,000
- $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 /
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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