Funding search · EIN 610485432 · Louisville, KY
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 851
- grants reported
- $13.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $9,145
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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35 grants matching “tornado” · $3.6M
- $500,000
The Hope Initiative · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $201,620
Disaster Services Corporation Svdp-USA · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $125,000
The Hope Initiative · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $100,000
New Lease On Life · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $100,000
Mayfield Graves Ltrg · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $71,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation - St James Ame Church · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $69,000
Camp Graves · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $50,000
Audubon Area Community Services · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $40,000
Kaden'S Cause · 2024
To help with funeral costs from tornados in WKY
- $17,100
A New Beginning for Women and Children · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $360,000
Camp Graves · Water Valley, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado Relief
- $250,000
Caldwell County Ltrg · Paducah, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado Relief
- $250,000
Mayfield Graves Ltrg · Mayfield, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado Relief
- $99,000
Hopkins County Long Term Recovery Group · Dawson Springs, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado relief
- $80,000
Hopkins County Long Term Recovery Group · Dawson Springs, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado relief
- $57,000
Crossroads Missions · Louisville, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado relief
- $33,150
Sheep Dog Impact Assistance Greater Cincinnati Chapter · Verona, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado relief
- $250,000
Kentucky Habitat for Humanity · Louisville, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $210,000
Relevant Church · Paducah, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $150,000
Muhlenberg County Long Term Disaster Recovery Comm · Central City, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $120,000
Mayfield Lions Club Charitable Foundation · Mayfield, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $100,000
Mayfield Graves Long Term Recovery Group · Paducah, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $100,000
St James Ame Church · Mayfield, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $53,500
The Berry Center · New Castle, KY · 2022
Tornado Relief, Flood Relief, General Support
- $51,545
Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Servic · Whitesburg, KY · 2022
Tornado Relief, Flood Relief, General Support
- $40,000
Lotus · Paducah, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $25,000
United Way of Southern Kentucky · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $25,000
Camp Graves · Water Valley, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $25,000
Crossroads Missions · Louisville, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $25,000
Living Lands & Waters Restoration Organization · East Moline, IL · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $20,500
Hopkins County Long Term Recovery Group · Dawson Springs, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $15,000
Hotel · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $10,000
Stepstone Family and Youth Services · Louisville, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $10,000
Stuff the Bus of Southern Kentucky Foundation · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $7,000
Disabled American Veterans (Dav) Chapter 118 Bento · Benton, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Hope Initiative2 grants · $625,000
- Disaster Services Corporation Svdp-USA3 grants · $535,946
- Camp Graves3 grants · $454,000
- Mayfield Graves Ltrg2 grants · $350,000
- Kctcs3 grants · $300,000
- Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Service4 grants · $292,295
- Housing Development Alliance5 grants · $283,662
- Caldwell County Ltrg1 grant · $250,000
- Kentucky Habitat for Humanity1 grant · $250,000
- Relevant Church1 grant · $210,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 851 grants.
- $500,000
The Hope Initiative · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $360,000
Camp Graves · Water Valley, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado Relief
- $250,000
Caldwell County Ltrg · Paducah, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado Relief
- $250,000
Mayfield Graves Ltrg · Mayfield, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado Relief
- $250,000
Kentucky Habitat for Humanity · Louisville, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $210,000
Relevant Church · Paducah, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $201,620
Disaster Services Corporation Svdp-USA · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $175,000
Disaster Services Corporation Svdp-USA · 2024
EKY Flood Relief
- $159,326
Disaster Services Corporation Svdp-USA · 2024
EKY Flood Relief
- $150,000
Muhlenberg County Long Term Disaster Recovery Comm · Central City, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $132,500
Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Service · 2024
EKY Flood Relief
- $125,000
The Hope Initiative · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $120,000
Mayfield Lions Club Charitable Foundation · Mayfield, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $100,000
Kctcs · 2024
Better Life Scholarship; Standing Grant
- $100,000
Mayfield Graves Ltrg · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $100,000
New Lease On Life · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $100,000
Housing Development Alliance · Hazard, KY · 2023
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $100,000
Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Service · Whitesburg, KY · 2023
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $100,000
Kctcs · Versailles, KY · 2023
Better Life Scholarship
- $100,000
Kctcs · Versailles, KY · 2022
General Support
- $100,000
Mayfield Graves Long Term Recovery Group · Paducah, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $100,000
St James Ame Church · Mayfield, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $99,000
Hopkins County Long Term Recovery Group · Dawson Springs, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado relief
- $97,932
Housing Development Alliance · 2024
EKY Flood Relief
- $80,000
Hopkins County Long Term Recovery Group · Dawson Springs, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado relief
- $75,000
Partnership Housing · Booneville, KY · 2023
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $71,000
National Trust for Historic Preservation - St James Ame Church · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $70,483
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Wildfire Disaster Relief Donations
- $69,000
Camp Graves · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $67,800
The Center for Women and Families · Louisville, KY · 2022
General Support
- $59,987
New Directions Housing Corporation · Louisville, KY · 2022
Emergency Grant
- $57,000
Crossroads Missions · Louisville, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado relief
- $53,500
The Berry Center · New Castle, KY · 2022
Tornado Relief, Flood Relief, General Support
- $52,000
Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Service · 2024
EKY Flood Relief
- $51,545
Housing Oriented Ministries Established for Servic · Whitesburg, KY · 2022
Tornado Relief, Flood Relief, General Support
- $50,000
Audubon Area Community Services · 2024
WKY Tornado Relief
- $50,000
Bluegrass Center for Autism · 2024
security for the new Fern Creek location
- $50,000
United Helping Hand of Pikeville Dba Pike County Relief Services · 2024
EKY Flood Relief
- $50,000
United Helping Hand of Pikeville Dba Pike County Relief Services · Pikeville, KY · 2023
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $50,000
Children'S Home of Northern Kentucky · Covington, KY · 2022
General Support
- $50,000
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky · Hazard, KY · 2022
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $48,880
Housing Development Alliance · 2024
EKY Flood Relief
- $46,588
Partnership Housing · Booneville, KY · 2022
Flood Relief, Emergency Grant, General Support
- $40,800
Friends of Eastern Cemetery · Louisville, KY · 2022
General Support
- $40,000
Kaden'S Cause · 2024
To help with funeral costs from tornados in WKY
- $40,000
Lotus · Paducah, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $33,150
Sheep Dog Impact Assistance Greater Cincinnati Chapter · Verona, KY · 2023
Western Kentucky Tornado relief
- $30,500
Pillar · Crestwood, KY · 2022
General Support
- $30,000
Honor Flight Kentucky · 2024
toward American Airlines costs for Veterans participating in the Honor Flight Kentucky program
- $30,000
Kentucky Equine Humane Center · 2024
horse veterinary care
- $30,000
Kentucky Equine Humane Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
General Support
- $30,000
Lotts Creek Community School · Hazard, KY · 2022
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $29,000
Crossroads Missions · Louisville, KY · 2023
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $27,099
Market House Theatre · Paducah, KY · 2022
General Support
- $26,882
Family Enrichment Center · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
General Support
- $26,850
Housing Development Alliance · Hazard, KY · 2022
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $26,250
Floyd County Long Term Recovery Group · 2024
EKY Flood Relief
- $25,352
Water Into Wine Food Pantry · 2024
Roof & Ceiling Replacement - $12,451.68 Roof & Ceiling Labor - $12,900.00
- $25,000
Blessings in a Backpack · 2024
food for weekend backpack program
- $25,000
Partnership Housing · Booneville, KY · 2023
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $25,000
St Vincent Mission · David, KY · 2023
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $25,000
Camp Graves · Water Valley, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $25,000
Christian Appalachian Project · Lexington, KY · 2022
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $25,000
Crane House · Louisville, KY · 2022
General Support
- $25,000
Crossroads Missions · Louisville, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $25,000
Franklin County Council On Aging · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Emergency Grant
- $25,000
Helping Hands of Greenup County · Greenup, KY · 2022
General Support
- $25,000
Hope 2 All · Drakesboro, KY · 2022
Emergency Grant
- $25,000
Living Lands & Waters Restoration Organization · East Moline, IL · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $25,000
Team Kentucky Fund · La Grange, KY · 2022
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $25,000
United Way of Southern Kentucky · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $24,999
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2023
a forklift
- $24,998
St Joseph Church · Bardstown, KY · 2023
food from Feeding America
- $24,500
St John Center · Louisville, KY · 2023
a van
- $23,407
All God'S Children · Nicholasville, KY · 2023
for driveway materials and labor
- $22,600
New Day Ranch · 2024
a manure spreader
- $22,354
Green River Regional Rape Victim Services · Owensboro, KY · 2022
General Support
- $22,267
Mission Frankfort Clinic · Frankfort, KY · 2023
toward digital panoramic dental X-ray
- $22,000
Water With Blessings · Louisville, KY · 2022
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $21,909
Harlan County Boys and Girls Club · Harlan, KY · 2022
General Support
- $21,480
Sos International · 2024
garage door, flooring, and four tables
- $21,402
Hindman Settlement School · Hindman, KY · 2022
Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief
- $21,315
Maryhurst · Louisville, KY · 2023
24 molded plinth based Chairs, two tables with six seats, and a 65 inch TV
- $21,198
Logan County Good Samaritan · Russellville, KY · 2022
General Support
- $20,653
Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions · California, KY · 2023
toward half of the security cameras requested
- $20,500
Hopkins County Long Term Recovery Group · Dawson Springs, KY · 2022
Western Kentucky Tornado Relied
- $20,023
Wellspring · Louisville, KY · 2022
General Support
- $20,000
Camp Horsin' Around · 2024
materials to construct the pavilion
- $20,000
Dcch Center for Children and Families · 2024
toward security system requested
- $20,000
Down Syndrome of Louisville · 2024
a used bus
- $20,000
Hope Academy for Kids · 2024
a passenger van
- $20,000
Hospice Care Plus · 2024
toward HVAC system
- $20,000
Lighthouse Ministries · 2024
a walk-in Cooler
- $20,000
Lords Legacy Life Ministries · 2024
van
- $20,000
Adventhealth Manchester · Manchester, KY · 2023
toward patient monitor complexes and monitor power stands
- $20,000
Amen House · Georgetown, KY · 2023
food
- $20,000
Delta Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
a 15 passenger van
- $20,000
Doves of Gateway · Morehead, KY · 2023
flooring
- $20,000
Educational Justice · Louisville, KY · 2023
75 Chromebooks
- $20,000
Faith Feeds of Kentucky Inc Dba Gleanky · Lexington, KY · 2023
a van
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