Funding search · EIN 616031406 · Louisville, KY

The Gheens Foundation

Foundation website ↗Full IRS filings ↗

$27.6M
in grants paid
674
grants
373
recipients
2021–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $400,000

    Volunteers of America Mid-States · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Community care campus and unity house

  • $250,000

    The Housing Partnership · Louisville, KY · 2024

    West end blight remediation

  • $250,000

    Simmons College of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $200,000

    Bayou Community Foundation · Hourna, LA · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $175,000

    Rita June Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Rita june foundation and the construction of three louisville bezos academies

  • $150,000

    New Directions Housing Corporation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $125,000

    Uspiritus · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Renovating cottages to restore trauma-informed residential treatment

  • $125,000

    Onewest Corporation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery and project support

  • $100,000

    Parks Alliance of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Reimagining ballard park in the smoketown neighborhood

  • $100,000

    Molo Village Cdc Co · Louisville, KY · 2024

    The village too!

  • $100,000

    Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2024

    West end revitalization with lisc louisville

  • $100,000

    River Heritage Consesrvancy · Jeffersonville, IN · 2024

    Origin park event center

  • $100,000

    Home of the Innocents · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Campaign to renovate the current facilities

  • $100,000

    Americana Community Center · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Youth & family programming

  • $100,000

    Louisville Zoo Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Kentucky trails

  • $100,000

    Jefferson Community and Technical College Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Jefferson rising capital campaign

  • $80,000

    Neighborhood House · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $75,000

    South Louisville Community Ministries · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $75,000

    La Casita Center · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $75,000

    Wellspring · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $75,000

    Heuser Hearing & Language Academy · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Building foundation, amplifying futures: a capital campaign

  • $75,000

    Kentuckianaworks Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Greater louisville alignment network

  • $75,000

    Fund for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $75,000

    Boys and Girls Haven · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Capital improvements, facilities renovations and general operational support

  • $75,000

    Family and Children'S Place · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $65,000

    St John Center · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Dare To Care · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Downtown Development Corporation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    String light pilot project

  • $50,000

    Elderserve · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Hosparus · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Hosparus health impatient care center

  • $50,000

    New Life Directions Ministries · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Completion of housing & training center for single mothers and their children

  • $50,000

    Muhammad Ali Museum & Education Center · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Shawnee Christian Health Center · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Shawnee christian healthcare dental mobile

  • $50,000

    Society of St Vicent Depaul Council of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Personal Counseling Services · Clarksville, IN · 2024

    Mission delivery support in rural areas

  • $50,000

    Louisville Memorial Auditorium Foundation · Lousiville, KY · 2024

    Capital campaign

  • $50,000

    Louisville Central Community Centers · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support for community empowerment and growth

  • $50,000

    Kentucky Youth Advocates · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Bloom kentucky

  • $50,000

    Young Adult Development in Action · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Smoketown community center

  • $50,000

    The Healing Place · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Santa fe crossing affordable housing initiative

  • $50,000

    Gilda'S Club Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Family Scholar House · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Capital, program and mission support

  • $50,000

    Endeavor Global · New York, NY · 2024

    Strategic growth in louisville through entrepreneurial ecosystem expansion

  • $50,000

    Academy of Music Production Education and Development · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Big Brothersbig Sisters of Kentuckiana · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $50,000

    Catholic Charities of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Support legal services access

  • $50,000

    Down Syndrome of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Brighter than ever - expanding the dsl

  • $40,000

    Southwest Family Ministries · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $40,000

    Louisville Visual Art Association · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Capital improvements for a better learning environment & support for children's fine art classes

  • $40,000

    Metro United Way · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $35,000

    Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $35,000

    The Center for Women & Families · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $30,000

    Shively Area Ministries · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Direct client services: emergency financial assistance and relatives raising kids

  • $30,000

    Isaiah House · Willisburg, KY · 2024

    Louisville education and workforce development project

  • $30,000

    Franciscan Shelter House · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $30,000

    Louisville Urban League · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Bridging the gap: empowering academic success for louisville's youth

  • $30,000

    Goodwill Industries of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024

    West louisville opportunity campus capital campaign

  • $30,000

    Feed Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Triple Twelve Ministries · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Refuge International · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Teach Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support for teach kentucky

  • $25,000

    Uniting Partners for Women and Children · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    I Would Rather Be Reading · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Jewish Family & Career Services of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Joshua Community Connectors · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Kentucky Dance Council · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    The Lincoln Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Hope Collaborative · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Public school outreach

  • $25,000

    Commonwealth Fund for Ket · Lexington, KY · 2024

    Louisville production center project

  • $25,000

    Communities in Schools of Clark County · Jeffersonville, IN · 2024

    School-based therapy program

  • $25,000

    Love City · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Maryhurst · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Meredith-Dunn Learning Center · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Technology support

  • $25,000

    Day Spring Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    College for living capital expansion

  • $25,000

    The Depaul School · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Nativity Academy of St Boniface · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $25,000

    Operation Care · Shelbyville, KY · 2024

    Expansion of operation care's transitional housing program

  • $25,000

    21st Century Parks · Louisville, KY · 2024

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Botanica · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support and phase 2a of capital campaign

  • $20,000

    Pillar · Crestwood, KY · 2024

    Support for russell engagement center

  • $20,000

    New Day Ministries · Louisville, KY · 2024

    L.i.f.e. (love inspiring future excellence) after school camp

  • $20,000

    The Cabbage Patch Settlement House · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $20,000

    Center for Employment Opportunities · New York, NY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $20,000

    Seven Counties Services · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Child and family west therapeutic after-school and summer program

  • $20,000

    Emerging Workforce Initiative · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $20,000

    Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $20,000

    Habitat for Humanity Clark and Floyd Indiana · New Albany, IN · 2024

    Pearl street affordable homeownership project

  • $20,000

    Elevate Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $20,000

    Have a Heart Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $20,000

    Lighthouse Promise · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support of out of school time program

  • $20,000

    The Morton Center · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $20,000

    Christopher 2x Game Changers · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $20,000

    The Flagstone Initiative · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Expanding upstream eviction prevention in louisville

  • $20,000

    Delta Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Mission delivery support

  • $20,000

    First Gethsemane Center for Family Development · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Teach one academy

  • $20,000

    Ed Hamilton Studios and Visitors Center · Louisville, KY · 2024

    Capital support

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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. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.