Funding search · EIN 611497062 · Lexington, KY
Dean Dorton Allen Ford Charitable
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 55
- grants reported
- $122,850
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- University of Louisville Foundation3 grants · $30,000
- Thomas More University1 grant · $20,000
- Town Branch Park3 grants · $15,000
- United Way - Louisville Metro2 grants · $8,400
- United Way of the Bluegrass3 grants · $7,600
- United Way of Greater Cincinnati1 grant · $5,850
- Kentucky Children'S Hospital2 grants · $5,000
- Fund for the Arts3 grants · $4,450
- Gleanky2 grants · $4,000
- Lexarts3 grants · $3,100
Giving over time
Grant history
All 55 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,000
Thomas More University · Crestview Hills, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $10,000
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $10,000
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $10,000
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $5,850
United Way of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Subsidy
- $5,000
Town Branch Park · Lexington, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $5,000
Town Branch Park · Lexington, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $5,000
Town Branch Park · Lexington, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $4,500
United Way - Louisville Metro · Louisville, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $3,900
United Way - Louisville Metro · Louisville, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $3,000
United Way of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $2,500
Kentucky Children'S Hospital · Lexington, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $2,500
William Lawrence & Blanche Hughes Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $2,500
Kentucky Children'S Hospital · Lexington, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $2,500
Lyndon Recreation Association · Louisville, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $2,400
United Way of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $2,200
United Way of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $2,100
Metro United Way · Louisville, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $2,000
Glean Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $2,000
Gleanky · Lexington, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $2,000
Gleanky · Lexington, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $1,900
Fund for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $1,800
United Way of Central Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Subsidy
- $1,600
Fund for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $1,300
Artswave · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Subsidy
- $1,300
Lexarts · Lexington, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $1,100
Lexarts · Lexington, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $1,000
Kycpa Educational Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $1,000
Christian Appalachian Project · Mt Vernon, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $950
Fund for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $700
Lexarts · Lexington, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $500
Amplify Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $500
American Red Cross - Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $500
Cure Cf · Louisville, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $500
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2023
Subsidy
- $500
American Red Cross - Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $500
Cure Cf · Louisville, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $250
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass · Lexington, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $250
Educational Foundation of the Kycpa · Louisville, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $250
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Lexington, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $200
The Living Arts & Science Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $200
United Way - Greater Triangle · Durham, NC · 2023
Subsidy
- $100
Foster Success · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Subsidy
- $100
Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Marianna, FL · 2024
Subsidy
- $100
United Way of the Greater Triangle · Durham, NC · 2024
Subsidy
- $100
Highlands Nature Sanctuary · Bainbridge, OH · 2023
Subsidy
- $100
Save the Animals Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Subsidy
- $100
Colon Cancer Prevention Project · Louisville, KY · 2022
Subsidy
- $100
Disabled Jockeys Fund · Elmhurst, IL · 2022
Subsidy
- $100
United Way - Greater Triangle · Durham, NC · 2022
Subsidy
- $75
American Red Cross Washington · Washington, DC · 2024
Subsidy
- $75
Hinkle Creek Elementary · Noblesville, IN · 2024
Subsidy
- $50
Feed Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $50
Presentation Academy · Louisville, KY · 2024
Subsidy
- $50
Bluegrass Care Navigators · Lexington, KY · 2023
Subsidy
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