Funding search · EIN 616052957 · Louisville, KY
Dunbar 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.
- 101
- grants reported
- $840,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Denison University6 grants · $110,000
- St Jude Childrens Research Hospita3 grants · $90,500
- Kentucky Humane Society3 grants · $75,000
- Louisville Library Foundation3 grants · $55,000
- Louisville Collegiate School4 grants · $44,000
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens3 grants · $40,500
- Trees Louisville3 grants · $37,500
- Norton'S Children Hospital Foundati2 grants · $36,500
- Catholic Education Foundation3 grants · $35,000
- Second Presbyterian Church3 grants · $29,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 101 grants.
- $46,500
St Jude Childrens Research Hospita · New Albany, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $32,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2022
Educational
- $31,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospita · New Albany, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $30,000
Kentucky Humane Society · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $26,000
Waterfront Botanical Gardens · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2024
Educational
- $25,000
Kentucky Humane Society · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $22,000
Louisville Collegiate School · Louisville, KY · 2024
Educational
- $22,000
Louisville Library Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Home of the Innocents · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $20,000
Kentucky Humane Society · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $19,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2023
Educational
- $19,000
Norton'S Children Hospital Foundati · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $18,000
Louisville Library Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $17,500
Norton'S Children Hospital Foundati · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Catholic Education Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $15,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2024
Educational
- $15,000
Louisville Library Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $14,000
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $13,500
Trees Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $13,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospita · New Albany, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $12,500
Trees Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $12,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2023
Educational
- $11,500
West End School · Louisville, KY · 2024
Educational
- $11,500
Second Presbyterian Church · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $11,500
Trees Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $10,500
Ronald McDonald House · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Baptist Health Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Second Presbyterian Church · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Catholic Education Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Catholic Education Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $9,500
21st Century Parks · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $9,500
21st Century Parks · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $9,500
21st Century Parks · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $9,000
West End School · Louisville, KY · 2023
Educational
- $8,500
Waterfront Botanical Gardens · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $8,000
Louisville Collegiate School · Louisville, KY · 2024
Educational
- $8,000
Louisville Collegiate School · Louisville, KY · 2023
Educational
- $8,000
Second Presbyterian Church · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $7,500
Bemont University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Educational
- $7,000
Brown Cancer Center · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $7,000
Denison University · Granville, OH · 2022
Educational
- $6,500
Uofl Health · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $6,000
Louisville Collegiate School · Louisville, KY · 2022
Educational
- $6,000
Waterfront Botanical Gardens · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Flight Club 502 · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Louisville Zoo · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Pillar · Crestwood, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Westminster School for Young Childr · Nashville, TN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Friends of Metro Animal Services · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Westminster School for Young Childr · Nashville, TN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Flight Club · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Humane Society of Oldham County · Lagrange, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
West End School · Louisville, KY · 2022
Educational
- $4,500
Ronald McDonald House · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $4,500
The Healing Place · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $4,000
Humane Society of Oldham County · Lagrange, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $4,000
Kentucky Country Day School · Louisville, KY · 2023
Educational
- $4,000
Second Presbyterian Weekday School · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $4,000
Second Presbyterian Weekday School · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $3,500
The Healing Place · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Casa of the River Region · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Kentucky Country Day School · Louisville, KY · 2024
Educational
- $3,000
Metro United Way · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Second Presbyterian Weekday School · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Casa of the River Region · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $3,000
Kentucky Science Center · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Hosparus · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Hosparus · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Serenity House · Clarksville, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
First Hour Grief · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Kentucky Science Center · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Paws With Purpose · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Tuck School of Business · Hanover, NH · 2024
Educational
- $2,000
Vips · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
Family & Children'S Place · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Humane Society of Oldham County · Lagrange, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Kentucky Science Center · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Paws With Purpose · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,000
Casa of the River Region · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Kentucky Country Day School · Louisville, KY · 2022
Educational
- $2,000
Ronald McDonald House · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Friends of Metro Animal Services · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Family & Children'S Place · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Family Community Clinic · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Juniper Education · Louisville, KY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Serenity House · Clarksville, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Family Community Clinic · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Juniper Education · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Serenity House · Clarksville, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Tuck School of Business · Hanover, NH · 2023
Educational
- $1,000
Albion College · St Albion, MI · 2022
Educational
- $1,000
Family & Children'S Place · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Paws With Purpose · Louisville, KY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Tuck School of Business · Hanover, NH · 2022
Educational
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