Funding search · EIN 610724060 · Louisville, KY

James Graham Brown Foundation

Name: James Graham Brown Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

182
grants reported: $43.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $138,848
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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University of Louisville Foundation8 grants · $3.6M
Centre College8 grants · $3.4M
Kentucky Council On Postsecondary Education3 grants · $2.4M
Rita June Foundation1 grant · $1.5M
Wellspring2 grants · $1.5M
Simmons College of Kentucky3 grants · $1.3M
The Housing Partnership2 grants · $1.1M
Kentucky Derby Museum1 grant · $1.0M
J B Speed Art Museum4 grants · $1.0M
Berea College1 grant · $1.0M

Giving over time

$16.1M

2022

$12.6M

2023

$14.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 182 grants.

$1.5M
Rita June Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Bezos academies louisville
$1.1M
Centre College · Danville, KY · 2023
2023 brown fellows program
$1.0M
Kentucky Derby Museum · Louisville, KY · 2024
"the greatest race" 2025 film update and lighting enhancement
$1.0M
Kentucky Council On Postsecondary Education · Frankfort, KY · 2024
Driving transformational change for student success
$1.0M
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2022
Building a technology future like no other
$1.0M
Wellspring · Louisville, KY · 2022
Affordable, supportive housing for homeless adults with serious mental illness
$898,712
Centre College · Danville, KY · 2022
2022 brown fellows program
$880,625
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises · Berea, KY · 2024
Pathway to opportunities for resilient eky
$815,030
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2022
Enhancing undergraduate student success through peer engagement in high-impact courses.
$791,931
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Enhancing undergraduate student success through peer engagement in high-impact courses
$769,355
Kentucky Council On Postsecondary Education · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Kentucky student success collaborative
$755,000
Louisville Free Public Library Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Renovate and modernize libraries
$750,000
Amped · Louisville, KY · 2024
10-for 10 campaign
$750,000
Parks Alliance of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024
Alberta o. Jones park and ballard park projects
$749,419
Centre College · Danville, KY · 2024
2024 brown fellows program
$741,180
Isaac W Bernheim Foundation · Clermont, KY · 2022
Playcosystem: creating natures playground
$727,500
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
2023 brown fellows program
$668,492
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2022
2022 brown fellows program
$628,978
Kentucky Council On Postsecondary Education · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Kentucky student success collaborative
$604,725
Simmons College of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2022
Advancing scky with the addition of key staffing positions
$600,000
Family Scholar House · Louisville, KY · 2023
Pilot program with kentucky community and technical college system campuses
$600,000
National Center for Families Learning · Louisville, KY · 2023
Piloting a new approach to family learning systems in jefferson county, fayette county, and eastern kentucky
$575,000
The Housing Partnership · Louisville, KY · 2024
Gateway on broadway community service facility
$550,000
Kentucky Community and Technological College System Foundation · Versailles, KY · 2024
A home for hope at ectc
$536,286
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
2024 brown fellows program
$516,500
The Housing Partnership · Louisville, KY · 2022
Beyond 9th: revitalizing west louisville through strategic homeownership
$500,000
Americana Community Center · Louisville, KY · 2024
Healthcare excellence initiative
$500,000
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024
Goodwill opportunity campus in west louisville
$500,000
J B Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2024
Speed art park
$500,000
Kentucky Educational Television Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Expansion of new/larger studio and production space
$500,000
Ymca of Greater Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024
Renovations to chestnut street ymca
$500,000
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2023
Goodwill opportunity campus in west louisville
$500,000
Hosparus · Louisville, KY · 2023
Grief counseling center
$500,000
Riverside Farnsley-Moreman Landing · Louisville, KY · 2023
Riverside visitor center expansion project
$500,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Expand land acquisition and conservation work in eastern kentucky
$500,000
Wellspring · Louisville, KY · 2023
Affordable, supportive housing for homeless adults with serious mental illness
$500,000
Community Foundation of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Violence intervention fund
$500,000
Mayfield Graves Ltrg · Mayfield, KY · 2022
Renovation of houses for tornado victims
$500,000
Portland Museum · Louisville, KY · 2022
Ahoy, adventure house of you: a bold capital campaign
$500,000
Young Adult Development in Action · Louisville, KY · 2022
Smoketown hopebox
$475,412
Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation · Versailles, KY · 2022
Hazard community and technical college success zone
$400,000
Bellarmine University · Louisville, KY · 2022
The greater louisville student success academy
$400,000
New Directions Housing Corporation · Louisville, KY · 2022
Repair affair aging in place
$375,000
Teach Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2023
Purchase of teach kentucky headquarters building
$350,000
Teach Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024
Program support
$350,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana · Louisville, KY · 2022
It takes two
$350,000
Jewish Family & Career Services of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Jfcs navigate
$342,750
Simmons College of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2024
Advancing scky with the addition of key staffing positions
$342,750
Simmons College of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2023
Advancing scky with the addition of key staffing positions
$305,244
Alabama Forest Land Trust · Mobile, AL · 2022
Donation of non income producing mineral rights.
$300,000
Maryhurst · Louisville, KY · 2023
Mental health service expansion
$300,000
Greater Louisville Workforce Investment Board · Louisville, KY · 2022
A talent development system for the louisville region
$280,000
Evolve502 · Louisville, KY · 2022
Evolve502 scholars opportunity grants for classes of 2021 and 2022
$278,700
St Vincent De Paul Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2023
Key needs for organizational support
$275,000
American Printing House for the Blind · Louisville, KY · 2022
Aph museum: louisville exhibit
$251,100
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky · Hazard, KY · 2024
Building a rural development hub through locally controlled philanthropy
$250,000
Art Center of the Bluegrass · Danville, KY · 2024
Creation of the glass museum
$250,000
Delta Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Headquarters building
$250,000
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana · Louisville, KY · 2024
Program support
$250,000
Riverside Farnsley-Moreman Landing · Louisville, KY · 2024
Riverside visitor center expansion project
$250,000
American Cave Conservation Association · Horse Cave, KY · 2023
Hidden river cave and american cave museum improvements
$250,000
Dare To Care · Louisville, KY · 2023
Program support for advancing equitable food access
$250,000
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky · Hazard, KY · 2023
Building a rural development hub through locally controlled philanthropy
$250,000
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2023
Community development and repair
$250,000
House of Ruth · Louisville, KY · 2023
Red key landing
$250,000
J B Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2023
The speed art park
$250,000
Kentucky Public Radio · Louisville, KY · 2023
General support
$250,000
Center for Nonprofit Excellence · Louisville, KY · 2022
Strengthening the impact of nonprofits
$250,000
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky · Hazard, KY · 2022
Building a rural development hub through locally controlled philanthropy
$250,000
J B Speed Art Museum · Louisville, KY · 2022
The speed art park
$250,000
Legal Aid Society · Louisville, KY · 2022
Legal aid network of kentucky technology upgrade
$250,000
USA Cares · Louisville, KY · 2022
Usa cares headquarters building
$240,000
Sponsor 4 Success · Louisville, KY · 2023
Affordable rental housing
$230,000
Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center · Louisville, KY · 2023
2023 program support
$229,884
Centre College · Danville, KY · 2024
2024 brown fellows program
$225,000
Housing Development Alliance · Hazard, KY · 2022
Emergency flood response in eastern kentucky
$225,000
Housing Oriented Ministries · Whitesburg, KY · 2022
Emergency flood response in eastern kentucky
$206,666
Onewest Corp · Louisville, KY · 2023
Commercial and mixed use development efforts in west louisville
$205,000
Family & Children'S Place · Louisville, KY · 2024
Strengthen internal staff capacity
$205,000
Family & Children'S Place · Louisville, KY · 2023
Strengthen internal staff capacity
$200,000
Center for Nonprofit Excellence · Louisville, KY · 2024
Strengthening the impact of nonprofits
$200,000
Boys and Girls Clubs · Louisville, KY · 2023
Program support and expansion
$200,000
St John Center for Homeless Men · Louisville, KY · 2023
Sheehan landing
$175,000
Global Economic Diversity Development Initiative · Louisville, KY · 2022
Capacity building for geddi
$153,710
Lincoln Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
College transition enrichment program
$150,000
Center for Nonprofit Excellence · Louisville, KY · 2023
Strengthening the impact of nonprofits
$150,000
Alabama Forest Land Trust · Mobile, AL · 2022
Conservation easement project
$150,000
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky · Hazard, KY · 2022
The l.i.f.t. Fund for appalachian kentucky
$150,000
Louisville Urban League · Louisville, KY · 2022
Louisville urban league center for workforce development
$150,000
The Morton Center · Louisville, KY · 2022
Preserving family
$140,000
Alabama Forest Land Trust · Mobile, AL · 2022
Land donation of 40 acres in mobile county, alabama for conservation purposes
$137,695
Centre College · Danville, KY · 2022
2022 brown fellows program
$133,647
Centre College · Danville, KY · 2022
2022 brown fellows program
$128,050
Centre College · Danville, KY · 2023
2023 brown fellows program
$125,000
Community Foundation of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Fund for louisville: racial justice cohort (originally systems change for racial justice)
$125,000
Neighborhood House · Louisville, KY · 2022
A strong foundation for neighborhood house
$125,000
The Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm · Louisville, KY · 2022
Rooted in community
$116,318
Evolve502 · Louisville, KY · 2024
Student success coaches and general operations
$100,000
American Red Cross · Louisville, KY · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Greater Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Program support

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