Funding search · EIN 611274104 · Cincinnati, OH
John B Van Meter Charitable 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.
- 49
- grants reported
- $469,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- Gow School2 grants · $45,000
- University of Louisville Foundation1 grant · $40,000
- Salvation Army2 grants · $30,000
- Aclu of Kentucky Foundation1 grant · $30,000
- American Cancer Society1 grant · $25,000
- Oil Painters of America1 grant · $20,000
- Homes of Love2 grants · $20,000
- Oil Painters of America2 grants · $20,000
- Tom Browning Boys & Girls Club2 grants · $20,000
- University of Louisville Foundation1 grant · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 49 reported grants, largest first.
- $40,000
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
General
- $30,000
Aclu of Kentucky Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
General
- $30,000
Gow School · South Wales, NY · 2024
General
- $25,000
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2022
General
- $20,000
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
General
- $20,000
Oil Painters of America · Barrington, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $19,000
Salvation Army · Lexington, KY · 2022
General
- $15,000
Salvation Army · Lexington, KY · 2024
General
- $15,000
Gow School · South Wales, NY · 2023
General
- $15,000
Salvation Army · Lexington, KY · 2023
General
- $15,000
Gow School · South Wales, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $15,000
University of Kentucky - Lgbtq Resources · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $10,000
Carnegie Literacy Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
General
- $10,000
Homes of Love · Knoxville, TN · 2024
General
- $10,000
Oil Painters of America · Saint Catharine, KY · 2024
General
- $10,000
Tom Browning Boys & Girls Club · Maysville, KY · 2024
General
- $10,000
University of Kentucky · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $10,000
Gleanings Housing · Lexington, KY · 2023
General
- $10,000
Homes of Love · Knoxville, TN · 2023
General
- $10,000
Oil Painters of America · Saint Catharine, KY · 2023
General
- $10,000
Tom Browning Boys & Girls Club · Maysville, KY · 2023
General
- $10,000
University of Kentucky Lqbtq Resources · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $10,000
Homes of Love · Knoxville, TN · 2022
General
- $10,000
Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club · Maysville, KY · 2022
General
- $5,000
Gleanings Housing · Lexington, KY · 2024
General
- $5,000
One Bridge To Hope · Saint Catharine, KY · 2024
General
- $5,000
Shriners Hospital · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
General
- $5,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $5,000
Crohns and Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $5,000
Louisville Youth Group · Louisville, KY · 2023
General
- $5,000
One Bridge To Hope · Saint Catharine, KY · 2023
General
- $5,000
Shriners Hospital · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General
- $5,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $5,000
Go Fund Bean · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Gneeral
- $5,000
One Bridge To Hope · St Catherine, KY · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Shiners Hospital · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $5,000
Visually Impaired Preschool Services · Louisville, KY · 2022
General
- $3,500
Children'S Medical Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $2,000
Chrysalis House · Lexington, KY · 2024
General
- $2,000
Chrysalis House · Lexington, KY · 2023
General
- $2,000
St Patrick Church · Maysville, KY · 2023
General
- $2,000
Chrysalis House · Lexington, KY · 2022
General purpose
- $2,000
St Patrick'S School · Maysville, KY · 2022
General purpose
- $1,500
Kentucky Educational Television · Lexington, KY · 2024
General
- $1,500
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2023
General
- $1,500
Lexington Cancer Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2022
General purpose
- $1,000
Kentucky Educational Television · Lexington, KY · 2023
General
- $1,000
Kentucky Educational Television · Lexington, KY · 2022
General purpose
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