Funding search · EIN 316651291 · Louisville, KY
The Samuel Lyon 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.
- 102
- grants reported
- $307,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Keneseth Israel Congregation4 grants · $60,000
- The Temple4 grants · $40,000
- Jewish Family & Career Services4 grants · $34,500
- Meredith-Dunn Learning Center4 grants · $24,000
- Israel Emergency Fund1 grant · $22,500
- Home of the Innocents4 grants · $20,000
- Northwestern Annual Fund4 grants · $20,000
- National Council of Jewish Women4 grants · $6,500
- Mt Sinai Health System3 grants · $6,000
- Multiple Sclerosis Society4 grants · $5,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 102 grants.
- $22,500
Israel Emergency Fund · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $18,000
Keneseth Israel Congregation · Louisville, KY · 2025
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- $18,000
Keneseth Israel Congregation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $14,000
Keneseth Israel Congregation · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $13,000
The Temple · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $11,000
Jewish Family & Career Services · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $10,000
Jewish Family & Career Services · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $10,000
Keneseth Israel Congregation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $10,000
The Temple · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $8,500
The Temple · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $8,500
The Temple · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $7,500
Jewish Family & Career Services · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $7,000
Meredith-Dunn Learning Center · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $7,000
Meredith-Dunn Learning Center · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $6,000
Jewish Family & Career Services · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $5,000
Home of the Innocents · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $5,000
Meredith-Dunn Learning Center · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $5,000
Northwestern Annual Fund · Evanston, IL · 2025
Support
- $5,000
Home of the Innocents · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $5,000
Northwestern Annual Fund · Evanston, IL · 2024
Support
- $5,000
Home of the Innocents · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $5,000
Meredith-Dunn Learning Center · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $5,000
Northwestern Annual Fund · Evanston, IL · 2023
Support
- $5,000
Home of the Innocents · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $5,000
Kentucky Institute for Torah Edu · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $5,000
Northwestern Annual Fund · Evanston, IL · 2022
Support
- $2,500
National Council of Jewish Women · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $2,500
Multiple Sclerosis Society · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $2,000
Mercy Academy · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $2,000
Mt Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2025
Support
- $2,000
Mt Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2024
Support
- $2,000
National Council of Jewish Women · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $2,000
Mt Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2022
Support
- $1,800
Honeymoon Israel Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support
- $1,500
Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,500
Louisville Olmstead Parks Conservan · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,500
Whas Crusade for Children · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,500
Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $1,500
Louisville Olmstead Parks Conservan · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $1,500
Whas Crusade for Children · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $1,250
American Cancer Society-Ky · Lexington, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,250
American Heart Association · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,250
Hadassah · New York, NY · 2025
Support
- $1,250
Hosparus · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,250
American Cancer Society-Ky · Lexington, KY · 2024
Support
- $1,250
American Heart Association · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $1,250
Hadassah · New York, NY · 2024
Support
- $1,250
Hosparus · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $1,000
Brooklyn Jewish Center Circle · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Support
- $1,000
Harbor House of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,000
Kentucky Humane Society · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,000
Louisville Free Public Library · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society · Brentwood, TN · 2025
Support
- $1,000
Temple Sholom · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support
- $1,000
Visually Impaired Preschool Service · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $1,000
Harbor House of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $1,000
Kentucky Humane Society · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $1,000
Louisville Free Public Library · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $1,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society · Brentwood, TN · 2024
Support
- $1,000
American Cancer Society-Ky · Lexington, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
American Heart Association · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Hadassah · New York, NY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Harbor House of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Hosparus · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Kentucky Humane Society · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Louisville Free Public Library · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Louisville Olmstead Parks Conservan · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society · Brentwood, TN · 2023
Support
- $1,000
National Council of Jewish Women · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Visually Impaired Preschool Service · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
Whas Crusade for Children · Louisville, KY · 2023
Support
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
American Heart Association · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
Hadassah · New York, NY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
Harbor House of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
Hosparus · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
Kentucky Chamber Foundation · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
Kentucky Humane Society · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
Louisville Free Public Library · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
Louisville Olmstead Parks Conservan · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $1,000
National Council of Jewish Women · Washington, DC · 2022
Support
- $1,000
Whas Crusade for Children · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $750
Brooklyn Jewish Center Circle · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support
- $750
Visually Impaired Preschool Service · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $500
Day Spring · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $500
Louisville Vaad Hakashruth · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $500
Power for Parkinson'S · Austin, TX · 2025
Support
- $500
Trinity Presbyterian · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $500
Volunteers of America Mid-States · Louisville, KY · 2025
Support
- $500
B'Nai B'Rith International · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
Support
- $500
Day Spring · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $500
Power for Parkinson'S · Austin, TX · 2024
Support
- $500
Trinity Presbyterian · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $500
Volunteers of America Mid-States · Louisville, KY · 2024
Support
- $500
Brooklyn Jewish Center Circle · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Support
- $500
Brooklyn Jewish Center Circle · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Support
- $500
Louisville Ballet · Louisville, KY · 2022
Support
- $500
Temple Sholom · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support
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