Grants paid by Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation
EIN 31-1629357 · Louisville, KY · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A840
Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation of Louisville, KY (EIN 31-1629357) reported 15 grants paid totaling $69,781 to 13 recipients in tax years 2018–2021, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$69,781
15 grants
Recipients
13
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2021
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $5,000 | — |
| 2019 | 9 | $25,000 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | $12,500 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $27,281 | — |
Top recipients
The 13 recipients receiving the most from Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation, by grants paid, out of 13 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waggener High School 61-6001316 | A | Louisville, KY | 2 | $14,401 | 2021 |
| Jefferson County Public Schools | U | Louisville, KY | 1 | $12,880 | 2021 |
| Metro United Way 61-0444680 | A | Louisville, KY | 1 | $12,500 | 2020 |
| Kentucky Derby Festival 61-0713833 | A | Louisville, KY | 2 | $10,500 | 2019 |
| Louisville Metro Parks Department 32-0049006 | A | Louisville, KY | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Old Friends Inc 20-0049798 | A | Georgetown, KY | 1 | $5,000 | 2019 |
| Central Presbyterian Church 61-0459493 | B | Louisville, KY | 1 | $2,500 | 2019 |
| Animal Care Society 61-1053516 | A | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Norton Childrens Hospital 61-0703799 | A | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Friends of Hardin County Animal Shelter 46-4219466 | A | Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation 34-1471131 | A | Louisville, KY | 1 | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Brightside Foundation Inc 45-0948896 | A | Louisville, KY | 1 | $500 | 2019 |
| International Festival & Events Association | U | Clayton, NC | 1 | $500 | 2019 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 15 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Jefferson County Public Schools Louisville, KY | U | $12,880 | paid | DONATION TO PUBLIC SCHOOL | 202202279349301995 |
| 2021 | Waggener High School Louisville, KY | A | $7,281 | paid | SPONSOR DIRECTED DONATIONS | 202202279349301995 |
| 2021 | The Diversity Equity & Poverty Dept in Jcps Louisville, KY | A | $7,120 | paid | DONATION TO PUBLIC SCHOOL | 202202279349301995 |
| 2020 | Metro United Way Louisville, KY | A | $12,500 | paid | SPONSOR DIRECTED DONATIONS | 202141729349300744 |
| 2019 | Kentucky Derby Festival Louisville, KY | A | $10,500 | paid | PRIZES FOR SPELLING BEE WINNERS. | 202021369349302182 |
| 2019 | Old Friends Inc Georgetown, KY | A | $5,000 | paid | PRIZES FOR SPELLING BEE WINNERS. | 202021369349302182 |
| 2019 | Central Presbyterian Church Louisville, KY | B | $2,500 | paid | USE OF PARKING LOT DURING FESTIVAL | 202021369349302182 |
| 2019 | Make-a-Wish Foundation Louisville, KY | A | $1,500 | paid | SPONSOR DIRECTED DONATIONS | 202021369349302182 |
| 2019 | Animal Care Society Louisville, KY | A | $1,500 | paid | SPONSOR DIRECTED DONATIONS | 202021369349302182 |
| 2019 | Friends of Hardin County Animal Shelter Elizabethtown, KY | A | $1,500 | paid | SPONSOR DIRECTED DONATIONS | 202021369349302182 |
| 2019 | Norton Childrens Hospital Louisville, KY | A | $1,500 | paid | SPONSOR DIRECTED DONATIONS | 202021369349302182 |
| 2019 | International Festival & Events Association Clayton, NC | U | $500 | paid | IFEA DONATION | 202021369349302182 |
| 2019 | Brightside Foundation Inc Louisville, KY | A | $500 + $427 non-cash | paid | PINS DONATION | 202021369349302182 |
| 2018 | Louisville Metro Parks Department Louisville, KY | A | $5,000 | paid | CIVIC GOOD | 201941849349300954 |
| 2018 | Kentucky Derby Festival Louisville, KY | A | $0 + $10,500 non-cash | paid | PRIZES FOR SPELLING BEE WINNERS. | 201941849349300954 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-09-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202202279349301995 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-09-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202141729349300744 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-09-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202021369349302182 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-09-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201941849349300954 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/311629357.json.
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