Grants paid by The Ware Bluegrass Foundation Inc
EIN 31-1730429 · Naples, FL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Ware Bluegrass Foundation Inc of Naples, FL (EIN 31-1730429) reported 35 grants paid totaling $582,000 to 15 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$582,000
35 grants
Recipients
15
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | $110,000 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | $155,000 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | $155,000 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | $162,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 15 recipients receiving the most from The Ware Bluegrass Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Lions Eye Clinic 45-0560906 | B | Bonita Springs, FL | 4 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Central Piedmont Community College 56-0890420 | C | Charlotte, NC | 3 | $75,000 | 2025 |
| University of Pikeville for Kentucky College of Optometry | U | Pikeville, KY | 3 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Lee Memorial Health System Golisano Children's Hospital of Sw Fl | U | Fort Myers, FL | 2 | $57,000 | 2025 |
| Clovernook Center for the Blind 31-0584310 | D | Cincinnati, OH | 4 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Lighthouse of Collier Inc 27-0401702 | B | Naples, FL | 4 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Um Bascom Palmer Eye Institute | U | Miami, FL | 2 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| The Seeing Eye Inc 22-1539721 | B | Morristown, NJ | 3 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Overbrook School for the Blind 23-1445631 | B | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Lee Health and Golisano Childrens Health | U | Ft Myers, FL | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| National Foundation for Cancer Research 27-4528107 | C | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Miller School of Medicine Univ of Miami | U | Tallahassee, FL | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Golisano Children's Health Lee Health | U | Fort Myers, FL | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Bascom Palmer Eye Institue 23-7404880 | D | Tallahassee, FL | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Cancer Research America Nfcr Inc 04-2531031 | B | Rockville, MD | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
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 35 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Lions Eye Clinic Bonita Springs, FL | B | $40,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202600149349100600 |
| 2025 | Lee Memorial Health System Golisano Children's Hospital of Sw Fl Fort Myers, FL | U | $37,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202600149349100600 |
| 2025 | Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202600149349100600 |
| 2025 | University of Pikeville for Kentucky College of Optometry Pikeville, KY | U | $20,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202600149349100600 |
| 2025 | Um Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Miami, FL | U | $20,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202600149349100600 |
| 2025 | Lighthouse of Collier Inc Naples, FL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202600149349100600 |
| 2025 | Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Cincinnati, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202600149349100600 |
| 2024 | Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2024 | Lee Memorial Health System Golisano Children's Hospital of Sw Fl Fort Myers, FL | U | $20,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2024 | Um Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Miami, FL | U | $20,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2024 | Florida Lions Eye Clinic Bonita Springs, FL | B | $20,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2024 | University of Pikeville for Kentucky College of Optometry Pikeville, KY | U | $20,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2024 | The Seeing Eye Morristown, NJ | B | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2024 | Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Cincinnati, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2024 | Lighthouse of Collier Inc Naples, FL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2024 | Overbrook School for the Blind Philadelphia, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2024 | Cancer Research America Nfcr Inc Rockville, MD | B | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202402509349100025 |
| 2023 | Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC | C | $25,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2023 | Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Miller School of Medicine Univ of Miami Tallahassee, FL | U | $20,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2023 | Florida Lions Eye Clinic Bonita Springs, FL | B | $20,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2023 | University of Pikeville for Kentucky College of Optometry Pikeville, KY | U | $20,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2023 | Lee Health and Golisano Childrens Health Ft Myers, FL | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2023 | Overbrook School for the Blind Philadelphia, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2023 | National Foundation for Cancer Research Bethesda, MD | C | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2023 | Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Cincinnati, OH | B | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2023 | The Seeing Eye Morristown, NJ | B | $10,000 | paid | PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2023 | Lighthouse of Collier Inc Naples, FL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202410339349100806 |
| 2021 | Bascom Palmer Eye Institue Tallahassee, FL | D | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM SERVICES | 202112439349101206 |
| 2021 | Golisano Children's Health Lee Health Fort Myers, FL | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349101206 |
| 2021 | Florida Lions Eye Clinic Bonita Springs, FL | B | $20,000 | paid | PROGRAM SERVICES | 202112439349101206 |
| 2021 | National Foundation for Cancer Research Bethesda, MD | C | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SERVICES | 202112439349101206 |
| 2021 | Lighthouse of Collier Inc Naples, FL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202112439349101206 |
| 2021 | Overbrook School for the Blind Philadelphia, PA | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SERVICES | 202112439349101206 |
| 2021 | Clovernook Center for the Blind Cincinnati, OH | D | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SERVICES | 202112439349101206 |
| 2021 | The Seeing Eye Inc Morristown, NJ | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SERVICES | 202112439349101206 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202600149349100600 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202402509349100025 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202410339349100806 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202112439349101206 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF 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/311730429.json.
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