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Grants paid by The Whippoorwill Family Foundation

EIN 45-5631503 · Prospect, KY · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

The Whippoorwill Family Foundation of Prospect, KY (EIN 45-5631503) reported 125 grants paid totaling $3,099,273 to 58 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$3,099,273

125 grants

Recipients

58

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2024

4 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202012$325,569
202234$938,796
202337$948,132
202442$886,776

Top recipients

The 58 recipients receiving the most from The Whippoorwill Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 58 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Louisville BalletULouisville, KY4$380,0002024
New Jersey Audubon Society 22-1539642BBernardsville, NJ3$375,0002024
Louisville Orchestra 61-6000384BLouisville, KY3$370,9362024
Metro United Way 61-0444680BLouisville, KY3$300,0002024
Yew Dell Gardens 61-1390688BCrestwood, KY3$252,5002024
Waterfront Botanical Gardens 61-1297238CLouisville, KY3$215,0002024
Evolve502 Scholars FoundationULouisville, KY3$150,0002024
The Nature ConservancyULexington, KY3$106,0002024
Louisville Urban League 61-0444771BLouisville, KY4$100,0002024
Fund for the Arts 61-0479626BLouisville, KY3$90,0002024
American Friends of Canadian Nature Inc 20-1685767CBuffalo, NY1$70,0002024
University of Louisville Foundation 23-7078461BLouisville, KY3$61,5002024
Earth and Spirit CenterULouisville, KY3$59,0002024
Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary 01-0408925BMt Desert, ME4$57,5002024
Gilda's ClubULouisville, KY2$48,0002023
Centre Ecologique de Port-Au-SaumonULa Malbaie, QUEBEC2$39,9372024
Speed Art MuseumULouisville, KY3$35,0002024
Philips Exeter Academy 02-0222174CExeter, NH3$35,0002024
Bernheim Forest and ArboretumUClermont, KY3$32,5002024
Derby City Chamber Music Festival 92-1462885BProspect, KY2$27,3922024
Youthbuild Louisville 61-1374470CLouisville, KY1$25,0002020
Canopy Certified Inc 83-0965241BLouisville, KY1$25,0002024
Musee de CharlevoixULa Malbaie, QUEBEC1$23,8212024
Louisville Public Media 61-1180341DLouisville, KY3$23,0002024
Council for Canadian American Relations 23-7193312CNew York, NY2$17,4002023
Filson Historical Society 61-0444690BLouisville, KY3$15,0002024
Milton Academy 04-2103603BMilton, MA3$15,0002024
Actors Theatre of Louisville 61-0645030BLouisville, KY3$15,0002024
Practice Foundation 85-4128040CMinneapolis, MN3$13,0602024
Kentucky OperaULouisville, KY1$10,0752020
Gilda's Club of Kentuckiana 20-1635170CLouisville, KY1$10,0002024
The Parklands of Floyds ForkULouisville, KY1$10,0002020
Natural Resources Defense CouncilUWashington, DC1$10,0002020
Commonwealth Fund for Ket 61-1285473BLexington, KY3$7,5002024
Kentucky Opera 61-6013111CLouisville, KY3$6,0002024
Maine Coast Heritage Trust 23-7099105BTopsham, ME3$6,0002024
Princeton University 21-0634501CPrinceton, NJ2$6,0002023
Kentucky Science Center 31-1005850BLouisville, KY3$6,0002024
Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park 65-1302865CMammoth Cave, KY1$5,0002024
Kentucky Performing Arts Innovation FundULouisville, KY1$5,0002022
National Catholic Community Foundation 52-2038242BCrownsville, MD1$5,0002023
Sunflower Community FundUCelebration, FL1$5,0002023
Reckoning Inc 84-2692296BLouisville, KY1$5,0002022
KmacULouisville, KY4$4,0002024
Kentucky ShakespeareULouisville, KY3$3,0002024
Noulou Chamber Player 81-3798238CLouisville, KY2$3,0002023
Owsley Brown Frazier Historical Arms Museum Foundation Inc 61-1378343BLouisville, KY1$2,6002024
National Compassion FundUAlexandria, VA1$2,0002023
Meyzeek Middle School PtsaULouisville, KY1$2,0002020
Louisville Civic Orchestra 47-4092193BLouisville, KY2$2,0002024
Music for a Purpose 99-1148957BLouisville, KY1$1,9022024
Kentucky Documentary Photographic Project Inc 47-2870323BLouisville, KY1$1,0002024
Ivy 1879 Foundation 22-3561344BPrincetonn, NJ1$1,0002020
Kentucky Aviation Historical Society Inc 26-4534822BLouisville, KY1$1,0002024
Alliance Francaise de Louisville 61-1098125BLouisville, KY2$7002024
Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc 61-1196368BLouisville, KY1$5002024
Friends of the Louisville Free Public Library 31-0928151BLouisville, KY1$2502024
Southwest Harbor Public Library 01-0241528BSouthwest Harbor, ME2$2002022

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 125 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by The Whippoorwill Family Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024New Jersey Audubon Society Bernardsville, NJB$125,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Louisville Orchestra Louisville, KYB$118,600paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Waterfront Botanical Gardens Louisville, KYC$105,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Metro United Way Louisville, KYB$100,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024American Friends of Canadian Nature Inc Buffalo, NYC$70,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Louisville Ballet Louisville, KYU$50,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Evolve502 Scholars Foundation Louisville, KYU$50,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024The Nature Conservancy Lexington, KYU$36,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Fund for the Arts Louisville, KYB$30,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Canopy Certified Inc Louisville, KYB$25,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Louisville Urban League Louisville, KYB$25,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Musee de Charlevoix La Malbaie, QUEBECU$23,821paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Bernheim Forest and Arboretum Clermont, KYU$17,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Gilda's Club of Kentuckiana Louisville, KYC$10,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Speed Art Museum Louisville, KYU$10,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Louisville Public Media Louisville, KYD$10,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Centre Ecologique de Port-Au-Saumon La Malbaie, QUEBECU$8,543paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Yew Dell Gardens Crestwood, KYB$7,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave, KYC$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Milton Academy Milton, MAB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Philips Exeter Academy Exeter, NHC$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Actors Theatre of Louisville Louisville, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Derby City Chamber Music Festival Prospect, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Filson Historical Society Louisville, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024University of Louisville Foundation Louisville, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Earth and Spirit Center Louisville, KYU$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Practice Foundation Minneapolis, MNC$3,060paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Owsley Brown Frazier Historical Arms Museum Foundation Inc Louisville, KYB$2,600paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary Mt Desert, MEB$2,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Commonwealth Fund for Ket Lexington, KYB$2,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham, MEB$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Kentucky Opera Louisville, KYC$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Kentucky Science Center Louisville, KYB$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Music for a Purpose Louisville, KYB$1,902paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Louisville Civic Orchestra Louisville, KYB$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Kentucky Aviation Historical Society Inc Louisville, KYB$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Kentucky Documentary Photographic Project Inc Louisville, KYB$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Kentucky Shakespeare Louisville, KYU$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Kmac Louisville, KYU$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Alliance Francaise de Louisville Louisville, KYB$500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc Louisville, KYB$500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2024Friends of the Louisville Free Public Library Louisville, KYB$250paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202503109349101820
2023New Jersey Audubon Society Bernardsville, NJB$125,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Yew Dell Gardens Crestwood, KYB$117,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Louisville Ballet Louisville, KYU$110,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Waterfront Botanical Gardens Louisville, KYC$105,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Metro United Way Louisville, KYB$100,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Louisville Orchestra Louisville, KYB$79,640paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Evolve502 Scholars Foundation Louisville, KYU$50,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023The Nature Conservancy Lexington, KYU$35,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Fund for the Arts Louisville, KYB$30,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Earth and Spirit Center Louisville, KYU$27,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Louisville Urban League Louisville, KYB$25,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Derby City Chamber Music Festival Prospect, KYB$22,392paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Gilda's Club Louisville, KYU$20,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Speed Art Museum Louisville, KYU$15,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Louisville Public Media Louisville, KYD$10,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Bernheim Forest and Arboretum Clermont, KYU$7,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Council for Canadian American Relations New York, NYC$7,400paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Philips Exeter Academy Exeter, NHC$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023National Catholic Community Foundation Crownsville, MDB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Sunflower Community Fund Celebration, FLU$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023University of Louisville Foundation Louisville, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Practice Foundation Minneapolis, MNC$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Filson Historical Society Louisville, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Actors Theatre of Louisville Louisville, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Milton Academy Milton, MAB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Princeton University Princeton, NJC$3,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary Mt Desert, MEB$2,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Commonwealth Fund for Ket Lexington, KYB$2,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Noulou Chamber Player Louisville, KYC$2,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham, MEB$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023National Compassion Fund Alexandria, VAU$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Kentucky Opera Louisville, KYC$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Kentucky Science Center Louisville, KYB$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Kmac Louisville, KYU$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Kentucky Shakespeare Louisville, KYU$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Louisville Civic Orchestra Louisville, KYB$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2023Alliance Francaise de Louisville Louisville, KYB$200paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202413209349105831
2022Louisville Orchestra Louisville, KYB$172,696paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Yew Dell Gardens Crestwood, KYB$127,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022New Jersey Audubon Society Bernardsville, NJB$125,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Metro United Way Louisville, KYB$100,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Louisville Ballet Louisville, KYU$60,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022University of Louisville Foundation Louisville, KYB$51,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Evolve502 Scholars Foundation Louisville, KYU$50,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022The Nature Conservancy Lexington, KYU$35,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Fund for the Arts Louisville, KYB$30,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Gilda's Club Louisville, KYU$28,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Earth and Spirit Center Louisville, KYU$27,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Philips Exeter Academy Exeter, NHC$25,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Louisville Urban League Louisville, KYB$25,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Speed Art Museum Louisville, KYU$10,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Council for Canadian American Relations New York, NYC$10,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Bernheim Forest and Arboretum Clermont, KYU$7,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Kentucky Performing Arts Innovation Fund Louisville, KYU$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Reckoning Inc Louisville, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Practice Foundation Minneapolis, MNC$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Filson Historical Society Louisville, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Milton Academy Milton, MAB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Actors Theatre of Louisville Louisville, KYB$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Waterfront Botanical Gardens Louisville, KYC$5,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Louisville Public Media Louisville, KYD$3,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Princeton University Princeton, NJC$3,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Commonwealth Fund for Ket Lexington, KYB$2,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary Mt Desert, MEB$2,500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Kentucky Science Center Louisville, KYB$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Kentucky Opera Louisville, KYC$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Maine Coast Heritage Trust Topsham, MEB$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Kentucky Shakespeare Louisville, KYU$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Kmac Louisville, KYU$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Noulou Chamber Player Louisville, KYC$500paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2022Southwest Harbor Public Library Southwest Harbor, MEB$100paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202343189349105629
2020Louisville Ballet Louisville, KYU$160,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary Mt Desert, MEB$50,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Centre Ecologique de Port-Au-Saumon La Malbaie, QUEBECU$31,394paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Louisville Urban League Louisville, KYB$25,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Youthbuild Louisville Louisville, KYC$25,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Kentucky Opera Louisville, KYU$10,075paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Natural Resources Defense Council Washington, DCU$10,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020The Parklands of Floyds Fork Louisville, KYU$10,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Meyzeek Middle School Ptsa Louisville, KYU$2,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Kmac Louisville, KYU$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Ivy 1879 Foundation Princetonn, NJB$1,000paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404
2020Southwest Harbor Public Library Southwest Harbor, MEB$100paidFOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES202143069349100404

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.2202503109349101820
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202413209349105831
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202343189349105629
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202143069349100404

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