Funders › KY › W L Lyons Brown Foundation › 2020
Grants paid by W L Lyons Brown Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 61-0598511 · KY · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, W L Lyons Brown Foundation (EIN 61-0598511) reported 121 grants paid totaling $4,243,349. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kentucky College of Art and Design Louisville, KY | B | $775,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Louisville Urban League Louisville, KY | B | $371,483 | paid | CAPITAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Jb Speed Art Museum Louisville, KY | U | $242,594 | paid | PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Tomkat Ranch Educational Foundation Pescadora, CA | B | $238,000 | paid | GROWING THE TABLE INITIATIVE | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | University of Virginia Contemplative Sciences Center Charlottesville, VA | U | $200,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Country Day Louisville, KY | C | $130,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | The Land Trust for Tennessee Nashville, TN | C | $125,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Bluegrass Land Conservancy Lexington, KY | B | $125,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Nashville Civic Design Center Nashville, TN | U | $100,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Nashville Parks Foundation Nashville, TN | C | $100,000 | paid | TENNIS COURT RESTORATION AND SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Ducks Unlimited Inc Memphis, TN | U | $100,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | American Farmland Trust Washington, DC | C | $100,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Nashville, TN | C | $100,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Dendrifund Louisville, KY | C | $92,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Berry Center New Castle, KY | B | $77,225 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Gladstone Institute San Francisco, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Nashville Tree Conservation Corps Nashville, TN | B | $50,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Illuminate San Francisco, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Southern Environmental Law Center Charlottesville, VA | B | $50,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Pocantico Hills, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens Louisville, KY | C | $50,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Isaac W Bernheim Foundation Inc Clermont, KY | B | $42,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Fund for the Arts Louisville, KY | B | $40,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Edible Schoolyard Project Berkeley, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Food Literacy Project Louisville, KY | D | $35,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy Louisville, KY | B | $35,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Cheekwood Nashville, TN | U | $28,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Louisville Orchestra Louisville, KY | B | $25,372 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | St Francis School Goshen, KY | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | The Healing Place Louisville, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Appalshop Inc Whitesburg, KY | C | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Louisville Nature Center Louisville, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Wilderness Louisville Fairdale, KY | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | University of Virginia Office of Development Charlottesville, VA | U | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT: COMPASSIONATE SCHOOLS PROJECT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Friends of Warner Parks Nashville, TN | C | $25,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Trees Louisville Louisville, KY | C | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Token III Club Louisville, KY | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Louisville Public Media Louisville, KY | D | $25,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Teach for America Nashville, TN | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | San Francisco Ballet San Francisco, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Quality Deer Management Association Bogart, GA | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Refed Long Island City, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Sterling College Craftsbury Common, VT | B | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Thistle Farms Inc Nashville, TN | B | $25,000 | paid | GLOBAL PROJECT SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy - Ky Chapter Louisville, KY | U | $25,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY | B | $21,226 | paid | WESTER WATER PROJECT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Metro United Way Louisville, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | National Parks Conversation Association Washington, DC | D | $20,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Brown University Providence, RI | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | White Oak Initiative Washington, DC | U | $20,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Shakertown at Pleasant Hill Harrodsburg, KY | C | $19,275 | paid | 50 FOR 50 CAMPAIGN | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Rural Urban Exchange Whitesburg, KY | U | $15,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | American Forest Foundation Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | 21st Century Parks Inc Louisville, KY | C | $15,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Muhammad Ali Center Louisville, KY | U | $12,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Blackacre Conservancy Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Leadership Louisville Louisville, KY | C | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Coalition Inc London, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Berea College Berea, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | The Brinton Museum Big Horn, WY | U | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Billfish Foundation Inc Ft Lauderdale, FL | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Centennial Park Conservancy Nashville, TN | C | $6,612 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms Nashville, TN | D | $6,612 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Oldham County Historical Society Lagrange, KY | C | $6,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Friends of Radnor Lake Nashville, TN | C | $6,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Kentucky State Nature Preserve Commission Frankfort, KY | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | American Red Cross Louisville, KY | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Waterways Alliance Inc Louisville, KY | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Gilda's Club Louisville, KY | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Trout Unlimited Wooly Bugger, WY | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Louisville Zoo Foundation Louisville, KY | C | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Wyoming Wildlife Federation Lander, WY | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Trust for Historic Preservation Frankfort, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Missoula, MT | U | $5,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Second Stride Inc Crestwood, KY | C | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Florida Fishing Academy Lake Worth, FL | C | $2,500 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Center for Great Apes Wauchula, FL | U | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | West End School Inc Louisville, KY | U | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation West Palm Beach, FL | B | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Cca Florida Orlando, FL | D | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Ket Lexington, KY | U | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Education Fdn Frankfort, KY | C | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Bellarmine University Louisville, KY | U | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Sportsman Alliance Foundation Columbus, OH | U | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | League of Kentucky Sportsmen Lexington, KY | C | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Goshen, KY | B | $2,500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | The Garden Conservancy Garrison, NY | B | $2,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy - Florida Maitland, FL | D | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Hope Scarves Louisville, KY | C | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Thoroughbread Aftercare Allican Fdn Lexington, KY | D | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | River Fields Inc Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | The United States Pony Clubs Inc Lexington, KY | U | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Thoroughbread Charities of America Lexington, KY | D | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Central Kentucky Riding for Hope Lexington, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Masterson Equestrian Trust Foundation Lexington, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Mockingbird Valley Preservation Alliance Louisville, KY | C | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Maker's Mark Secretariat Center Lexington, KY | U | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Derby Museum Louisville, KY | D | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy - Wyoming Lander, WY | U | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Lexington School Inc Lexington, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Old Friend's Inc Georgetown, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program Lexington, KY | C | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Denison University Granville, OH | U | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Wildlife Federation Foundation Nashville, TN | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Science Center Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Equine Adoption Center Lexington, KY | U | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Thoroughbread Retirement Foundation Saratoga Springs, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Atlantic Salmon Federation Calias, ME | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Sayre School Lexington, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Historic Locust Grove Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Retired Racehorse Project Edgewater, MD | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Merrie-Woode Foundation Sapphire, NC | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Mid-South Eventing and Dressage Assn Georgetown, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Smoketown Family Wellness Center Louisville, KY | C | $1,000 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Fishing for Md Foundation Laurel, MD | C | $500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | US Equestrian Team Foundation Gladstone, NJ | U | $500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Usea Foundation Leesburg, VA | B | $500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Yew Dell Gardens Crestwood, KY | B | $500 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Filson Club Historical Society Louisville, KY | U | $250 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
| 2020 | Bonefish and Tarpon Trust Miami, FL | B | $200 | paid | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | 202121329349102712 |
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