Funder directory → Kentucky → THE GHEENS FOUNDATION INC
Private foundation · LOUISVILLE, KY · EIN 616031406THE GHEENS FOUNDATION INC
✓ Accepts unsolicited applications
Typical grant
$10,000–$88,000
median $25,000
Giving (latest FY)
$6,317,500
157 grants · FY2025
Assets
$190,650,242
gives nationally
Application form & materials: AN ONLINE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT GHEENSFOUNDATION.ORG.
Deadlines: SUBMISSION DEADLINES ARE QUARTERLY. SPECIFIC DATES CAN BE FOUND AT GHEENSFOUNDATION.ORG.
Restrictions: GRANTS ARE ONLY AWARDED TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSIONS IMPACT THE GREATER LOUISVILLE METRO AREA AND LAFOURCHE AND TERREBONE PARISHES IN LOUISIANA, THE HOME COMMUNITIES OF MR. AND MRS. EDWIN GHEENS. IN SOME INSTANCES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHICH OPERATE OUTSIDE LOUISVILLE BUT IN KENTUCKY ARE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING.
Contact: LORI H FLANERY · 401 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 705, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202 · 5025844650
| Grantee | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA MID-STATES INC · LOUISVILLE, KY | COMMUNITY CARE CAMPUS AND UNITY HOUSE | $400,000 |
| SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY INC · LOUISVILLE, KY | MISSION DELIVERY SUPPORT | $250,000 |
| THE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP INC · LOUISVILLE, KY | WEST END BLIGHT REMEDIATION | $250,000 |
| BAYOU COMMUNITY FOUNDATION · HOURNA, LA | MISSION DELIVERY SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| RITA JUNE FOUNDATION INC · LOUISVILLE, KY | RITA JUNE FOUNDATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE LOUISVILLE BEZOS ACADEMIES | $175,000 |
| NEW DIRECTIONS HOUSING CORPORATION · LOUISVILLE, KY | MISSION DELIVERY SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| ONEWEST CORPORATION · LOUISVILLE, KY | MISSION DELIVERY AND PROJECT SUPPORT | $125,000 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE · LOUISVILLE, KY | MISSION DELIVERY SUPPORT | $80,000 |
| RIVER HERITAGE CONSESRVANCY INC · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN | ORIGIN PARK EVENT CENTER | $100,000 |
| DECODE PROJECT INC · LOUISVILLE, KY | CNPE ACCELERATOR PROJECT | $10,000 |
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WILLIAM LAWRENCE AND BLANCHE HUGHES
LEXINGTON, KY · median $1,000,000
IRVIN F & ALICE S ETSCORN
LOUISVILLE, KY · median $25,000
HAYSWOOD FOUNDATION INC
MAYSVILLE, KY · median $10,000
MARILYN & WILLIAM YOUNG CHARITABLE
OWENSBORO, KY · median $3,000
KENTUCKY FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN INC
LOUISVILLE, KY · median $49,973
CHAS AND RUTH SELIGMAN
WALTON, KY · median $10,000
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file disclosure, fiscal year 2025 (public record under 26 U.S.C. §6104). Filings lag by their nature — verify current priorities and procedures with the foundation before applying. Represent this foundation and see an error? Tell us with the correction and source filing.