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Private foundation (trust)EIN 455631503Est. 2013-07

THE WHIPPOORWILL FAMILY FOUNDATION

PROSPECT, KY 40059

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$6.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$887K

FY 2024

Grants Made

42

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$21K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$125K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$276K

Total Expenses

$985K

Qualifying Distributions

$896K

Distributable Amount

$321K

Min. Investment Return

$324K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

42 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $5K to maximum $125K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $948K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

125 grants

LOUISVILLE BALLET
$380K
4 grants
NEW JERSEY AUDUBON SOCIETY
$375K
3 grants
LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA
$371K
3 grants
METRO UNITED WAY
$300K
3 grants
YEW DELL GARDENS
$253K
3 grants
WATERFRONT BOTANICAL GARDENS
$215K
3 grants
EVOLVE502 SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$150K
3 grants
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$106K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

125 grants

<$10K
79
grants
$10–50K
28
grants
$50–250K
18
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Kentucky
$2.4M
80% of total
New Jersey
$382K
13% of total
New York
$87K
3% of total
Maine
$64K
2% of total
New Hampshire
$35K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$15K
0% of total
Minnesota
$13K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$10K
0% of total
Maryland
$5K
0% of total
Florida
$5K
0% of total

+1 more states

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