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Private foundation (trust)EIN 610598511Est. 1963-07

W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION

LOUISVILLE, KY 40202

Total Assets

$74.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$4.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

148

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$32K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$287K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$4.8M

Total Expenses

$4.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.7M

Distributable Amount

$4.2M

Min. Investment Return

$4.2M

Undistributed Income

$4.1M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

148 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $10K to maximum $287K, 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 2023. Peak $5.0M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
$1.8M
3 grants
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL
$780K
3 grants
NASHVILLE CIVIC DESIGN CENTER
$580K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCES CENTER
$575K
2 grants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE
$436K
2 grants
LOUISVILLE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
$415K
3 grants
METRO UNITED WAY
$410K
4 grants
BERRY CENTER
$404K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
234
grants
$10–50K
178
grants
$50–250K
78
grants
$250K–1M
10
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

30 states

Kentucky
$9.6M
51% of total
Tennessee
$2.7M
15% of total
Virginia
$1.9M
10% of total
California
$1.4M
7% of total
District of Columbia
$789K
4% of total
New York
$566K
3% of total
Connecticut
$500K
3% of total
Iowa
$390K
2% of total
Florida
$220K
1% of total
Wyoming
$131K
1% of total

+20 more states

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