Paducah, Kentucky · EIN 364597768. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $8.9M across 152 grants in 2024, a median of $25K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202522669349101262. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 152 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luther F Carson Four Rivers Center Inc | KY | $1,270,000 | SPONSOR & SUPPORT CULTURAL EVENTS |
| 2 | Baptist Health Paducah Foundation | KY | $600,000 | SUPPORT NEW HEART CENTER |
| 3 | First Baptist Church | KY | $300,000 | CHRISTIAN MINISTRY |
| 4 | Paducah Symphony Orchestra | KY | $300,000 | SPONSOR & SUPPORT CULTURAL EVENTS |
| 5 | French Africian Christian Education Foundation Inc | KY | $250,000 | GIVE AID AND GOSPEL MESSAGE TO NEEDY |
| 6 | Market House Theatre | KY | $225,000 | LOCAL EDUCATIONAL PLAYS |
| 7 | Community Christian Academy School System | KY | $200,000 | SUPPORT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION |
| 8 | Community Kitchen | KY | $200,000 | TO PROVIDE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH TO POOR |
| 9 | Mercy Health Foundation-lourdes | KY | $200,000 | CHRISTIAN MINISTRY - CHAPLAIN FOR PALLIATIVE CARE |
| 10 | World Missions and Evangelism (full Gospel Fellowship of Churches) | KY | $200,000 | CHRISTIAN MINISTRY - OVERSEAS MINISTRY |
| 11 | New Pathways for Children | KY | $190,000 | CHRISTIAN OUTREACH TO THE POOR |
| 12 | Paducah Lifeline Ministries Inc & Ladies Living Free | KY | $180,000 | PROVIDE DRUG/ALCOHOL EDUCATION/PREVENTION/RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR MEN/WOMEN |
| 13 | Samaritan's Purse | NC | $160,000 | GIVE AID AND GOSPEL MESSAGE TO THE NEEDY |
| 14 | Mission Pre-born | IN | $150,000 | SAVE LIVES FROM TERMINATION |
| 15 | Starfish Orphan Ministry | KY | $150,000 | CHRISTIAN OUTREACH - AIDING ORPHANS/ADOPTION |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 178 | $11.1M |
| 2021 | 168 | $9.0M |
| 2022 | 173 | $10.6M |
| 2023 | 164 | $9.1M |
| 2024 | 152 | $8.9M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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