Open Foundations · Kentucky

Norton Foundation Inc

Louisville, Kentucky · EIN 616024040. 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 $748K across 30 grants in 2024, a median of $18K each.

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$748K
paid in 2024
30
grants paid
$18K
median grant
9%
to first-time recipients
$10.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
MEREDITH ERICKSON
Address
PO BOX 6262, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40206
Phone
5028939549
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THE APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE AN OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT, A BUDGET OF ALL INCOME & EXPENSES AND A COPY OF THE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER VERIFYING THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT STATUS. THE APPLICATIONS ARE FILED IN TRIPLICATE AND ARE MAINTAINED BY THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Submission deadline
QUARTERLY
Restrictions on awards
NO GRANTS ARE MADE TO INDIVIDUALS OR PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. LOCAL CHARITABLE NEEDS ARE GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523189349103287. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

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.

arts education

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 30 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Waldorf School of LouisvilleKY$70,000EDUCATION
2Berry Center IncKY$60,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
3Dare to CareKY$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
4Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor FarmKY$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
5Parks Alliance of Louisville IncKY$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
6Portland Museum IncKY$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
7University of Louisville Foundation IncKY$50,000EDUCATION
8Wilderness Louisville IncKY$35,000ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
9Kentucky Center for the Performing ArtsKY$25,000ARTS EDUCATION
10Louisville Public MediaKY$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
11MaryhurstKY$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
12The University of VirginiaVA$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
13300 for 300MI$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
14Catholic Charities of Louisville IncKY$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
15Steam Exchange Community Arts Center IncKY$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202036$719K
202136$693K
202235$746K
202337$750K
202430$748K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Kentucky90%
Virginia3%
Michigan3%
Georgia3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Jane NewtonPRESIDENT · 2024
Margaret KeithVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Meredith EricksonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY · 2024
S Brandon CoanDIRECTOR · 2024

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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