Kentucky · Public charity
Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc
Catholic charities of louisville serves people in need, especially the poor and oppressed. Consistent with the principles of catholic social teaching, we build bridges of hope, mercy, and justice as we accompany struggling families and individuals to greater self-sufficiency, one relationship at a time. We collaborate and advocate for…
- $53M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 33
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 31
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 39%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $22M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $241,028
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $9,624,855
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 31
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $19M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 39% of the organizations Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 32 | $22M | 9% |
| FY2024 | 31 | $16M | 39% |
| FY2023 | 19 | $37M | 32% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $9.7M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $4.9M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $4.1M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 17 | $3.3M | 53% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $2.2M | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Refugee Ministries Inc | $69,518,286 | 9 | 81% |
| Western Ky Refugee Mutual Assistance Society Inc | $12,145,636 | 9 | 49% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $3,281,711 | 3 | 0% |
| Jefferson County Public Education Foundation Inc | $2,046,650 | 7 | 81% |
| Family Health Centers Inc | $1,741,421 | 8 | 1% |
| Warren County Public Schools | $1,638,292 | 7 | n/a |
| Refuge Bowling Green Inc | $1,476,665 | 3 | 69% |
| Bowling Green Independent School District Foundation Inc | $1,192,705 | 7 | 29% |
| Jewish Family & Career Services of Louisville Inc | $1,075,694 | 9 | 5% |
| University of Louisville Research Foundation | $1,008,287 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 52 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Refugee Ministries Inc | $69,518,286 | 9 | 81% |
| Western Ky Refugee Mutual Assistance Society Inc | $12,145,636 | 9 | 49% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $3,281,711 | 3 | 0% |
| Jefferson County Public Education Foundation Inc | $2,046,650 | 7 | 81% |
| Family Health Centers Inc | $1,741,421 | 8 | 1% |
| Warren County Public Schools | $1,638,292 | 7 | n/a |
| Refuge Bowling Green Inc | $1,476,665 | 3 | 69% |
| Bowling Green Independent School District Foundation Inc | $1,192,705 | 7 | 29% |
| Jewish Family & Career Services of Louisville Inc | $1,075,694 | 9 | 5% |
| University of Louisville Research Foundation | $1,008,287 | 4 | 0% |
| Community Action of Southern Kentucky Inc | $933,560 | 9 | 1% |
| See Forward Ministries | $700,290 | 2 | 73% |
| Fayette County Public Schools | $699,238 | 7 | n/a |
| Roman Catholic Bishop of Owensboro | $684,868 | 3 | n/a |
| Jefferson Community & Technical College | $625,251 | 4 | n/a |
| Bluegrass Primary Health Care Center | $585,711 | 2 | 4% |
| Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools | $555,474 | 5 | 11% |
| Marafiki Center Inc | $529,273 | 2 | 58% |
| Owensboro Public Schools | $527,615 | 5 | n/a |
| Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Inc | $499,202 | 2 | 0% |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation Inc | $484,796 | 7 | 20% |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College Foundation Inc | $465,091 | 7 | 29% |
| Bluegrass Community & Technical College Foundation Inc | $300,908 | 9 | 10% |
| Jefferson County Public Schools | $282,372 | 2 | n/a |
| Eastern Kentucky University | $264,973 | 1 | n/a |
| The Home of the Innocents Inc | $260,597 | 3 | 1% |
| Jessamine County Schools | $259,112 | 2 | n/a |
| Zip Clinic | $252,582 | 1 | n/a |
| Foundation for Connecting Communities | $232,466 | 2 | n/a |
| La Casita Center Inc | $197,103 | 2 | 6% |
| Gate of Hope Ministries Intl Inc | $147,938 | 3 | 15% |
| Scky Foundation for Workforce Development Inc | $142,689 | 2 | 3% |
| New Americans Initiative | $142,440 | 1 | 30% |
| Warren County Public Schools | $131,314 | 2 | n/a |
| Community Agenda for Regained Empowerment | $108,061 | 2 | 32% |
| Americana Community Center Inc | $90,874 | 2 | 7% |
| Fayette County Public Schools | $82,329 | 2 | n/a |
| Green River District Health Dept | $72,247 | 1 | n/a |
| Bowling Green Independent School District | $70,776 | 2 | n/a |
| Ky Steps LLC | $62,017 | 1 | n/a |
| The Foundation for Excellence Owensboro Independent Schools | $50,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Community Medical Associates Inc - Oncology | $43,414 | 1 | n/a |
| Norton Hospitals Inc | $42,699 | 1 | 0% |
| Somali Community Of Louisville Inc | $26,964 | 1 | n/a |
| Barren River District Health Department | $23,723 | 1 | n/a |
| Audubon Area Community Services Inc | $22,624 | 1 | 0% |
| Envision Technology | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Daviess County Board of Education | $18,376 | 2 | n/a |
| Lexington Fayette Urban County Greenspace Trust Inc | $17,090 | 1 | n/a |
| Lexington Pal | $7,290 | 1 | n/a |
| The Center for Women and Families Inc | $7,024 | 1 | 0% |
| The Children's Hospital Foundation Inc | $7,015 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 10 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 29 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · The Whas Crusade for Children Inc · Metro United Way Inc · The Gheens Foundation Inc · United Way of Southern Kentucky Inc · Owensboro Health Inc · Dollar General Literacy Foundation · Jobs for Kentucky's Graduates Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc
- How much does Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc give?
- Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc reported 33 itemized grants totaling $22,421,289, out of $53,392,376 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (66%), Human Services (16%), Education (8%).
- Who are Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Kentucky Refugee Ministries Inc ($70M), Western Ky Refugee Mutual Assistance Society Inc ($12M), International Rescue Committee INC ($3.3M).
- Does Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc, The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc.
- Where is Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc based?
- Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc is based in KY.
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