Kentucky · Private foundation
David W Henderman Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $169k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 37
- Grants FY2026
- 32
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 3%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $3,300
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $33,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 24 to 35
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 12
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.8M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 3% of the organizations David W Henderman Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 35 | $168k | 11% |
| FY2025 | 32 | $150k | 3% |
| FY2024 | 34 | $137k | 12% |
| FY2023 | 35 | $182k | 11% |
| FY2022 | 35 | $144k | 9% |
| FY2021 | 34 | $145k | 21% |
| FY2020 | 24 | $114k | 8% |
| FY2019 | 33 | $115k | 6% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Russell Ministries Inc | $87,300 | 10 | 4% |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | $78,200 | 10 | 0% |
| Crossroads Missions | $61,200 | 4 | 1% |
| The Educational Foundation of the Kentucky Society of Cpas Inc | $52,000 | 10 | 4% |
| Focus on the Family | $43,000 | 10 | n/a |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $35,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Lifehouse Inc | $29,400 | 10 | 1% |
| Wallbuilder Presentations Inc | $22,300 | 9 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Current a Christian Church | $18,388 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 28 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 38 recipients with no EIN on record ($831k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget David W Henderman Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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 · Cralle Foundation Inc · The Gheens Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · R Keith Cullinan Family · The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About David W Henderman Foundation Inc
- How much does David W Henderman Foundation Inc give?
- David W Henderman Foundation Inc reported 37 grants totaling $168,523 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 35 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does David W Henderman Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Human Services (26%), Religion (22%), Housing & Shelter (14%).
- Who are David W Henderman Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Bob Russell Ministries Inc ($87k), Alliance Defending Freedom ($78k), Crossroads Missions ($61k).
- Does David W Henderman Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 3% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does David W Henderman Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as David W Henderman Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, Cralle Foundation Inc, The Gheens Foundation Inc.
- Where is David W Henderman Foundation Inc based?
- David W Henderman Foundation Inc is based in KY.
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