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Judge Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$447k
Granted FY2025still arriving
30
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$52k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Health$400kRecreation & Sports$188kEducation$166kInternational$124kPhilanthropy$111kReligion$98kHousing & Shelter$85kEmployment$73kOther$0
02FY2025 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k19 grants · $361k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $52k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$8.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$52,000
GIVE FOR GOOD LOUISVILLE$47,490
LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA$35,140
STEVEN VANOVER FOUNDATION$32,830
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE - ATHLETICS$31,500
CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES$30,000
FRANCISCAN KITCHEN$23,000
WATERSTEP$21,000
BREAKTHROUGH T1D$20,000
BLOC MINISTRIES$15,000
HINDMAN SETTLEMENT SCHOOLS$15,000
OH SHE BUILT THAT$10,100
AU OPEN BECK FOUNDATION$10,000
KENTUCKY REFUGEE MINISTRIES$10,000
KIDS CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC THERAPIES$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $51k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 96% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%EMERGING WORKFORCE INITIATIVE: $1k → 4%EMERGING WORKFORCE INITIATIVE: $1k → 4%WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA: $2k → 14%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC: $5k → 15%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC: $5k → 15%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC: $5k → 15%THE BOOK WORKS: $1k → 15%CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES: $30k → 15%LOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE: $1k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NH
NY
OH
CO
KY
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
HI
GA
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 31 repeat orgs$275k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 16 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
14

Total granted

$1.2M
$97k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
0%

Still filing today

65%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $178k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesReligionFood & NutritionEducationEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • WI
    WATERSTEP INC
    4× · 2021–2025 · $121k · revenue +98%
  • FL
    Feed Louisville Inc
    4× · 2021–2024 · $68k · revenue +31%
  • SV
    STEVEN VANOVER FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $68k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $30k
  • J(
    JRDF (JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION)
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
  • DS
    Down Syndrome of Louisville Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Inc

To improve the quality of life for all kentuckians through research, education and advocacy on important policy issues facing the commonwealth.

Public Benefit
2
Worksite Wellness Council of Louisville
Health
3
United Way of Kentucky Inc

As a focused team of leaders, united way of kentucky will align resources and work to advance education, income and health.

Philanthropy
4
Greater Louisville Foundation Inc

Identify, mobilize, and fund programs to address louisville's greatest challenges regarding business growth and increased economic prosperity for all citizens in the greater louisville region.

Community Improvement
5
Greater Louisville Sports Commission Inc

To attract, create, and host quality sporting events in the louisville area that increase economic vitality, enhance the quality of life, promote healthy lifestyles, and brand louisville as a great place to live, work, and play.

Recreation & Sports
6
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
7
Endeavor Louisville Inc

Endeavor Louisville is leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, catalyzing long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and supporting the best high-impact entrepreneurs in our region.…

International
8
Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc

Drive equitable investment in our public parks to improve the health and wellbeing of the entire community.

Environment
9
Leadership Kentucky Foundation Inc

Broadens the perspectives of current and emerging leaders through experiential education that inspires them to advance kentucky.

Public Benefit
10
The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc

To mobilize people, networks, and capital to spark meaningful change in and beyond louisville.

Philanthropy
11
Louisville Housing Opportunity and Micro Enterprise Community

Lhome is a mission-driven, nonprofit financial institution that provides accessible, affordable loan products and financial coaching services to low-income small business owners, homeowners, and residents of louisville, kentucky. lhome is…

Housing & Shelter
12
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St John Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Steven Vanover Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

36 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 36 of the 62 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
21/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $157,878 · OtherNORTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITALST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL: $115,000 · OtherST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGELGIVE FOR GOOD LOUISVILLE: $108,596 · OtherGIVE FOR GOOD LOUISVILLELOUISVILLE OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY IN: $108,500 · OtherLOUISVILLE OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY INHARBOR HOUSE: $70,000 · OtherHARBOR HOUSEUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE: $44,190 · OtherFRANCISCAN SHELTER HOUSE INC: $43,800 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $33,400 · OtherUniversity of Louisville Athletic Association: $31,500 · Other+31 more: $227,178 · Other+31 moreSTEVEN VANOVER FOUNDATION: $67,830 · HealthSTEVEN VANOVER…KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC: $60,363 · HealthKENTUCKY LIONS…Down Syndrome of Louisville Inc: $20,000 · HealthDown Syndrome …Cerebral Palsy KIDS Center Inc: $20,000 · HealthCerebral Palsy…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,525 · HealthAMERICAN CANCE…Family Community Clinic Inc: $10,000 · Health+1 more: $5,200 · HealthWATERSTEP INC: $121,200 · Youth DevelopmentWATERSTEP…Feed Louisville Inc: $68,300 · Food & NutritionLouisville Grows Incorporated: $3,500 · Food & Nutrition+2 more: $2,546 · Food & NutritionKENTUCKY REFUGEE MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 · ReligionGO MINISTRIES INC: $20,000 · ReligionBLOC MINISTRIES INC: $15,000 · ReligionHAND IN HAND MINISTRIES INC: $7,500 · ReligionTHE CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INC: $36,046 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesEMERGING WORKFORCE INITIATIVE INC DBA THE BOOK WORKS PROJECT: $3,000 · Human Services+2 more: $2,500 · Human ServicesKENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO INC: $35,140 · Arts & Culture
Other$940,042Health$193,918Youth Development$121,200Food & Nutrition$74,346Religion$67,500Human Services$56,546Arts & Culture$35,140

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWATERSTEP INC: $121,200 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetLOUISVILLE OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCY IN: $108,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetFeed Louisville Inc: $68,300 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetSTEVEN VANOVER FOUNDATION: $67,830 over 5y, 9.3% of budgetKENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION INC: $60,363 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INC: $36,046 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetKENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO INC: $35,140 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUniversity of Louisville Athletic Association: $31,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKENTUCKY REFUGEE MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDown Syndrome of Louisville Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGO MINISTRIES INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCerebral Palsy KIDS Center Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHINDMAN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL COUNCIL OF LOUISVILLE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKENTUCKY WATERWAYS ALLIANCE INC: $13,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetKIDS NEED TO READ: $12,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $10,525 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Community Clinic Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHAND IN HAND MINISTRIES INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetKENTUCKY HUMANE SOCIETY - ANIMAL RESCUE: $4,045 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLouisville Grows Incorporated: $3,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEMERGING WORKFORCE INITIATIVE INC DBA THE BOOK WORKS PROJECT: $3,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetADDIE AND BAYLOR KIRCHGESSNER FOUNDATION INC: $2,314 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetST JOHN CENTER INC: $2,046 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDARE TO CARE INC: $2,046 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $1,046 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAGS AND WHISKERS PET RESCUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetTHE LOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The Community Foundat…Honorable Order of Ke…The Gheens Foundation…The Community Foundat…The Community Foundat…Republic Bank Foundat…Mightycause Charitabl…Lift a Life Foundatio…Snowy Owl Foundation …LG&E and Ku Foundatio…Baird Foundation IncC E and S Foundation …
The Community Foundation of Louisville IncKY47.9× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · The Gheens Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc · Republic Bank Foundation Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Lift a Life Foundation Inc · Snowy Owl Foundation Inc · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · C E and S Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Judge Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Judge Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 62 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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