Kentucky · Public charity
Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation
Founded in 1998, the KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION receives and manages charitable contributions on behalf of the kentucky derby festival, inc., its supporters and the general public. The foundation perpetuates the festival's impact on the community by developing projects that highlight the festival's influence on the area's…
- $30k
- Granted FY2021
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2021
- $27k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $7,281
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $12,880
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Total assets, FY2021
- $370k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $27k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $13k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $25k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $5k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $5k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Public Schools | $27,281 | 1 | n/a |
| Metro United Way Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Kentucky Derby Festival Inc | $10,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Old Friends Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Louisville Zoological Gardens | $5,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Central Presbyterian Church | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Norton Hospitals Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Hardin County Animal Shelter Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & In | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Public Schools | $27,281 | 1 | n/a |
| Metro United Way Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Kentucky Derby Festival Inc | $10,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Old Friends Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Louisville Zoological Gardens | $5,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Central Presbyterian Church | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Norton Hospitals Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Hardin County Animal Shelter Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & In | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Animal Care Society Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Brightside Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($500), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation supplied at peak.
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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.
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How this is measured
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About Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation
- How much does Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation give?
- Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation reported 3 itemized grants totaling $27,281, out of $29,961 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Education (36%), Arts & Culture (21%), Philanthropy (17%).
- Who are Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Jefferson County Public Schools ($27k), Metro United Way Inc ($13k), Kentucky Derby Festival Inc ($11k).
- Does Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, Network for Good, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation based?
- Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation is based in KY.
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