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Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation

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.

$89k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
36
Grants FY2025
38
Organizations funded FY2024
8%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$12,000
Organizations funded a year
30 to 47
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$882k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 8% of the organizations Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation 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; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHealthFood & NutritionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving36$89k17%
FY202438$133k8%
FY202345$112k27%
FY202230$93k33%
FY202144$133k36%
FY202047$146k32%
FY201935$118k17%
FY201843$118k21%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$196kEducation$134kFood & Nutrition$117kHealth$89kArts & Culture$86kHuman Services$77kHousing & Shelter$50kEnvironment$43kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Highpoint Charitable Services Inc$97,00081%
Kids Cancer Alliance Inc$25,00051%
Hope Health Clinic Inc$22,30071%
Hotel Inc$20,50081%
University of Louisville Foundation Inc$18,78180%
Alquina Blue Arrows Park Inc$18,0001n/a
The Healing Place Inc$17,50090%
Oldham County Educational Foundation Inc$16,00073%
Oldham County Historical Society Inc$15,00032%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$14,50040%
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All grantees of Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Highpoint Charitable Services Inc$97,00081%
Kids Cancer Alliance Inc$25,00051%
Hope Health Clinic Inc$22,30071%
Hotel Inc$20,50081%
University of Louisville Foundation Inc$18,78180%
Alquina Blue Arrows Park Inc$18,0001n/a
The Healing Place Inc$17,50090%
Oldham County Educational Foundation Inc$16,00073%
Oldham County Historical Society Inc$15,00032%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$14,50040%
Kentucky Resources Council Inc$13,50091%
Fellowship of Reconciliation Inc$13,00021%
Middle East Children's Alliance$12,00090%
Backbone Campaign$11,50090%
Madre Inc$11,25090%
Infact DBA Corporate Accountability$10,15070%
Kris Landers Foundation Inc$10,00043%
Adult & Teen Challenge USA$8,00030%
Dare to Care Inc$8,00020%
Oldham County Public Library$7,5002n/a
Appalachian Community Fund$7,00070%
Good News Shelter Corporation$7,00011%
Family Scholar House Inc$6,75090%
Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Inc$5,50030%
Pillar$5,00011%
Oldham County Athletic Boosters Inc$5,00014%
Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc$5,00010%
Yew Dell Inc$5,00010%
Ohio River Valley Environmental Coalition$5,00050%
Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve Inc$5,00011%
Friends for Michael Inc$5,00018%
Theatre Three Collaborative Inc$5,000512%
Community Farm Alliance Inc$5,00060%
Oneida Baptist Institute$5,0003n/a
Arts Center Foundation Inc$4,6001n/a
Room in the Inn Inc$4,0001n/a
Kentucky Public Radio Inc$3,50040%
The Coalition for the Homeless Inc$3,25060%
Hope House Ministries Inc$3,00010%
Community Chest of Oldham County$3,00013%
Joy Ministries Corp$3,00011%
Down Syndrome of Louisville Inc$3,00020%
Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville Inc$2,7505n/a
Oldham County Economic Development Foundation Inc$2,5001n/a
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & In$2,00010%
Rae of Sunshine Foundation Inc$2,00030%
Kentucky Sheriffs' Boys & Girls Ranch Trust$2,00040%
Lions Camp Crescendo$2,00012%
Crossroads Lagrange Main Street Pro$2,00012%
Backpacks From Beth Inc$2,0001n/a
Showing Up for Racial Justice Inc$2,00020%
The Home of the Innocents Inc$1,50020%
Oldham County Extension Foundation Inc$1,5001n/a
Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center$1,00010%
Louisville Cardinal Incorporated$1,00021%
Sober Works Inc$1,00011%
Lincoln Foundation$1,00010%
Operation Parent$1,00010%
Equal Justice Initiative$75010%
Ronald McDonald House Global$5001n/a
Veterans For Peace Inc$50010%
Society of Professional Journalists$50010%
Metro United Way Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($583k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHighpoint Charitable Services Inc: $97,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetKids Cancer Alliance Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetHope Health Clinic Inc: $22,300 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetHotel Inc: $20,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetUniversity of Louisville Foundation Inc: $18,781 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Healing Place Inc: $17,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetOldham County Educational Foundation Inc: $16,000 over 7y, 3.4% of budgetOldham County Historical Society Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetBlessings in a Backpack Inc: $14,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKentucky Resources Council Inc: $13,500 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetFellowship of Reconciliation Inc: $13,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMiddle East Children's Alliance: $12,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBackbone Campaign: $11,500 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetMadre Inc: $11,250 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetInfact DBA Corporate Accountability: $10,150 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetKris Landers Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetAdult & Teen Challenge USA: $8,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDare to Care Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAppalachian Community Fund: $7,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetGood News Shelter Corporation: $7,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFamily Scholar House Inc: $6,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetKentucky Center for Economic Policy Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetPillar: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetOldham County Athletic Boosters Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetWaterfront Botanical Gardens Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYew Dell Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOhio River Valley Environmental Coalition: $5,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCreasey Mahan Nature Preserve Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFriends for Michael Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetTheatre Three Collaborative Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetCommunity Farm Alliance Inc: $5,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetKentucky Public Radio Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Coalition for the Homeless Inc: $3,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHope House Ministries Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Chest of Oldham County: $3,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetJoy Ministries Corp: $3,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDown Syndrome of Louisville Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & In: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRae of Sunshine Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetKentucky Sheriffs' Boys & Girls Ranch Trust: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLions Camp Crescendo: $2,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCrossroads Lagrange Main Street Pro: $2,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetShowing Up for Racial Justice Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Home of the Innocents Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCrossroads Pregnancy Resource Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLouisville Cardinal Incorporated: $1,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSober Works Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLincoln Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 53.

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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 Foundation of Louisville IncKY35.1× affinity16 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 · The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · Peyton Samuel Head Family Trust · The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc · Mahan Foundation Inc · The Gheens Foundation Inc · Cralle Foundation Inc · Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc · Kosair Charities Committee Inc · Republic Bank 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.

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About Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation

How much does Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation give?
Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation reported 36 grants totaling $89,400 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 47 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (20%), Education (13%), Food & Nutrition (12%).
Who are Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Highpoint Charitable Services Inc ($97k), Kids Cancer Alliance Inc ($25k), Hope Health Clinic Inc ($22k).
Does Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation 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 Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc.
Where is Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation based?
Raymond and Irene Wilborn Charitable Foundation is based in KY.

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 129 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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