Kentucky · Private foundation
The Thompson 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.
- $17k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2026
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $2,900
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 5
- FY2020 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 4
- Total assets, FY2026
- $225k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 40% of the organizations The Thompson Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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 | 6 | $17k | 17% |
| FY2025 | 5 | $14k | 40% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $14k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $12k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $14k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $14k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $12k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semper Fi & America's Fund | $15,000 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Louisville Foundation Inc | $11,700 | 4 | 0% |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc | $10,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Maine Maritime Academy | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| West End School Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($45k), not named here.
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: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Thompson Foundation Inc
- How much does The Thompson Foundation Inc give?
- The Thompson Foundation Inc reported 6 grants totaling $16,900 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 5 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2025.
- What does The Thompson Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2026, its largest causes are Religion (40%), Education (26%), Human Services (16%).
- Who are The Thompson Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2026: Semper Fi & America's Fund ($15k), University of Louisville Foundation Inc ($12k), Homes for Our Troops Inc ($10k).
- Does The Thompson Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Thompson 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 The Thompson Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Thompson Foundation Inc based?
- The Thompson Foundation Inc is based in KY.
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