Kentucky · Private foundation
Trager Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $5.3M
- Granted FY2021
- 18
- Grants FY2021
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
96% of Trager Family Foundation Inc’s FY2021 grant dollars went to The Community Foundation Of Louisville Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 13 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $4,752,900
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 17
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 33% of the organizations Trager Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 15 | $199k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $549k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisville Foundation Inc | $359,283 | 2 | 1% |
| University of Louisville Athletic Association | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Spalding University Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Louisville Orchestra Endowment Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy In | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Bellarmine University Incorporated | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kentucky Public Radio Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Speed Art Museum | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Kids Cancer Alliance Inc | $10,360 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisville Foundation Inc | $359,283 | 2 | 1% |
| University of Louisville Athletic Association | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Spalding University Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Louisville Orchestra Endowment Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy In | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Bellarmine University Incorporated | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kentucky Public Radio Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Speed Art Museum | $17,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Kids Cancer Alliance Inc | $10,360 | 2 | 1% |
| Apple Patch Community Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wellspring Inc | $6,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Kentucky Waterways Alliance Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Council of Jewish Women Louisville Section | $4,000 | 2 | 1% |
| World Affairs Council of Kentucky S | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Blessings in a Backpack Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($81k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Trager Family Foundation Inc 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.
Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · Snowy Owl Foundation Inc · Republic Bank Foundation Inc · The Gheens Foundation Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · V V Cooke Foundation Corporation · Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Trager Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Trager Family Foundation Inc give?
- Trager Family Foundation Inc reported 18 grants totaling $5,328,893 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 17 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Trager Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (89%), Education (6%), Recreation & Sports (2%).
- Who are Trager Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: University of Louisville Foundation Inc ($359k), University of Louisville Athletic Association ($100k), Spalding University Inc ($40k).
- Does Trager Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Trager Family 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 Trager Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, Snowy Owl Foundation Inc, Republic Bank Foundation Inc.
- Where is Trager Family Foundation Inc based?
- Trager Family Foundation Inc is based in KY.
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