Private foundation · EIN 46-4148510

Clifton Foundation Inc

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Louisville, KY

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202533169349101008
Total assets (EOY)$9,086,906
Grants paid$349,955
Typical (median) grant$1,250
Grants listed50
Giving in home state (KY)79%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K34
$5K–$25K13
$25K–$100K2
$100K+1

Smallest $100 · Largest $126,000

Geographic focus

KY
79%
NY
13%
DC
6%
FL
1%
OH
0%
CO
0%

Common purposes

Purposes mostly listed as general support.

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$182,250$8,758,02914
2024$349,955$9,086,90650

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Kentucky College Of Art & Design At Spalding University Attn Meghan GreenwLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$126,000
Whitney Museum Of American ArtNEW YORK, NYGENERAL FUND$36,285
Louisville OrchestraLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$30,000
The Nature Conservancy Of KentuckyLEXINGTON, KYGENERAL FUND$22,500
Planned ParenthoodWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL FUND$20,000
Louisville BalletLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$11,000
Bluegrass Land ConservancyLEXINGTON, KYGENERAL FUND$10,000
Faulkner Morgan Archive IncLEXINGTON, KYGENERAL FUND$10,000
Creative CapitalNEW YORK, NYGENERAL FUND$9,000
Waterfront Botanical GardensLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$9,000
River Fields IncLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$5,500
Aclu Ky Foundation Reproductive Freedom ProjectLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$5,000
Kentucky 4-H FoundationLEXINGTON, KYGENERAL FUND$5,000
Kentucky Resources Council IncFRANKFORT, KYGENERAL FUND$5,000
Old Island Restoration FoundationKEY WEST, FLGENERAL FUND$5,000
St Francis SchoolGOSHEN, KYGENERAL FUND$5,000
The Healing PlaceLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$4,000
Kentucky Museum Of Arts & CraftsLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$2,520
Bernheim Arboretum & Research ForestCLERMONT, KYGENERAL FUND$2,500
Louisville Public MediaLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$2,500
Berry CenterNEW CASTLE, KYGENERAL FUND$2,000
Oldham County Historical SocietyLAGRANGE, KYGENERAL FUND$2,000
Filson Historical SocietyLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$1,800
The Center For Women And FamiliesLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$1,500
The Morton CenterLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL FUND$1,500
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