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Who does W L Lyons Brown Foundation fund?

W L Lyons Brown Foundation has awarded $57 million across 715 grants to 301 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $2,500 and $27,500.

Total awarded
$57.1M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
301
Grants
715
Years
2020–2025

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 301 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
M Msb Cockayne Fund INC $11.4M120252025— —
S Skylight Woods Foundation INC $5.7M120252025— —
L Limestone Family Foundation INC $5.5M120252025— —
O Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation INC $3.8M120252025— —
B Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation INC $3.8M120252025— —
S Sociable Weaver Foundation $3.7M120252025— —
Kentucky College of Art and Design INC $1.9M42020–20242024KY
Louisville Collegiate School $868K42021–20242024KY
E Episcopal High School $802K42021–20242024TX
N Nashville Civic Design Center $580K32020–20222022— —
U University of Virginia Contemplative Sciences Center $575K22020–20212021— —
The Berry Center INC $537K52020–20242024KY
C Community Foundation of Louisville $456K32022–20242024— —
Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy INC $435K52020–20242024KY
Metro United Way INC $430K52020–20242024KY
Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve INC $421K52020–20242024KY
Center for Interfaith Relations INC $418K42021–20242024KY
The Louisville Orchestra INC $412K32020–20242024KY
D Ducks Unlimited INC $411K62020–20252025— —
National Parks Conservation Association $400K22023–20242024DC
The Louisville Urban League INC $372K22020–20242024KY
Natural Resources Defense Council INC $366K52020–20242024NY
S Salisbury School $355K52021–20252025— —
V Vanderbilt Law School $349K22023–20242024— —
American Farmland Trust $340K52020–20242024DC
Land Trust for Tennessee INC $336K42020–20242024TN
Bluegrass Land Conservancy INC $325K52020–20242024KY
C Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee $310K32020–20222022— —
Rita June Foundation INC $285K120242024KY
F Food Literacy Project $280K62020–20252025— —
Evolve502 INC $278K42021–20242024KY
U University of Virginia $275K42021–20242024— —
J Jb Speed Art Museum $265K22020–20212021— —
Illuminate the Arts $250K120232023CA
Tomkat Ranch Educational Foundation $238K120202020CA
J J B Speed Art Museum $236K32022–20242024— —
K Kentucky Country Day $235K52020–20242024— —
G Gladstone Institute $225K32020–20232023— —
C Contemplative Sciences Center - University of Virginia $220K22023–20242024— —
Isaac W Bernheim Foundation INC $212K52020–20242024KY
S Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture $211K42020–20232023— —
C Cheekwood Estate and Gardens $200K120242024— —
S Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill $191K42021–20242024— —
Jefferson Scholars Foundation $188K120222022VA
Southern Environmental Law Center $175K32020–20222022VA
Metro Nashville Parks Foundation $175K22020–20232023TN
D Dendrifund $170K22020–20212021— —
E Eagle High School $155K22023–20242024— —
South Louisville Community Ministries INC $150K120222022KY
F Fund for the Arts $145K52020–20242024— —
Defenders of Wildlife $140K32021–20232023DC
G Grace Cathedral INC $135K32022–20242024OH
The Edible Schoolyard Project $135K42020–20232023CA
N Nature Conservancy-Ky Chapter $135K32022–20242024— —
Appalshop INC $125K52020–20242024KY
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation INC $125K42021–20242024KY
Token III Club INC 4014 Dutchmans Ln $125K52020–20242024KY
The Billfish Foundation INC $115K52020–20242024FL
Kentucky Waterways Alliance INC $115K52020–20242024KY
G Grace Catherdral $108K120212021— —
L Louisville Public Media $105K52020–20242024— —
University of Louisville Foundation INC $102K32021–20242024KY
T The Land Trsut for Tennessee $101K120232023— —
I Illuminate $100K22020–20212021— —
Harpeth Conservancy $100K120222022TN
University of Mississippi Foundation $100K22021–20242024MS
The American Independent Foundation $100K120242024DC
B Billfish Foundation $100K120252025— —
Berea College $95K52020–20242024KY
University School of Nashville $95K22022–20232023TN
The Filson Historical Society INC $88K32022–20242024KY
R Rural Urban Exchange $85K52020–20242024— —
E Equestrian Events INC $85K32022–20242024KY
Simmons College of Kentucky INC $84K120212021KY
J J David Gladstone Institute $80K120242024— —
Kqed INC $80K22023–20242024CA
N Nature Conservancy - Ky Chapter $80K22020–20212021— —
S St Xavier High School INC $75K32021–20232023OH
S Sterling College $75K32020–20222022— —
Waterfront Botanical Gardens INC $75K22020–20212021KY
T The Healing Place $75K32020–20222022— —
S St Andrews School $75K32022–20242024MI
C Compassionate Schools Project - University of Virginia $75K32022–20242024— —
T The Brinton Museum $70K52020–20242024— —
Gulf Stream School INC $70K42021–20242024FL
Parks Alliance of Louisville INC $62K22021–20232023KY
Brown University of Providence $60K32020–20222022RI
C Cheekwood $58K22020–20212021— —
Friends of the Warner Parks INC $55K22020–20212021TN
N National Deer Association $55K32022–20242024— —
Louisville Metro Police Foundation INC $52K22023–20242024KY
L Louisville Ballet $50K120232023— —
S San Francisco Ballet $50K22020–20212021— —
T Trees Louisville $50K22020–20212021— —
B Berry Center $50K120252025— —
Nashville Tree Conservation Corps $50K120202020TN
U University of Virginia Office of Development $50K22020–20212021— —
A ACLU Foundation of Tennessee $50K120222022— —
San Francisco Girls' School $50K120222022CA
Teach for America INC $50K22020–20212021NY

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