Grants awarded
Who does Bertha Lebus Charitable Trust fund?
Bertha Lebus Charitable Trust has awarded $1.1 million across 223 grants to 99 grantees between 2021 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $3,000, with most between $2,000 and $5,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $3,000 versus $2,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$1.1M
Typical grant
$3K
Grantees
99
Grants
223
Years
2021–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Dayton
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$80K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | OH | |
| U University of Kentucky | $72K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NJ | |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Family Service Center | $50K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Lexington School INC
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$42K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | KY | |
| M Maysville Community | $40K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $36K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Edwards Catholic School | $28K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $27K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bluegrass Care Navigators | $26K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Marillac St Vincent Family Services INC
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$25K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| E Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | $20K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $19K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Markey Cancer Center | $18K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$15K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | KY | |
| E Evans Scholars Foundation | $15K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Rohs Theater Company | $15K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Humane Society of Harrison Co | $14K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Berea College
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$14K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | KY | |
Big Shoulders Fund
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$14K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $13K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cares Foundation INC | $12K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hosparus INC
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$12K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | KY | |
| C Cynthiana-Harrison | $12K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mayo Clinic | $11K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wbez | $10K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lawrenceville School | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Northwestern University
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Saint Andrews School | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Chicago | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Scad Research INC
|
$10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
| S Saint Andrews School | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| F Family Promise of North Fulton | $10K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Denver | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
University of Denver
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$8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| L Lexington Hearing and Speech | $8K | 3 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Anglican Compass Rose Society INC | $8K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Parkinson's Foundation | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Parkinson Foundation | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wttw | $6K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Keeling Curve Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T The Lexington School | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Marillac St Vincent Family Services | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | KY | |
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$5K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| B Big Shoulders Fund | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Ranger Sailing Foundation | $5K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| A American Lutheran Congregation | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Clark Coalition Fdn | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Centre College | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Compass Rose Society | $5K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J John Muir Elementary Foundation | $5K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Hope Center | $5K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Garden Club of Lexington INC | $4K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | KY | |
Depaul University
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$4K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Wfmt | $4K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Baby Health Service | $4K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Good Shepherd Day School | $4K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hosparus | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Odyssey Charter School | $3K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Diocese of Lexington | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lachsa | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Odyssey Charter School Altadena | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Glendale Presbyterian School | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Planned Parenthood
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| L Lexington Baby Health Services | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Lexington Theatre Company | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Ket - Kentucky Educational Tv Fdn | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U University of Illinois | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Our Lady of Perpetual Help | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pisgah Presbyterian Church | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Rising Artist Foundation INC
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$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| V Valley Community Counseling | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Out of the Woods Foundtion INC | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Ranger Sailing Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Good Shepherd Day School | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Jude INC | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| H Henry Clay Memorial Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Childrens Hospital | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Jude's Children's Hospital | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| U Univeristy of California | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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