The Whippoorwill Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 45-5631503
Foundation Overview
Based in Prospect, KY, The Whippoorwill Family Foundation has awarded 202 grants totaling $5,247,395 to organizations in Kentucky, Maine and 15 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $50 to $250,000, with a median award of $5,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$5,247,395
Total Assets
$6,673,779
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
42
Median Grant
$5,000
% No Significant Change
0%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 26%
11 of 42 recipients (26%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
Kentucky
73% of all grants are concentrated in Kentucky, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Kentucky, funding concentrates in Louisville (80%), Lexington (8%), Crestwood (4%).
Funding Trajectory
+352%
Strong 352% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
General Purposes
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Whippoorwill Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actors Theatre Of Louisville | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Alliance Francaise De Louisville | $500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| American Friends Of Canadian Nature Inc | $70,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Bernheim Forest And Arboretum | $17,500 | Clermont, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Canopy Certified Inc | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Centre Ecologique De Port-au-saumon | $8,543 | La Malbaie, QUEBEC, CA | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Fund For Ket | $2,500 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Derby City Chamber Music Festival | $5,000 | Prospect, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Earth And Spirit Center | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Evolve502 Scholars Foundation | $50,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Filson Historical Society | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Friends Of Mammoth Cave National Park | $5,000 | Mammoth Cave, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Friends Of The Louisville Free Public Library | $250 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Fund For The Arts | $30,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Gilda's Club Of Kentuckiana | $10,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Kentucky Aviation Historical Society Inc | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Kentucky Documentary Photographic Project Inc | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Kentucky Opera | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Kentucky Science Center | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Kentucky Shakespeare | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Kmac | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Louisville Ballet | $50,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Louisville Civic Orchestra | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc | $500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Louisville Orchestra | $118,600 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Louisville Public Media | $10,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Louisville Urban League | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | $2,000 | Topsham, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Metro United Way | $100,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Milton Academy | $5,000 | Milton, MA, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Musee De Charlevoix | $23,821 | La Malbaie, QUEBEC, CA | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Music For A Purpose | $1,902 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| New Jersey Audubon Society | $125,000 | Bernardsville, NJ, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Owsley Brown Frazier Historical Arms Museum Foundation Inc | $2,600 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Philips Exeter Academy | $5,000 | Exeter, NH, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Practice Foundation | $3,060 | Minneapolis, MN, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Somes-meynell Wildlife Sanctuary | $2,500 | Mt Desert, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Speed Art Museum | $10,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $36,000 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| University Of Louisville Foundation | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens | $105,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Yew Dell Gardens | $7,500 | Crestwood, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Actors Theatre Of Louisville | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Alliance Francaise De Louisville | $200 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Bernheim Forest And Arboretum | $7,500 | Clermont, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Fund For Ket | $2,500 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Council For Canadian American Relations | $7,400 | New York, NY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Derby City Chamber Music Festival | $22,392 | Prospect, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Earth And Spirit Center | $27,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Evolve502 Scholars Foundation | $50,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Filson Historical Society | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Fund For The Arts | $30,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Gilda's Club | $20,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Kentucky Opera | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Kentucky Science Center | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Kentucky Shakespeare | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Kmac | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Louisville Ballet | $110,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Louisville Civic Orchestra | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Louisville Orchestra | $79,640 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Louisville Public Media | $10,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Louisville Urban League | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | $2,000 | Topsham, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Metro United Way | $100,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Milton Academy | $5,000 | Milton, MA, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| National Catholic Community Foundation | $5,000 | Crownsville, MD, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| National Compassion Fund | $2,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| New Jersey Audubon Society | $125,000 | Bernardsville, NJ, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Noulou Chamber Player | $2,500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Philips Exeter Academy | $5,000 | Exeter, NH, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Practice Foundation | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Princeton University | $3,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Somes-meynell Wildlife Sanctuary | $2,500 | Mt Desert, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Speed Art Museum | $15,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Sunflower Community Fund | $5,000 | Celebration, FL, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $35,000 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| University Of Louisville Foundation | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens | $105,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Yew Dell Gardens | $117,500 | Crestwood, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Actors Theatre Of Louisville | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Bernheim Forest And Arboretum | $7,500 | Clermont, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Commonwealth Fund For Ket | $2,500 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Council For Canadian American Relations | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Earth And Spirit Center | $27,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Evolve502 Scholars Foundation | $50,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Filson Historical Society | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Fund For The Arts | $30,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Gilda's Club | $28,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Kentucky Opera | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Kentucky Performing Arts Innovation Fund | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Kentucky Science Center | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Kentucky Shakespeare | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Kmac | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Louisville Ballet | $60,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Louisville Orchestra | $172,696 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Louisville Public Media | $3,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Louisville Urban League | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | $2,000 | Topsham, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Metro United Way | $100,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Milton Academy | $5,000 | Milton, MA, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| New Jersey Audubon Society | $125,000 | Bernardsville, NJ, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Noulou Chamber Player | $500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Philips Exeter Academy | $25,000 | Exeter, NH, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Practice Foundation | $5,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Princeton University | $3,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Reckoning Inc | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Somes-meynell Wildlife Sanctuary | $2,500 | Mt Desert, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | $100 | Southwest Harbor, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Speed Art Museum | $10,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $35,000 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| University Of Louisville Foundation | $51,500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Waterfront Botanical Gardens | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Yew Dell Gardens | $127,500 | Crestwood, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Centre Ecologique De Port-au-saumon | $47,972 | La Malbaie, QUEBEC, CA | For General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Dupont Manual Field Hockey Booster Club | $500 | Fisherville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Gilda's Club | $3,500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Louisville Ballet | $100,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Louisville Orchestra Endowment Fund | $250,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Somes-meynell Wildlife Sanctuary | $2,500 | Mt Desert, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $250,000 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Yew Dell Gardens | $120,000 | Crestwood, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Centre Ecologique De Port-au-saumon | $31,394 | La Malbaie, QUEBEC, CA | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Ivy 1879 Foundation | $1,000 | Princetonn, NJ, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Kentucky Opera | $10,075 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Kmac | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Louisville Ballet | $160,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Louisville Urban League | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Meyzeek Middle School Ptsa | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Somes-meynell Wildlife Sanctuary | $50,000 | Mt Desert, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Southwest Harbor Public Library | $100 | Southwest Harbor, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| The Parklands Of Floyds Fork | $10,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Youthbuild Louisville | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Actors Theatre Of Louisville | $7,500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Bernheim Arboretum And Research Forest | $2,500 | Clermont, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Brownsboro Alliance | $1,000 | Crestwood, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Center For Interaith Relations | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Commonwealth Fund For Ket | $1,200 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Council For Canadian American Relations | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Earth & Sprit Center | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Filson Historical Society | $7,500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Fund For The Arts | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Gilda's Club | $5,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Heuser Hearing And Language Academy | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Kentucky Documentary Photographic Project | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Kentucky Opera Association | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Kentucky Science Center | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Kentucky Shakespeare | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Louisville Ballet | $100,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Louisville Collegiate School | $10,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Louisville Orchestra | $200,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Louisville Public Media | $3,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | $2,000 | Topsham, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Maryhurst | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Metro United Way | $100,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Milton Academy | $5,000 | Milton, MA, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Noulou Chamber Players | $7,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Nrdc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Pacific Wild Alliance | $1,000 | Issaquah, WA, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Philips Exeter Academy | $5,000 | Exeter, NH, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Somes-meynell Wildlife Sanctuary | $2,500 | Mt Desert, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Speed Art Museum | $10,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $50 | Memphis, TN, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| The Nature Conservancy - Ky Chapter | $250,000 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Trustees Of Princeton | $1,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Wounded Warrior Fund | $500 | Topeka, KS, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Yale University | $50,000 | New Haven, CT, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Yew Dell Botanical Gardens | $5,000 | Crestwood, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2018 |
| Chamber Music Society Of Louisville | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Community Foundation Of Louisville | $200,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Council For Canadian American Relations | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve | $100 | Goshen, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Drepung Gomang Center For Engaging Compass | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Earth And Spirit Center | $1,000 | Lousiville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Filson Historical Society | $30,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Heuser Hearing And Language Academy | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Kentucky Humane Society | $100 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Kentucky Opera Association | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Kentucky Shakespeare | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Louisville Ballet | $50,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Louisville Civic Ventures | $2,500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Louisville Orchestra | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Louisville Public Media | $2,500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | $2,000 | Topsham, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Pacific Wild Alliance | $1,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Somes-meynell Wildlife Sanctuary | $2,500 | Mt Desert, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| University Of Louisville Foundation | $1,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Alliance Francaise De Louisville | $100 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| American Printing House For The Blind | $10,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Appalachian Music Project | $2,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Commonwealth For Ket | $1,200 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Earth And Spirit Center | $2,225 | Lousiville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Kentucky Humanities Council | $1,000 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Kentucky Museum Of Art And Craft | $1,600 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Kentucky Opera Association | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Louisville Civic Ventures | $2,500 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Louisville Orchestra | $92,575 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Metro United Way | $50,000 | Louisville, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| National Park Foundation | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Pull Together Now | $5,000 | Lincoln, MT, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Somes-meynell Wildlife Sanctuary | $1,000 | Mt Desert, ME, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| The Nature Conservancy - Ky Chapter | $1,000 | Lexington, KY, US | For General Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 45-5631503 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 11811 COVERED BRIDGE RD Prospect, KY 40059-0000 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Whippoorwill Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Marianne Welch |
|---|---|
| Vice President | J Stirling Welch Iii |
| Vice President | Maud Welch |
| Treasurer | James Welch Jr |
| Secretary | Erin Shinkle |
Forms 990-PF
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