Robert W and Elise B Lykins Charitable

LOUISVILLE, KY EIN: 61-1356911

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$764K

-2.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$59K

+1.8% YoY

Grant Count

22

+4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-2.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$25K$51K$76K$101K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$763,730$783,973$822,873
Revenue$60,078$41,559$90,707
Expenses$80,321$80,436$92,035
Qualifying Distributions$61,478$60,428$72,447
Net Investment Income$41,235$23,958$71,062
Distributable Amount$66,761$61,484$62,464

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$17K$34K$51K$68K24 grants202023 grants202122 grants202221 grants202322 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FRIENDS OF RADNOR LAKE$5KVANDERBILT UNDERGRADUATE…$5KWPLN NASHVILLE PUBLIC RA…$5KNASHVILLE TREE FOUNDATION$5KNASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVIS…$4KAMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE …$3KDARE TO CARE$3KHONOR FLIGHTS$3KJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF KE…$3KNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION$3K

Grant Size Distribution

112 grants across all recorded years

112<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MELANIE LYKINSPRES./SEC/DIRECTOR1
ANDREA LAINHARTTREASURER/DIRECTOR1
MELANIE CLARKDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

ArlingtonBaltimoreCoconut CreekEast MolineEdisto IslandLong Island CityLouisvilleNashvilleRichmondWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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