University of Louisville Foundation

LOUISVILLE, KY EIN: 23-7078461 Website

THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY IN ITS EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN ITS DISTINCTION AS A PREMIER, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METROPOLITAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITY WHILE PROMOTING THE UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENTS IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND LITERARY EFFORTS AND ENTERPRISES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.2B

+9.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$65.5M

-2.3% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$32.7M

-2.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$23M$46M$69M$91M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,161,032,051$1,057,025,817$1,030,933,372
Revenue$65,921,956$52,798,346$57,798,687
Expenses$75,831,967$79,408,065$67,383,319
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$118,096$-115,109$62,974
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$17M$34M$50M$67M2 grants20202 grants20212 grants20222 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE$58.2MU OF L HEALTH - LOUISVIL…$7.3M

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M10$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

KEITH SHERMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COO$293KJUSTIN RUHLCONTROLLER$132KREGINA LANSKWERTDIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION$128K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JERRY ABRAMSONDIRECTOR0.5
SOFYA ALTERMANDIRECTOR0.5
DAVID ANDERSONDIRECTOR0.5
JIM BOONEVICE CHAIR1
SCOTT BRINKMANDIRECTOR0.5
ERNEST BROOKSDIRECTOR0.5
MATT CARPERDIRECTOR0.5
JESSICA COLEDIRECTOR0.5
AL CORNISHDIRECTOR0.5
CHRIS DISCHINGERDIRECTOR0.5
JILL FORCECHAIR1
KATIE HAYDENDIRECTOR0.5
KEVIN LEDFORDDIRECTOR0.5
LARRY MCDONALDSECRETARY1
DIANE MEDLEYDIRECTOR0.5
EUGENE MUELLERDIRECTOR0.5
KIM SCHATZELDIRECTOR0.5
RUDY SPENCERDIRECTOR0.5
DAVID KREBSDIRECTOR (PREVIOUS)0.5
MARK NICKELDIRECTOR (PREVIOUS)1
MARY NIXONDIRECTOR (PREVIOUS)0.5
JIM ROGERSDIRECTOR (PREVIOUS)0.5
JOHN THOMPSONDIRECTOR (PREVIOUS)0.5
KEITH SHERMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COO27.5$292,771
REGINA LANSKWERTDIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION43$128,158
JUSTIN RUHLCONTROLLER41$131,650

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Louisville

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

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