Whitaker Foundation Inc

LEXINGTON, KY EIN: 30-0262001

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$20.5M

+6.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+21.6% YoY

Grant Count

31

+6.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

+13.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$547K$1M$2M$2M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$20,475,102$19,226,687$17,870,387
Revenue$1,988,245$807,002$810,598
Expenses$1,138,652$937,850$1,021,192
Qualifying Distributions$1,061,500$873,007$934,466
Net Investment Income$1,903,209$745,534$743,049
Distributable Amount$992,502$911,056$944,904

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$265K$530K$795K$1M35 grants201932 grants202033 grants202125 grants202229 grants202331 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE$265KLEXINGTON RESCUE MISSION…$250KLEADERSHIP KENTUCKY FOUN…$200KHOUSING DEVELOPMENT ALLI…$50KHAZARD COMMUNITY & TECHN…$45KCHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PR…$28KDV8 KITCHEN VOCATIONAL T…$25KNEW BEGINNINGS$22KAMEN HOUSE INC$10KAPPALACHIAN ARTS ALLIANCE$10K

Grant Size Distribution

185 grants across all recorded years

159<$50K6$50–100K14$100–250K6$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
JACK E WHITAKERPRESIDENT0.5
JACQUELIN W MURPHYVICE PRESIDENT0.5
ANNA W LAKETREASURER0.5
ELMER K WHITAKERSECRETARY0.5
BEVERLY R BALESDIRECTOR0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

Bear BranchBereaBig LaurelBillingBillingsCampbellsvilleClayholeElkhorn CityFrankfortGeorgetownHazardJessupJesupKimberlyLexingtonLibertyLxingtonMoreheadNicholasvillePaintsville

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

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