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Filing year 2024

W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION

Louisville, Kentucky·EIN 61-0598511·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$4.3M
Total assets
$292k
Total expenses
$4.2M
Reported officers
4

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Foundation Administrator
Unclassified
$48k
$50k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 3 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION equaled 1% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
1%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$4.1M

Itemized grants

139

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
LOUISVILLE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLLOUISVILLE, KYCAPITAL SUPPORT$453k
RITA JUNE FOUNDATION INCLOUISVILLE, KYPROGRAM SUPPORT$285k
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONWASHINGTON, DCPROJECT SUPPORT$200k
CHEEKWOOD ESTATE AND GARDENSNASHVILLE, TNPROJECT SUPPORT$200k
CENTER FOR INTERFAITH RELATIONSLOUISVILLE, KYOPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT$150k
VANDERBILT LAW SCHOOLNASHVILLE, TNPROGRAM SUPPORT$144k
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCILNEW YORK, NYPROJECT SUPPORT$135k
BERRY CENTERNEW CASTLE, KYOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$132k
KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGNLOUISVILLE, KYUNRESTRICTED SUPPORT$103k
THE LAND TRUST FOR TENNESSEENASHVILLE, TNOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$101k
CREASEY MAHAN NATURE PRESERVEGOSHEN, KYOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$101k
CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCES CENTER - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIABOONE, IAOPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT$100k
LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRALOUISVILLE, KYPROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$100k
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DCUNRESTRICTED SUPPORT$100k
EAGLE HIGH SCHOOLGREENWICH, CTOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$80k
THE FILSON HISTORICAL SOCIETYLOUISVILLE, KYOPERATIONAL AND PROJECT SUPPORT$80k
J DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTESAN FRANCISCO, CAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$80k
LOUISVILLE OLMSTED PARKS CONSERVANCYLOUISVILLE, KYOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$75k
EVOLVE502 INCLOUISVILLE, KYPROGRAM SUPPORT$52k
GRACE CATHEDRALSAN FRANCISCO, CAOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$50k
ST FRANCIS IN THE FIELDS CHURCHHARRODS CREEK, KYOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$50k
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATIONOXFORD, MSPROGRAM SUPPORT$50k
ISAAC W BERNHEIM FOUNDATION INCCLERMONT, KYOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$43k
AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUSTWASHINGTON, DCOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$40k
KQED INCHAGERSTOWN, MDOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$40k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 5%
from 2023

From $45k in 2023 to $48k in 2024.

$45k
2023
$48k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 2% in real terms$49k to $50k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

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What are W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION reported $4.3M in total revenue and $4.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.