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Filing year 2023

W L LYONS BROWN JR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Louisville, Kentucky·EIN 61-1233038·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
$36.7M
Total expenses
$4.7M
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. W L LYONS BROWN JR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President/director
Secretary/treasurer
Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$4.4M

Itemized grants

85

Median grant

$15k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTNEW YORK, NYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$1.2M
STORM KING ART CENTERNEW WINDSOR, NYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$325k
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGESWEET BRIAR, VAGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$200k
TETON COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE FOUNDATIONJACKSON, WYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$200k
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIAATHENS, GAGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$200k
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMINGCODY, WYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$173k
FRICK COLLECTIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$148k
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLELOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$140k
HENRY L FERGUSON MUSEUMFISHERS ISLAND, NYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$110k
AMAZON BIODIVERSITY CENTERWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$100k
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLEJACKSON, WYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$100k
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETYNEW YORK, NYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$100k
NEW ART PUBLICATIONS INCBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$100k
LAUNCH PAD FOUNDATIONNASHVILLE, TNGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$75k
NATURE CONSERVANCY IN COLORADOCOLORADO SPRINGS, COGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$75k
TELLURIDE ARTSTELLURIDE, COGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$75k
ARC ATHENSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$70k
564 PARK AVENUE PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$50k
AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUSTWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$50k
RIVER FIELDS INCLOUISVILLE, KYGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$50k
TELLURIDE MOUNTAINFILMTELLURIDE, COGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$50k
UNIVERSITY OF VIRIGNIACHARLOTTESVILLE, VAGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$46k
SLOW FOOD IN THE TETONSVICTOR, IDGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$40k
HARMONY FOUNDATIONESTES PARK, COGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$38k
SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTSPALM BEACH, FLGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$36k
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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Kentucky

W L LYONS BROWN JR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Kentucky earns a median of $16,300.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$16,300
75th percentile
$49k
90th percentile
$120k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 260 organizations across 260 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Kentucky
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What are W L LYONS BROWN JR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, W L LYONS BROWN JR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION reported $4.3M in total revenue and $4.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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