Application process      


501(c)(3) REQUIREMENT

Organizations must be in active standing with the IRS and a verified tax number is required to access the application process. Public school districts and governmental entities should contact the Foundation office to obtain access to the portal.


To be eligible to apply for an initial grant, the applicant’s gross unrestricted revenues per its Form 990 must have exceeded $50,000 (a) for its most recent fiscal year, or (b) an average of $50,000 for its past 3 consecutive fiscal years.


GRANT DEADLINES

The submission deadlines for the 2023 meetings are 5:00 p.m. on:


Thursday, February 9 (March 16 meeting)
Thursday, May 11  (June 15 meeting)
Thursday, August 10  (Sept 14 meeting)
Thursday, November 9  (Dec 12 meeting)


All applicants are notified of the grant outcomes within three to four days of the board meeting.


​Organizations may apply once in any twelve month period.​


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EDIT APPLICATION / SUBMIT REPORT


​QUESTIONS? 

Please contact Kathy Knotts

(502) 584-4650  or kathy@gheensfoundation.org

Charity review process


grant process and deadlines

+1.502.584.4650

The Gheens Foundation
401 West Main Street  Louisville KY 40202

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU CHARITY REVIEW PROCESS

The Foundation recommends, but does not require, participation in the Better Business Charity Review process.


The BBB serving Greater Kentucky, and Southern Central Indiana, performs charity reviews and develops reports on local charities. The purpose is to promote public confidence in charities and to encourage charitable giving. Charity Review is a donor information service of the BBB and there is no cost to the charity for the BBB to conduct a review and issue a report. 


For more information on BBB Charity Review, please contact Angie Estes  or call (502) 588-0033.



giving guidelines               

It is the policy of the Gheens Foundation to contribute approximately five percent (5%) of the value of its total assets each year to charitable organizations located in the Metropolitan Louisville area and in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes in Louisiana. These were the two endeared home communities of Mr. and Mrs. Gheens.


The Foundation has established a strong relationship with the Bayou Community Foundation which now serves as the channel through which the Gheens Foundation fulfills its philanthropic support in Louisiana. For more information about their grant-making process, please visit bayoucf.org

Education and human/social services requests will receive emphasis. For more specific information on what types of organizations the foundation does not fund, please see the Philanthropy Guidelines tab.

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