Brown-Forman Foundation Grant Program

About this grant

The Brown-Forman Foundation provides grants to 501(c)(3) public charities whose mission and project outcomes align with the Foundation's focus areas of giving. Applicant organizations must be located in or provide services that directly impact lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Proposals are reviewed on a quarterly cycle with submission deadlines of May 1, August 1, November 1, and February 1.

Eligibility details

• Notes: Applicant must be an IRS-determined tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization and a public charity described in Section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2), operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes. The organization must be located in or provide services that directly impact lives in Louisville, Kentucky. The organization's mission and project outcomes must align with one or more of the Foundation's focus areas of giving. Proposals must provide a sound basis of measurement toward project goals and projected outcomes. Ineligible: individuals, public schools (K-12), group tours, athletic teams or leagues, foreign organizations, religious organizations such as churches and synagogues, non-public-charity organizations, third parties seeking donations on behalf of nonprofits, political organizations or campaign purposes, voter registration drives, lobbying/propaganda projects, organizations lacking non-discrimination policies or with a history of discrimination, past grantees who failed to provide required documentation, and requests providing personal benefit to Foundation or Brown-Forman directors, officers, key staff, or family members.

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