James Graham Brown Foundation

An endowment devoted to making the case for Kentucky.

  • www.jgbf.org
  • Legacy
  • Louisville, KY
  • Foundation and grantmaker
  • Read from public sources, Aug 2026

Financial profile

James Graham Brown Foundation · EIN 61-0724060 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$11,883,246$16,908,139$361,123,353Dec 2023
FY2022$7,619,738$20,611,195$328,837,399Dec 2022
FY2021$33,107,807$27,130,738$399,319,954Dec 2021
FY2020$12,634,007$20,643,964$372,452,928Dec 2020
FY2019$4,151,310$16,719,793$347,728,876Dec 2019
FY2015$14,470,806$18,311,485$333,248,878Dec 2015

Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.

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Peer societies

Five societies James Graham Brown Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs JGBF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

An endowment devoted to making the case for Kentucky.

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Village and The Citadel.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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