C E and S Foundation Inc
Historical FunderLouisville, Kentucky · EIN 59-2466943 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$4.5M
Organizations funded59
Typical grant$45,000
Total assets$77.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $95,500.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | TESS P MCNAIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
|---|---|
| Address | 101 SOUTH 5TH STREET SUITE 1650, LOUISVILLE KY 40202 |
| Phone | 5025830546 |
| Form and materials | SEE CESFOUNDATION.COM, "GRANTSEEKERS" FOR APPLICATION INFORMATION. |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | SEE CESFOUNDATION.COM, HOME PAGE "AREAS OF FOCUS" FOR AWARD INFORMATION. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
32% of grants went outside Kentucky.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolve502 Scholars Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | General operating support, evolve502 scholarship | $1,000,000 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | Current use scholarships, russel street field project | $425,000 |
| Jewish Family and Career Services | Louisville, KY | Family & household stability collaborative, career services for refugees & immigrants | $260,000 |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Middlebury language schools scholarship endowment, middlebury language schools scholarship fund | $200,000 |
| Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA) of Greater Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | YMCA - early learning readiness program, YMCA black achievers | $185,000 |
| Rita June Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Bezos academies of louisville | $150,000 |
| Play Cousins Collective | Louisville, KY | Strengthening foundations: enhancing capacity for greater impact, consulting with sagebird | $129,500 |
| Maryhurst | Louisville, KY | Out-Of-School time behavioral health pilot | $125,000 |
| The Cabbage Patch Settlement House Inc | Louisville, KY | Assessing youth and family development, family and youth development program | $125,000 |
| Neighborhood House Inc | Louisville, KY | Youth thrive implementation, appreciation for work to advance the out-of-school time sector and professional development | $118,200 |
| Americana Community Center Inc | Louisville, KY | Learning and assessment capacity building, americana youth and family programs | $114,500 |
| Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | Transfer to ccf | $108,180 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | Big futures: empowering young adults for postsecondary success | $100,000 |
| University of Louisville Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | First gen cards | $100,000 |
| Metro United Way Inc | Louisville, KY | Improving kindergarten readiness with health care partners through developmental screening | $95,500 |
| Lincoln Foundation | Louisville, KY | College transition enrichment program | $92,000 |
| Kentucky Youth Advocates | Louisville, KY | Resilient teens for the 21st century: infusing peer engagement with trauma-informed practices and social-emotional learning skills, bloom… | $90,633 |
| Sowing Seeds With Faith Inc | Louisville, KY | General operating support, summer and retreat programs, sowing seeds with faith summer program, retreat program and parent engagement, hbcu… | $89,500 |
| Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | Junior achievement of kentuckiana's emerging leaders and out-of-school time initiative | $75,000 |
| New Directions Housing Corporation | Louisville, KY | I rise - a family self sufficiency (fss) program | $75,000 |
| Community Coordinated Child Care | Louisville, KY | West louisville early care & education community of practice | $60,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc | Louisville, KY | Youth outreach and mentoring program | $59,000 |
| Lighthouse Promise Inc | Louisville, KY | General operating expenses, consulting with sagebird | $54,500 |
| Wesley House Community Services | Louisville, KY | Young brilliant achievers (yba), consulting with sagebird | $54,500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Inc | Louisville, KY | Building resilience and financial strength: aces training, family engagement, and financial modernization for bgck, general operating… | $53,800 |
| Muhammad Ali Center | Louisville, KY | Promoting persistence in a community college setting: a pilot collaboration | $51,000 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | Bridge to bu - college readiness summer bridge program | $50,000 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Seven Counties | Louisville, KY | West child and family therapeutic after-school and summer program | $45,000 |
| 2Not1 Fatherhood & Families Inc | Louisville, KY | 2Not1 capacity building, programming for parents and youth | $43,000 |
| Delta Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Hoops & homework after school program | $38,500 |
| Jefferson Community & Technical College Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Summer bridge student success program, annual fund | $35,000 |
| Marine Corps Association Foundation | Quantico, VA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Psycharmor | San Diego, CA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Teach Kentucky Inc | Louisville, KY | Impacting critical hiring needs in louisville through teacher recruitment | $20,000 |
| Challenge Aspen | Snowmass Village, CO | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Insight Memory Care Center | Fairfax, VA | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Angela Hospice Home Care | Livonia, MI | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington | Washington, DC | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Central Adult Learn-To-Swim | Louisville, KY | Support current operations or strategies to expand programming | $10,000 |
| Dog Tag Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Lincoln Heritage Council Boy Scouts of America | Louisville, KY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Operation Renewed Hope Foundation | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | $10,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Society of fellows | $10,000 |
| Yellow Ribbon Fund | Bethesda, MD | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Young Marines National Foundation | St Petersburg, FL | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Bach Choir of Bethlehem | Bethlehem, PA | To support the president's special project fund - for purposes described by president hal black, to support post-tour analysis, general… | $8,000 |
| Louisville Youth Philanthropy Council | Prospect, KY | General operating support | $6,000 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | Development and implementation of kyosa's learning management system | $5,000 |
| Washington Bach Consort | Washington, DC | To support the efforts of artistic director dr. dana marsh to establish relationships with international bach-serving organizations | $5,000 |
| Crescent Hill Family Foundation | Louisville, KY | Distribution to crescent hill family foundation | $4,579 |
| Fultum Foundation | Louisville, KY | Distribution to fultum foundation | $4,579 |
| 21St Century Parks Inc | Louisville, KY | S.e.e.d. program | $2,500 |
| Hosparus Inc | Louisville, KY | In memory of H. scott davis | $2,500 |
| Norton Foundation | Louisville, KY | In memory of wendy novak | $2,500 |
| American Friends of Leipzig Bach-Archive Inc | Cambridge, MA | To support the membership activities of bruce maza, in pursuit of increasing professional connections to the leipzig bach archive | $2,000 |
| Goodwill of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | General operating support | $2,000 |
| Leadership Louisville Foundation | Louisville, KY | Leadership louisville for the women's scholarship fund | $1,000 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rita June Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Bezos academies of louisville | $300,000 |
| Neighborhood House Inc | Louisville, KY | Youth thrive implementation | $115,000 |
| Spalding University | Louisville, KY | Spalding university center for behavioral health - youth mental health crisis | $105,000 |
| Cabbage Patch Settlement House Inc | Louisville, KY | Assessing youth and family development | $100,000 |
| Maryhurst | Louisville, KY | Ost behavioral health pilot | $100,000 |
| Jewish Family and Career Services | Louisville, KY | Career services for refugees & immigrants | $80,000 |
| Lincoln Foundation | Louisville, KY | College transition enrichment program | $77,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | Junior achievement of kentuckiana's emerging leaders and out-of-school time initiative | $75,000 |
| New Directions Housing Corporation | Louisville, KY | I rise - a family self sufficiency (fss) program | $75,000 |
| Community Coordinated Child Care | Louisville, KY | Social emotional support for early learners | $60,000 |
| Sowing Seeds With Faith Inc | Louisville, KY | Sowing seeds with faith summer program, retreat program and parent engagement, hbcu tours | $60,000 |
| Muhammad Ali Center | Louisville, KY | Promoting persistence in a community college setting: a pilot collaboration | $56,000 |
| Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY | Bridge to bu - college readiness summer bridge program | $50,000 |
| Delta Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | Hoops & homework after school program | $25,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,537,971 | 73 |
| 2023 | $4,376,144 | 79 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513179349101676
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 59-2466943
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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