Private foundation · Lexington, KY

Elhapa Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$10K $20K $40K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
125
Repeat grantees
97
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Angela L Thomas
TREASURER
$30K
Emma Kenan Thomson
DIRECTOR
Anne Clay Kenan
SECRETARY
Elizabeth P Kenan
PRESIDENT
Elizabeth Kenan Morton
DIRECTOR
George Branch
DIRECTOR
James Graham Kenan IV
VICE-PRESIDENT
James G Kenan III
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
13.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
716
Total grants awarded
$23.8M
Total amount
$33K
Average grant
$220K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$4.7M
127 grants
2023
$3.8M
113 grants
2022
$3.4M
103 grants
2021
$3.9M
105 grants
2020
$3.3M
95 grants
2019
$2.3M
79 grants
2018
$1.9M
66 grants
2017
$575K
27 grants
2016
$4K
1 grants

Top recipients

St Anne's-belfield School
8 grants · VA
$1.1M
7 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$1.1M
5 grants · TX · ≈ likely match
$1.0M
5 grants · MD · ≈ likely match
$750K
8 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$657K
5 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$500K
5 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$439K
7 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$432K
5 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$410K
Nrdc - China Dispersed Coal Governance
6 grants · NY
$385K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

St Anne's-belfield School
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
VA · TY 2024
$170K
Kentucky Resource Council
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$165K
The Women's Initiative
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
VA · TY 2024
$160K
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
TO SUPPORT THE WINSTON CENTER
NC · TY 2024
$150K
Beyond Our Walls
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$115K
Charleston Promise Neighborhood
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$114K
Henry Clay Memorial Foundation
ARTWORK
KY · TY 2024
$100K
Westminster School
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
CT · TY 2024
$100K
Kids on Point
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$100K
Client Earth
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
DE · TY 2024
$100K
Turn 90
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$100K
Lowcountry Land Trust
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$85K
Wings for Kids
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$75K
Joshua Community Connectors
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$75K
Star Gospel Mission
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$75K
Urban League of Lexington
TO SUPPORT THE M.A.D.E. PROGRAM
KY · TY 2024
$75K
Christ Episcopal Church
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
VA · TY 2024
$75K
Eblen Charities
HURRICANE RECOVERY
NC · TY 2024
$70K
Ashley Hall Foundation
FINANCIAL AID/DIVERSITY
SC · TY 2024
$70K
Nrdc - China Dispersed Coal Governance
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
NY · TY 2024
$70K
High Country Charitable Foundation
HURRICANE RECOVERY
NC · TY 2024
$65K
University of Kentucky
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$60K
Eight Million Stories
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
TX · TY 2024
$60K
Environmental Defense Fund
TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE AND METHANE SAT PROJECT
NY · TY 2024
$60K
My Sister's House
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$55K
Communities in Schools of South Carolina
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$51K
Fayette County Public Schools
TO SUPPORT CARTER G WOODSEN ACADEMY
KY · TY 2024
$50K
Bluegrass Community Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE BLACK PROSPERITY INITIATIVE
KY · TY 2024
$50K
City of Promise
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
VA · TY 2024
$50K
Black Soil Charitable Fund
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$50K
Charleston Collegiate School
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$50K
Food Chain Inc
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$50K
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$50K
American Spiritual Ensemble
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$50K
Uniting Voices
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2024
$50K
Speak Up for Kids Pbc
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
FL · TY 2024
$50K
Micah Legal Services
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$45K
Patriot Foundation
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
NC · TY 2024
$45K
Northside Common Market
TO SUPPORT THE JULIETTA MARKET
KY · TY 2024
$45K
Kentucky Waterways Alliance
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$45K
Charlottesville Free Clinic
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
VA · TY 2024
$40K
Ready Kids
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
VA · TY 2024
$40K
Meeting Street Schools
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$40K
One Parent Scholar House
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$35K
Open Spaces Institute
SC SEA ISLANDS
SC · TY 2024
$35K
Appalachian Community Fund
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
TN · TY 2024
$35K
Northern Homes CDC
TO SUPPORT THE HARBOR AREA RESIDENTIAL TRUST
MI · TY 2024
$35K
Bluegrass Land Conservancy
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
KY · TY 2024
$30K
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
TO SUPPORT OUTREACH PROGRAMS
KY · TY 2024
$30K
Barrier Islands Free Clinic
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
SC · TY 2024
$30K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.