Public Charity

University of Louisville Research Foundation

University of Louisville Research Foundation, of Louisville, KY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $659.3M in revenue, $701.6M in expenses, $914.8M in total assets. 323 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $53.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 611029626 Louisville, KY Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: B05 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$659.3M
Total Expenses$701.6M
Total Assets$914.8M
Grant Records323
Funding Total$53.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The University of Louisville Research Foundation is organized for the purpose of promoting and supporting research projects, investigations, clinical services, and other activities relating to the missions of the University of Louisville.

Where $100 goes at University of Louisville Research Foundation

How University of Louisville Research Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$72
The University of Louisville Research Foundation houses financial activity related to services provided by the UofL Health Sciences Center and over 1,200 physician faculty within the University's School…
74% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 260 clinics; 118,500 patients; 4,781,775 grants
$23
The University of Louisville Research Foundation (ULRF) continued its mission of conducting groundbreaking research in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, securing over $170 million to drive innovation and address…
23% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 857 awards
$2
The University of Louisville Research Foundation provides funding for student scholarships at the University of Louisville
2% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,500 students

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Alfonso Cornish
Director Allie Rose Phillips
Treasurer from 4/17/25 Brian F Lavin
Vice President from 3/1/25 C Aaron Lemay
Vice President to 2/28/25 Charles Perusse
Secretary Christopher Dischinger

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$27,126,729 114 grants
General Support
$6,808,163 62 grants
Education
$5,211,265 38 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,711,171 26 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$501,046 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $659.3M $701.6M $914.8M
2024 $651.0M $635.0M $966.6M
2023 $631.9M $589.9M $977.3M
2022 $675.4M $631.6M $946.3M
2021 $598.4M $541.0M $226.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $598.4M to $659.3M (+10%), with total assets most recently reported at $914.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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