Public Charity

University of Kentucky Research Foundation

University of Kentucky Research Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in Lexington, KY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $496.1M revenue, $482.9M expenses, $277.1M total assets. 556 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $79.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 616033693 Lexington, KY Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$496.1M
Total Expenses$482.9M
Total Assets$277.1M
Grant Records556
Funding Total$79.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

See Schedule O.

Where $100 goes at University of Kentucky Research Foundation

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

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 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 $99 for programs

$99
To promote scientific, educational, and development activities at the university of kentucky
All program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
RESEARCH
$328,717
2025
LOWERING MICROGLIAL LIPID BURDEN VIA PLIN2 MODULATION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
$200,187
2025
RESEARCH GRANTS
$90,000
2025
ASSESSING THE ROLE OF APOE IN GLIAL LIPID DROPLET METABOLISM AND FUNCTION
$78,090

Showing up to 5 of 556 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Eli Capilouto
DIRECTOR Eric N Monday
DIRECTOR Eugene Krentsel
VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ilhem Messaoudi
DIRECTOR Jack Supplee
DIRECTOR Janie Greer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$38,475,082 179 grants
General Support
$12,265,536 126 grants
Health & Medicine
$9,423,833 63 grants
Education
$4,369,256 39 grants
Animal Welfare
$1,170,457 17 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $496.1M $482.9M $277.1M
2024 $486.7M $460.8M $265.5M
2023 $463.0M $447.1M $234.3M
2022 $445.3M $424.2M $216.1M
2021 $369.9M $366.8M $188.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $369.9M to $496.1M (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $277.1M.

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