| American Journalism Project Inc | | Washington, DC | National | 4 | 2024 | $1,005,588 |
| Limestone Foundation | | Boston, MA | National | 5 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| Gheens Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 2 | 2024 | $20,000 |
| Snowy Owl Foundation | | Louisville, KY | Local | 4 | 2024 | $15,000 |
| The Lenfest Inst for Journalism Spe Asset Fund of the Phl Foundation | | Philadelphia, PA | National | 1 | 2024 | $12,960 |
| Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc | | New York, NY | Local | 1 | 2024 | $2,000 |
| Bonhomme Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 2 | 2024 | $1,036 |
| James Graham Brown Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 1 | 2023 | $250,000 |
| National Public Radio Inc | | Washington, DC | National | 2 | 2023 | $153,391 |
| Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 1 | 2023 | $13,870 |
| Ppl Foundation | | Allentown, PA | Local | 4 | 2023 | $2,460 |
| Owsley Brown II Family Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 3 | 2022 | $118,000 |
| Reva & David Logan Foundation | | Chicago, IL | Local | 1 | 2022 | $40,000 |
| Academy of American Poets Incorporated | | New York, NY | National | 1 | 2022 | $10,000 |
| Kindred Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 2 | 2022 | $4,000 |
| Westrock Foundation | | Atlanta, GA | National | 1 | 2022 | $30 |
| The Community Foundatio of Louisville Depository Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 5 | 2021 | $414,102 |
| Sociable Weaver Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 3 | 2021 | $300,000 |
| Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 3 | 2021 | $300,000 |
| C E and S Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 1 | 2021 | $100,000 |
| Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 4 | 2021 | $30,000 |
| W L Lyons Brown Foundation | | | Local | 1 | 2021 | $10,000 |
| Great Meadows Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 1 | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Marshall Family Foundation Inc | | Prospect, KY | Local | 1 | 2019 | $9,500 |
| The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository in | | Louisville, KY | Local | 1 | 2019 | $5,000 |
| Online News Association | | Washington, DC | Local | 1 | 2018 | $10,000 |
| Republic Bank Foundation Inc | | Louisville, KY | Local | 1 | 2018 | $180 |
| Corporation for Public Broadcasting | | | National | 1 | 2017 | $322,000 |