William E. Barth Foundation
The William E. Barth Foundation was established as a charitable, non-operating, private foundation through the generosity of Mrs. Louise Barth Laffan and Mrs. Dorothy Barth Jockell. The foundation was established in honor of Mrs. Laffan's and Mrs. Jockell's brother, William E. Barth. Mrs. Laffan and Mrs. Jockell taught in the Jefferson County School System. Throughout their life, they exemplified a strong interest in the welfare of children. Mrs. Dorothy Barth Jockell taught home economics at Eastern Junior High (now Breckinridge Elementary) located on Broadway in Louisville. Mrs. Louise Barth Laffan taught history at Atherton High School for approximately 35 years.
Mrs. Laffan died on February 27, 1993. The Foundation was first funded in 1994. Distributions to local charities were made initially from the Foundation for the calendar year 1994 in the year of 1995. The grants are restricted to Louisville and Jefferson County and are given for local charitable purposes. In 1995, the Foundation distributed $17,500 to 12 different charities. In 2008, the Foundation will distribute in excess of $200,000 to numerous charitable organizations. Total grants approved annually regularly exceed five percent (5%) of the total portfolio value. The number of requests continue to grow each year. A list of charitable organizations assisted by the William E. Barth Foundation in 2008 is listed below.
Dodd & Dodd Attorneys was established in 1869 and has represented the donors' family for an estimated 50 years. While the donors considered fulfilling their charitable intent through the Louisville Community Foundation, as a private decision, they elected to utilize their attorney. The assets of the Foundation consist of assets presently managed by the Louisville Trust Company. Allen P. Dodd, III is the current President of the William E. Barth Foundation. The members of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation consist of Mrs. Morton H. Sachs and members of the law firm of Dodd & Dodd Attorneys PLLC: Allen McKee Dodd, Elizabeth Dodd Lococo, and Briana Geissler Abbott. Applications for grant requests may be directed to any member of the law firm of Dodd & Dodd Attorneys PLLC or downloaded online.
Inquiries for additional information may be made to:
Allen P. Dodd III
William E. Barth Foundation
Dodd & Dodd Attorneys, PLLC
2000 Waterfront Plaza
325 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 584-1108
Fax: (502) 587-7756
Charities assisted by WEBF
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Blue Apple Players
Boys Haven
Cabbage Patch Settlement House, Inc.
Cedar Lake Foundation
Center for Women and Families
Children's Hospital Foundation - Kosair Children's Hospital
Clothe-a-Child
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Custom Quality Services
Families for Effective Autism
Family and Children First
Family Place
Frazier Historical Museum
Fund for the Arts
Guardiacare Services
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville, Inc.
Healing Place
Home of the Innocents
Hospice & Paliative Care of Louisville (Bridges Center)
Kentucky Humane Society
Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation
Kentucky Opera
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival
Legal Aid Society
Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, Inc.
Library Foundation
Lighthouse Promise, Inc.
Louisville Ballet Kentucky Dance Council
Louisville Deaf Oral School
Louisville Diversified Services
Louisville Forum
Louisville Leopard Percussionists
Louisville Science Center
Louisville Waterfront Development
Morton Center
NAMI Louisville
Planned Parenthood
Plymouth Community Revival Center
Project Warm
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
River Fields
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club
Senior Citizens East (Senior Care Experts)
Sister Visitor Center
Society of St. Vincent Depaul
Stage One
St. Francis High School
St. Joseph's Children's Home
St. George's Community Center
University of Louisville Liberal Studies Program
Volunteers of America of Kentucky
Wayside Christian Mission
Wesley House Community Services
YMCA Safe Place Services