hrough the leadership and guidance of Archbishop Thomas C Kelly, in 1997, the Catholic Education Foundation of Louisville was formed as an independent foundation for the sole purpose of advancing Catholic education through granting financial aid to and for students of Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky.

The Foundation’s long-term goal is to provide sufficient financial assistance to families of the greater Louisville community so that any family who is willing to make some personal financial sacrifices may be able to choose a Catholic school to educate their child. We see our schools as centers of academic excellence made available to all. Also, we consider Catholic Schools to be an inspiration to challenge all schools to excel in educating our children.


Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D.
Archbishop of Louisville


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Aid and assistance is given in the form of need-based tuition financial assistance and grants for adaptation of technology at the student level and development of teacher professional skills. The Foundation does not support capital building projects, institutional salaries or post secondary education needs.


An independent Board of Directors governs the Foundation and oversees the daily management of the Executive Director. All funds received by the Foundation are exclusive property of the Foundation and are invested in the name of the Foundation by an Investment Committee of the Board and all grants are made by and approved by the Board.


The Foundation does not advocate or influence the specific direction of any particular school or issue but rather simply supports the Archdiocesan approved plans for education.


The Foundation is a qualified 501(c)(3) organization.

To make a donation to the CEF, please click here for a printable form.

CEF Board of Directors
Chairman
 Richard A. Lechleiter
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Kindred Healthcare
Vice-Chairman
Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D.
Archbishop of Louisville
Chair-Elect
S. Bradford Rives
Chief Financial Officer
E.ON U.S. LLC
Secretary
 William J. Godfrey, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Elizabethtown
Treasurer
 Elizabeth Ulmer Wiseman
Director of Business Planning
Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-Op

Dana Allen
Vice President of Marketing &
Chief Marketing Officer
Norton Healthcare
Thomas P. Monahan
President & Publisher
Business First of Louisville
Robert L. Ash
Chief Financial Officer
Archdiocese of Louisville
Stephen G. Mullins
Director of Client Services & Marketing
Mainstream Investment Advisers, LLC
Reverend Bernard J. Breen
Pastor
St. Leonard & St. Frances of Rome
R. Wood Northup
President 
Radio Sound, Inc
Salem M. George, Sr., M.D.
Family and Internal Medicine
Lebanon
Timothy G. Rutledge
Vice President, Director Americas 
Jack Daniel's Family of Brands
Brown-Forman Corporation
Linda H. Gleis, M.D.
VA Medical Center
Paul J. Schulte
President & CEO
Horizon Research International
Stephen T. Hamilton
Secretary / Treasurer
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises
Bardstown
Leisa Schulz
Superintendent of Schools
Archdiocese of Louisville
Donald J. Kelly
Attorney
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Rosemary Bisig Smith
Executive Director
Catholic Education Foundation, Inc
Charles H. Leis
President & Chief Operating Officer
Bramco, Inc.