Community Development grants for nonprofits in Kentucky
121 private foundations reported 298 community development grants to organizations in Kentucky on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $10.2M in all. 45 of them are based in Kentucky.
Foundations that fund community development in Kentucky
20 of the 121: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of community development grants to Kentucky organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Henderson Settlement Inc, Frakes - General support$712
- Nick Rodman Legacy Foundation Inc, Louisville - General support$602
- Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc, Louisville - General support$566
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Gave $4.3M in 2025
Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc
Louisville, KY · latest return: tax year 2025- Kentucky Industrial Development Council Inc, Frankfort - Kaed/Sponsor$20,000
- Kentucky Industrial Development Council Inc, Frankfort - Kidc/Kaed kpid sponsor$15,000
- Downtown Development Corporation, Louisville - General operating support fy25$10,000
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Gave $7.5M in 2024
Nisource Charitable Foundation
Columbus, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Business and Education Network Inc, Lexington - Corporate donation$10,000
- Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc, Pikeville - Corporate donation$5,000
- Downtown Lexington Corporation Foundation, Lexington - Corporate donation$4,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc, Louisville - Community improvement, capacity building$500
- Hope for Congo Ministries Inc, Lexington - Community improvement, capacity building$500
- Lexington Womans Club Inc, Lexington - Community improvement, capacity building$500
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Gave $1.2M in 2024
The Gap Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Boys Girls Clubs Inc, Louisville - For civic & community engagement$300
- Believing in Forever Inc, Lexington - For civic & community engagement$100
- Family Scholar House Inc, Louisville - For civic & community engagement$100
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Community Ventures Corporation, Lexington - Keeping People Housed - Housing Counseling Intermediary$1,300,000
- Community Ventures Corporation, Lexington - Keeping People Housed Housing Counseling Intermediary$1,200,000
- Community Ventures Corporation, Lexington - Estate Planning and Heirs Property Module$75,000
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American Electric Power Foundation
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2025- Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc, Pikeville - The Eastern Kentucky Runway fund$50,000
- City of Ashland, Ashland - City of Ashland Community and Economic Development repair fund$10,000
- River Cities Harvest Inc, Ashland - New Van fund$10,000
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Gave $5.5M in 2025
American Water Charitable Foundation Inc
Camden, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025- Kentucky Chamber Foundation Inc, Frankfort - General purpose$16,000
- Seedleaf Inc, Lexington - General purpose$2,000
- Lexington Community Radio Inc, Lexington - General purpose$1,500
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Carol Ann and Ralph V Haile Jr Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Catalytic Development Funding Corp of Northern Kentucky, Covington - Sparkhaus building rehabilitation and development$500,000
- Renewport Inc, Newport - Residential facade program$12,500
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Gave $38M in 2024
The Allstate Foundation
Northbrook, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Building Equal Bridges Inc, Louisville - Employee helping hands$500
- Building Equal Bridges Inc, Louisville - Employee helping hands$500
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Henderson Settlement Inc, Frakes - Matching contribution (general operating support)$240
- Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc, Louisville - Matching contribution (general operating support)$100
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Freedom Together Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Mountain Association for Community Economic Development Inc, Berea - Building power to advance a just transition in appalachian kentucky$1,000,000
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Gitlab Org Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Shaping Our Appalachian Region, Pikeville - Eastern kentucky nuclear workforce initiative$250,000
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The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Onewest Corporation, Louisville - Toward the costs of building the capacity of disadvantaged business enterprises in louisville, kentucky to…$230,000
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Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Greater Louisville Workforce Investment Board, Louisville - Support for Year 3 of Generation Work Second Phase$150,000
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Skyline Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Kentucky Civic Engagement Table, Louisville - For the charitable purposes of advocacy based on lived experience$125,000
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Lift a Life Foundation Inc
Mayfield Heights, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Kentucky Chamber Foundation, Frankfort - Early childhood education$122,400
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Gave $14.9M in 2024
James Graham Brown Foundation Inc
Louisville, KY · latest return: tax year 2024- Greater Louisville Foundation Inc, Louisville - Program support$100,000
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The Educational Foundation of America
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Kentucky Civic Engagement Table, Louisville - General operating support$50,000
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Flock Inc
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2023- Community Farm Alliance Inc, Berea - General operations$50,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Kentucky organizations that received community development grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc Pikeville | 4 | $305,022 |
| Kentucky Chamber Foundation Inc Frankfort | 3 | $140,900 |
| Lexington Community Radio Lexington | 3 | $2,697 |
| Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc Louisville | 3 | $1,166 |
| Community Ventures Corporation Inc Lexington | 2 | $2,576,500 |
| Mountain Association for Community Economic Development Berea | 2 | $1,000,069 |
| Kentucky Civic Engagement Table Louisville | 2 | $175,000 |
| Community Farm Alliance Inc Berea | 2 | $50,025 |
| Renewport Inc Newport | 2 | $12,516 |
| River Cities Harvest Inc Ashland | 2 | $10,147 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Kentucky that we classify as community development, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 121 foundations, 51 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.