Kentucky foundations

There are 1,208 foundations and grantmaking organizations in Kentucky. Combined, these Kentuckianfoundations employ 339 people, earn more than $789 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $4 billion.

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Types of foundations in Kentucky

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Private foundations	868	15	$541,334,704	$2,991,099,112
Grantmaking public charity foundations	176	108	$194,393,742	$928,003,554
Organizations supporting multiple foundations	41	4	$1,053,369	$3,885,080
Community foundations	27	82	$155,298,143	$691,567,948
Organizations supporting a single foundation	4	0	$72,797	$162,381
Foundation professional societies	3	0	$0	$0
Foundation alliances and advocates	2	94	$33,562,534	$32,356,971
Foundation technical and management assistance providers	2	6	$271,722	$1,393,717

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Foundations by major Kentucky cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Louisville	413	155	$329,595,706	$2,143,790,388
Lexington	233	85	$85,445,318	$534,776,301
Cincinnati, OH	135	3	$60,906,576	$338,485,913
Elizabethtown	40	7	$9,328,421	$36,196,803
Bowling Green	38	20	$148,279,302	$168,132,538
Owensboro	34	8	$6,588,423	$47,697,959
Huntington, WV	25	11	$10,515,339	$102,577,343
Clarksville, TN	20	3	$22,718,678	$17,554,807
Evansville, IN	4	2	$1,804,037	$10,533,806

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Job trends for Kentucky foundations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	99
1-10	29
11-25	3
26-100	3
101 to 1,000	0
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Kentucky foundations is driven by large organizations like Metro United Way, United Way of the Bluegrass, Community Foundation of Louisville, United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK), and Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF).

Sizes of foundations in Kentucky

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	615
$250k to $1M	144
$1M to $5M	61
$5M to $25M	22
$25M to $100M	5
$100M+	1

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like The Harold Juanita David Dennis and Gary Koon Family Charitable Foundation, Community Foundation of Louisville, Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust, Metro United Way, and Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Kentucky foundations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 13.7% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Kentucky foundations with more than $100 million account for 14.9% of nonprofit earnings.

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Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF)

Blue Grass Community Foundation offers you a convenient, simple way to organize your charitable giving so that you can make strategic, informed decisions about where and when you give.

Revenue

$31.9m

Assets

$126.7m

Employees

EIN

61-6053466

IRS type

501(c)(3)

James Graham Brown Foundation

The James Graham Brown Foundation cultivates progress and civic pride through philanthropic investments that promote the image of Kentucky and Louisville and the well-being of its citizens.

Revenue

$20.5m

Assets

$312.7m

Employees

N/A

EIN

61-0724060

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of Louisville

We are a force for good. As a leader in philanthropy, we connect donors, nonprofits and civic partners to create lasting impact in community.

Revenue

$66.8m

Assets

$397.8m

Employees

EIN

31-0997017

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Jerry E Baker Foundation

The Jerry E Baker Foundation is a private foundation in Bowling Green, KY, which was founded in 1991 and most recently had $8,734,776 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$8.7m

Assets

$22.4m

Employees

N/A

EIN

61-1202660

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Demp Alford Scholarship for Excellence in Food Sciences

Demp Alford Scholarship for Excellence in Food Sciences is a private foundation in Louisville, KY, which was founded in 2018 and most recently had $15,025,000 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$15.0m

Assets

$15.0m

Employees

N/A

EIN

81-4739903

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Metro United Way

Our mission is to improve lives and our community by engaging people to give, advocate and volunteer. Metro United Way's vision is a community whose people achieve their fullest potential through education, financial stability and healthy lives - the bu...

Revenue

$33.6m

Assets

$32.4m

Employees

EIN

61-0444680

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky is a community foundation in Covington, KY whose mission is: To unite resources to raise the quality of life for all people in Northern Kentucky.

Revenue

$13.0m

Assets

$19.6m

Employees

EIN

82-1388190

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Gheens Foundation

Gheens Foundation is a private foundation in Louisville, KY, which was founded in 1959 and most recently had $8,841,783 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$8.8m

Assets

$129.5m

Employees

N/A

EIN

61-6031406

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust

The broad purpose of Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust is to support charitable, educational, scientific, religious, and literary purposes by providing grants to public charities and Catholic affiliated organizations.

Revenue

$49.0m

Assets

$146.5m

Employees

N/A

EIN

39-6786592

IRS type

501(c)(3)

United Way of the Bluegrass

Our mission is powerful: united way of the bluegrass improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. United way of the bluegrass wants to help empower everyone in central Kentucky to live their best lives. We have a big bold goal that 10,0...

Revenue

$5.1m

Assets

$3.1m

Employees

EIN

61-0444679

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Kentucky foundations

Types of foundations in Kentucky

Foundations by major Kentucky cities

Job trends for Kentucky foundations

Sizes of foundations in Kentucky

Directory of foundations in Kentucky

Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF)

James Graham Brown Foundation

Community Foundation of Louisville

The Jerry E Baker Foundation

Demp Alford Scholarship for Excellence in Food Sciences

Metro United Way

Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky

Gheens Foundation

Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust

United Way of the Bluegrass

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