EIN 61-6053466

Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
13
Year formed
1967
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
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. Blue Grass Community Foundation is where people go to give—of their passion, money and ideas—to enhance the quality of life in Central and Eastern Kentucky. We help individuals, families, businesses, communities and nonprofit organizations establish charitable funds, guide their resources to support causes they care about, meet community needs and make a difference.
Total revenues
$57,304,796
2022
Total expenses
$21,286,267
2022
Total assets
$187,166,931
2022
Num. employees
13
2022

Program areas at BGCF

Grantmaking the Community Foundation made over 3,000 grants this fiscal year impacting more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations and over 120 scholarship recipients. All grants were made exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational purposes. The Community Foundation currently administers more than 800 charitable funds established to support charitable causes that are important to our donors and their communities.
Community engagement the Community Foundation leads and convenes on key Community issues and projects. We partner with national funders, state and city government and local residents to make our region the most generous, vibrant and engaged place it can be. Examples of our Community engagement efforts include "lexington black prosperity initiative", "goodgiving challenge and "bgcf 365". To learn more about these programs and other leadership and engagement efforts please visit www.bgcf.org/engage.

Grants made by BGCF

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Town Branch ParkTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$524,333
Bank of America Charitable Gift FundTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$441,680
Legacy GreenscapesTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$357,352
...and 289 more grants made totalling $9,960,529

Who funds Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Donahue Family FoundationCharitable Support$1,050,923
John G Heber Scholarship Award XXXXX5004General$322,716
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund (GSPF)Community & Human Services$160,630
...and 18 more grants received totalling $2,175,012

Personnel at BGCF

NameTitleCompensation
Lisa AdkinsPresident + Chief Executive Officer$195,844
Brian DineenSenior Vice President , Finance + Administration$110,223
Scott FitzpatrickVice President , Advancement
Jane HigginsDirector of Community Advancement
Halee CunninghamGeneral Counsel + Director of Planned Giving
...and 15 more key personnel

Financials for BGCF

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$43,476,808
Program services$2,019,463
Investment income and dividends$5,886,454
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$5,922,071
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$57,304,796

Form 990s for BGCF

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-062022-07-11990View PDF
2020-062021-05-18990View PDF
2019-062020-09-03990View PDF
2018-062019-11-15990View PDF
2017-062018-04-10990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 11, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $322,716 from John G Heber Scholarship Award XXXXX5004
April 16, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
February 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
September 30, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
August 2, 2022
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $6,500 from Clark Regional Medical Center Auxiliary
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCommunity foundationsCharities
Issues
Community improvement
Characteristics
Operates donor advised fundsProvides grantsOperates internationallyEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
499 East High St 112
Lexington, KY 40507
Metro area
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Website URL
bgcf.org/ 
Phone
(859) 225-3343
Facebook page
bgcf.org 
Twitter profile
@bgcf 
IRS details
EIN
61-6053466
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1967
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T31: Community Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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