Grants and funding in Kentucky

4,449 foundations reported granting into Kentucky on their most recent IRS filings: 16,340 itemized grants worth $2.4B between them. On top of that, twelve live grant programs and sixty-one contract opportunities are specific to Kentucky, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state

4,449

of 129,000+ funders on file

in itemized grants into the state

$2.4B

across 16,340 grants on IRS filings

live grants specific to Kentucky

12

of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide

community lenders serving the state

42

of 480+ CDFIs on file

Who gives the most into Kentucky

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Kentucky on their most recent filings.

Who the Kentucky-specific grants are for

Of the twelve live grant programs specific to Kentucky, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. five more are open to any organization type.

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The lenders almost nobody checks

Forty-two community development lenders serve Kentucky: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.