Kentucky · Public charity
Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky
Our vision is every person reached and restored through the love of Christ. Our mission is mobilizing resources by inspiring Biblical generosity
- $367k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 61%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
53% of Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 8 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2024
- $349k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $183,741
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 21
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 61% of the organizations Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $290k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $166k | 38% |
| FY2023 | 18 | $405k | 61% |
| FY2022 | 21 | $544k | 71% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $155k | 73% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $111k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| By The Spirit Ministries Inc | $171,549 | 3 | 16% |
| Christian Student Fellowship Inc | $120,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Young Life | $105,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Hope Initiative Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Lexington Leadership Foundation Inc | $80,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Camp Graves | $62,555 | 2 | 5% |
| Hr Ministries Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Abigail Academy Foundation Inc | $46,450 | 2 | 44% |
| Scarlet Hope Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Hotel Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 1% |
Show all 40 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| By The Spirit Ministries Inc | $171,549 | 3 | 16% |
| Christian Student Fellowship Inc | $120,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Young Life | $105,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Hope Initiative Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Lexington Leadership Foundation Inc | $80,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Camp Graves | $62,555 | 2 | 5% |
| Hr Ministries Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Abigail Academy Foundation Inc | $46,450 | 2 | 44% |
| Scarlet Hope Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Hotel Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Operation Making a Change Incorporated | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lane of Roses Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Lexington Rescue Mission | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Freedom Lake Inc | $24,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Faithful Platform Foundation Inc | $23,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christian Family Media Ministries Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Refuge for Women Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Refuge Bowling Green Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Lonnie Riley Ministries Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Iron Bell Ministries Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Compassionate Justice | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Captivateglobal Inc | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Psalm 823 Mission Inc | $12,139 | 1 | 5% |
| 4Kids a Faith Community Part | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Good News Center Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hope House Ministries Inc | $11,475 | 1 | 1% |
| Arts Alive Ky Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nadus Films Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 52% |
| Sandra Leslie White Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Practical Shepherding Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Blue Grass Christian Camp | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christian Appalachian Project Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Refuge International Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Jubilee Jobs of Lexington Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Building Healthy Relationships LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Open Door of Hope Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| C3 Curbside Community Church Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Purposed Parishes Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Transform Scott County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| New Life Day Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($153k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 30 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc · Kentucky Social Welfare Foundation · The King's Daughters and Sons Foundation of Kentucky Inc · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust
How this is measured
Compare Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky with peer funders
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About Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky
- How much does Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky give?
- Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky reported 9 itemized grants totaling $349,296, out of $366,918 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 21 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (65%), Religion (13%), Public Safety & Disaster (10%).
- Who are Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: By The Spirit Ministries Inc ($172k), Christian Student Fellowship Inc ($120k), Young Life ($105k).
- Does Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 61% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc, The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc.
- Where is Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky based?
- Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky is based in KY.