Kentucky · Public charity
Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd
Our mission is to organize and host an annual festival for the promotion of the annual kentucky elk hunt draw conducted by the kentucky department of fish and wildlife resources. All proceeds from the festival will be distributed to local nonprofit organizations that support kentucky youth, with a particular emphasis on organizations…
- $274k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 77%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $120k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,642
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 13
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $285k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 77% of the organizations Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd funded were first-time grantees, receiving 91% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $120k | 60% |
| FY2024 | 13 | $220k | 77% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $62k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bardstown | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Idols Aside Ministries Inc | $77,264 | 2 | 6% |
| Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Education Foundation | $30,555 | 1 | 10% |
| Nelson County 4-H Youth Development | $26,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Jackson Purchase Resource Conservation & Development Foundat | $20,190 | 1 | 32% |
| St Joseph Church | $12,955 | 2 | n/a |
| The League of Kentucky Sportsmen I | $12,783 | 2 | 5% |
| Muhlenberg County Board of Education | $11,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Kentucky 4h Foundation Inc | $11,333 | 2 | 0% |
| Spencer County School District | $10,788 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bardstown | $100,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Idols Aside Ministries Inc | $77,264 | 2 | 6% |
| Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Education Foundation | $30,555 | 1 | 10% |
| Nelson County 4-H Youth Development | $26,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Jackson Purchase Resource Conservation & Development Foundat | $20,190 | 1 | 32% |
| St Joseph Church | $12,955 | 2 | n/a |
| The League of Kentucky Sportsmen I | $12,783 | 2 | 5% |
| Muhlenberg County Board of Education | $11,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Kentucky 4h Foundation Inc | $11,333 | 2 | 0% |
| Spencer County School District | $10,788 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Club of Glasgowbarren County | $9,690 | 1 | 0% |
| Casting for Kids Inc | $8,495 | 1 | 3% |
| Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation | $7,651 | 1 | n/a |
| Fern Creek Sportsmen Foundation of Kentucky | $7,642 | 1 | n/a |
| Kentucky Chapter of Scholastic Arch | $7,006 | 1 | n/a |
| Cumberland Co 4h | $6,597 | 1 | n/a |
| St Gregory School | $6,276 | 1 | n/a |
| Jefferson County Public Schools | $6,276 | 1 | n/a |
| Hopkins County Sportsmen and Sports Women Club Inc | $6,092 | 1 | n/a |
| Brandon Scott Mullins Memorial Foundation Inc | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Backcountry Hunters & Anglers | $5,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Kentucky Baptist Convention | $5,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Harrison County Board of Education | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 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.
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About Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd
- How much does Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd give?
- Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd reported 10 itemized grants totaling $119,843, out of $273,601 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 13 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (46%), Religion (21%), Youth Development (13%).
- Who are Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: City of Bardstown ($100k), Idols Aside Ministries Inc ($77k), Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Education Foundation ($31k).
- Does Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 77% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, NRA Foundation Inc, The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc.
- Where is Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd based?
- Kentucky Elk and Outdoor Fest Ltd is based in KY.
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