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Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc

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$358k
Granted FY2022
17
Itemized grants FY2022
17
Organizations funded FY2022
0%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Itemized, FY2022
$271k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2022
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2022
$87,000
Organizations funded a year
16 to 47
FY2017 to FY2022
Total assets, FY2022
$6k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 0% of the organizations Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionCivil RightsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202217$271k0%
FY202116$198k0%
FY202039$382k5%
FY201947$368k19%
FY201837$355k19%
FY201735$376kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Health$784kHuman Services$422kCrime & Legal$214kEducation$156kArts & Culture$114kFood & Nutrition$110kYouth Development$76kRecreation & Sports$59kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 53 grantees
All grantees of Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Baptist Health Foundation Lexington Inc$421,000617%
Makenna Foundation Inc$134,000678%
The Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass Inc$112,50062%
Child Development Centers of the Bluegrass Inc$106,00060%
God's Pantry Food Bank Inc$105,00050%
Center for Women Children and Families Inc$95,00062%
Baby Health Services Inc$70,00066%
Casa of Lexington Inc$66,00062%
Growing Together Preschool Inc$56,19061%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass Inc$53,50052%
Kore Academy Inc$50,50062%
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope Inc$47,50061%
Lexington Leadership Foundation Inc$45,90051%
Visually Imparied Preschool Services Inc$45,50040%
Kentucky Easter Seal Society Inc Dba Easterseals Bluegrass$36,50060%
Toy Chest Corporation$35,0005n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc$34,50061%
Gateway Juvenile Diversion Project Inc$31,70050%
Wilderness Trace Child Development Cente Corporation$30,0004n/a
Life Adventure Center Inc$28,50231%
Chrysalis House Inc$27,00050%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Lexington Kentucky$25,00030%
Jarrett's Joy Cart Inc$23,000410%
Lexington Children's Theatre Inc$19,00040%
All God's Children Inc$17,50031%
Carnegie Literacy Center Inc Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning$17,50041%
Horsin' Around Camp Inc$15,00032%
Junior Achievement USA$14,78020%
The Salvation Army$13,2003n/a
Girls on the Run Central Kentucky Corporation$12,75042%
Down Syndrome Association of Central Kentucky Inc$12,70042%
The Living Arts & Science Center Inc$12,50021%
The Foster Care Council of Lexky Inc$12,00043%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & In$10,00020%
Project Camp Inc$10,00010%
Lexington Children's Museum$10,00021%
Sweet Blessings Inc$10,0002n/a
Explorium of Lexington$9,0002n/a
Rockcastle Hospital & Respiratory Care Center Inc$8,00010%
Steps and Strides Equestrian Services$7,5002n/a
Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council Inc$7,00030%
Arbor Youth Services Inc$6,80030%
Scott County Hospitality House Inc$5,68042%
Allegro Dance Project Inc$5,2003n/a
Feed Fayette Eating Education and F$5,0001n/a
The Dream Factory Inc - Headquarters$5,0001n/a
Newsong Counseling Center Inc$4,16031%
Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra Society Inc$4,00021%
Newton's Attic$3,5001n/a
Casa of the Wilderness Trail Inc$3,50022%
Newton's Attic Inc$3,50011%
Hands and Voices of Kentucky Inc$2,50013%
Kids Cancer Alliance Inc$2,50010%

Where it is load-bearing

Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 43 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBaptist Health Foundation Lexington Inc: $421,000 over 6y, 17% of budgetMakenna Foundation Inc: $134,000 over 6y, 78% of budgetThe Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass Inc: $112,500 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetChild Development Centers of the Bluegrass Inc: $106,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetGod's Pantry Food Bank Inc: $105,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Women Children and Families Inc: $95,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetBaby Health Services Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 6.0% of budgetCasa of Lexington Inc: $66,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetGrowing Together Preschool Inc: $56,190 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass Inc: $53,500 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetKore Academy Inc: $50,500 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetCentral Kentucky Riding for Hope Inc: $47,500 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetLexington Leadership Foundation Inc: $45,900 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetVisually Imparied Preschool Services Inc: $45,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetKentucky Easter Seal Society Inc Dba Easterseals Bluegrass: $36,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc: $34,500 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetGateway Juvenile Diversion Project Inc: $31,700 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetLife Adventure Center Inc: $28,502 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetChrysalis House Inc: $27,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Lexington Kentucky: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJarrett's Joy Cart Inc: $23,000 over 4y, 9.8% of budgetLexington Children's Theatre Inc: $19,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetAll God's Children Inc: $17,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCarnegie Literacy Center Inc Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning: $17,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetHorsin' Around Camp Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetJunior Achievement USA: $14,780 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGirls on the Run Central Kentucky Corporation: $12,750 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetDown Syndrome Association of Central Kentucky Inc: $12,700 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetThe Living Arts & Science Center Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Foster Care Council of Lexky Inc: $12,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & In: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Camp Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLexington Children's Museum: $10,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetRockcastle Hospital & Respiratory Care Center Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council Inc: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetArbor Youth Services Inc: $6,800 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetScott County Hospitality House Inc: $5,680 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetNewsong Counseling Center Inc: $4,160 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetCentral Kentucky Youth Orchestra Society Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCasa of the Wilderness Trail Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetNewton's Attic Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHands and Voices of Kentucky Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetKids Cancer Alliance Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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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.

Blue Grass Community Foundation IncKY63.7× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · United Way of the Bluegrass Inc · The Whas Crusade for Children Inc · American Water Charitable Foundationinc · LG&E and Ku Foundation Inc · Keeneland Foundation Inc · The Copia Foundation Inc · The King's Daughters and Sons Foundation of Kentucky Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · Elhapa Foundation Inc · Nisource Charitable Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc

How much does Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc give?
Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc reported 17 itemized grants totaling $271,000, out of $358,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 47 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
What does Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Health (40%), Human Services (22%), Crime & Legal (11%).
Who are Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Baptist Health Foundation Lexington Inc ($421k), Makenna Foundation Inc ($134k), The Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass Inc ($113k).
Does Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc, United Way of the Bluegrass Inc.
Where is Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc based?
Children's Charity Fund of the Bluegrass Inc is based in KY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 53 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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