Funding · Kentucky · Arts and culture
Who funds arts and culture in Kentucky
Arts and culture funding in Kentucky is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Kentucky Educational Television Foundation Inc leads, and the money reaches 510 groups.
The short version
- 935 funders gave $381M to 510 arts and culture organizations in Kentucky across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 72% of that came from funders also based in Kentucky; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of arts and culture in Kentucky is The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, at $48M.
- The arts and culture organization drawing the most is Kentucky Educational Television Foundation Inc, at $35M.
Largest funders of arts and culture in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in Kentucky, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Arts and culture organizations in Kentucky that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find arts and culture funders in Kentucky
- 1Start with the funders already active in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in Kentucky are The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, Commonwealth Fund for Ket Inc, Fund for the Arts Inc. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
28% of arts and culture money in Kentucky comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kentucky.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Kentucky?
- Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Kentucky, currently The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, Commonwealth Fund for Ket Inc, Fund for the Arts Inc. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kentucky from out of state.
- Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Kentucky?
- The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Kentucky, $48M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Kentucky?
- $381M reached 510 arts and culture organizations in Kentucky, from 935 funders. 72% came from funders also based in Kentucky.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.