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Who funds community development in Kentucky
Community development funding in Kentucky is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Mountain Association for Community Economic Development Inc leads, and the money reaches 304 groups.
The short version
- 567 funders gave $217M to 304 community development organizations in Kentucky across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 35% of that came from funders also based in Kentucky; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of community development in Kentucky is Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc, at $13M.
- The community development organization drawing the most is Mountain Association for Community Economic Development Inc, at $24M.
Largest funders of community development in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Kentucky, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Community development organizations in Kentucky that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in Kentucky
- 1Start with the funders already active in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to community development in Kentucky are Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc, National Council on Aging Inc, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development 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
65% of community development money in Kentucky comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kentucky.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Kentucky?
- Start with the funders already giving to community development in Kentucky, currently Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc, National Council on Aging Inc, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kentucky from out of state.
- Who is the largest community development funder in Kentucky?
- Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc gives the most to community development organizations in Kentucky, $13M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in Kentucky?
- $217M reached 304 community development organizations in Kentucky, from 567 funders. 35% 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.