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, Freedom Together Foundation, Community Ventures Corporation. 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.

How much grant money goes to community development in Kentucky?

$58M reached 139 community development organizations in Kentucky, from 279 funders. 39% 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.

Funding · Kentucky · Community development

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 leads, and the money reaches 139 groups.

$58M

granted

139

organizations

39%

from in-state

The short version

279 funders gave $58M to 139 community development organizations in Kentucky across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
39% 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, at $6M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Mountain Association for Community, at $6M.

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.

1Greater Cincinnati Convention And$6M 2Freedom Together Foundation$4M 3Community Ventures Corporation$4M 4Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation$2M 5The Jockey Club$2M 6United Way of Southern Kentucky Inc$2M 7Norton Healthcare Inc$1M 8Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Inc$1M 9Great Lakes Community Action Partnership$1M 10James Graham Brown Foundation Inc$1M

Community development organizations in Kentucky that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

129 other community development organizations$24M

Mountain Association for Community$6M Cincinnati Regional Tourism Network$6M Community Ventures Corporation$5M West End Opportunity Partnership$5M Kentucky Civic Engagement Table$3M The Greater Louisville Workforce$2M Horseracing Integrity and Safety$2M Catalytic Development Funding Corp Of$2M Wrote Inc$2M

How to find community development funders in Kentucky

1
Start with the funders already active in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to community development in Kentucky are Greater Cincinnati Convention And, Freedom Together Foundation, Community Ventures Corporation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
61% 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, Freedom Together Foundation, Community Ventures Corporation. 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 gives the most to community development organizations in Kentucky, $6M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Kentucky?: $58M reached 139 community development organizations in Kentucky, from 279 funders. 39% 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.