Funding · Kentucky · Employment
Who funds employment in Kentucky
$146M reached 131 employment organizations in Kentucky, from 334 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 334 funders gave $146M to 131 employment organizations in Kentucky across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 58% of that came from funders also based in Kentucky; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of employment in Kentucky is Goodwill Industries International Inc, at $23M.
- The employment organization drawing the most is Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Inc, at $42M.
Largest funders of employment in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to employment organizations in Kentucky, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Employment organizations in Kentucky that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find employment funders in Kentucky
- 1Start with the funders already active in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to employment in Kentucky are Goodwill Industries International Inc, Communicare Inc, Northern Kentucky Area Development District. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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
42% of employment money in Kentucky comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kentucky.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Kentucky?
- Start with the funders already giving to employment in Kentucky, currently Goodwill Industries International Inc, Communicare Inc, Northern Kentucky Area Development District. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kentucky from out of state.
- Who is the largest employment funder in Kentucky?
- Goodwill Industries International Inc gives the most to employment organizations in Kentucky, $23M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to employment in Kentucky?
- $146M reached 131 employment organizations in Kentucky, from 334 funders. 58% 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.