Funding · Kentucky · Food and agriculture
Who funds food and agriculture in Kentucky
Kentucky's food and agriculture organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.
The short version
- 1,097 funders gave $146M to 249 food and agriculture organizations in Kentucky across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 30% of that came from funders also based in Kentucky; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of food and agriculture in Kentucky is Feeding America, at $22M.
- The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is Dare to Care Inc, at $26M.
Largest funders of food and agriculture in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture organizations in Kentucky, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Food and agriculture organizations in Kentucky that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find food and agriculture funders in Kentucky
- 1Start with the funders already active in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in Kentucky are Feeding America, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Lift a Life Foundation Inc. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture 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
70% of food and agriculture money in Kentucky comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kentucky.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Kentucky?
- Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Kentucky, currently Feeding America, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Lift a Life Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kentucky from out of state.
- Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in Kentucky?
- Feeding America gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Kentucky, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Kentucky?
- $146M reached 249 food and agriculture organizations in Kentucky, from 1,097 funders. 30% 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.