Who funds health in Kentucky
It is overwhelmingly local money: 84% comes from funders based in Kentucky. One funder dominates the giving, Baptist Healthcare System Inc, at 37% of the total.
The short version
- 1,757 funders gave $1.8B to 781 health organizations in Kentucky across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 84% of that came from funders also based in Kentucky; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of health in Kentucky is Baptist Healthcare System Inc, at $673M.
- The health organization drawing the most is Baptist Health Medical Group Inc, at $694M.
Largest funders of health in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to health organizations in Kentucky, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Health organizations in Kentucky that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find health funders in Kentucky
- 1Start with the funders already active in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to health in Kentucky are Baptist Healthcare System Inc, The Children's Hospital Foundation Inc, Cumberland Family Medical Center Inc. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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
16% of health money in Kentucky comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kentucky.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Kentucky?
- Start with the funders already giving to health in Kentucky, currently Baptist Healthcare System Inc, The Children's Hospital Foundation Inc, Cumberland Family Medical Center Inc. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kentucky from out of state.
- Who is the largest health funder in Kentucky?
- Baptist Healthcare System Inc gives the most to health organizations in Kentucky, $673M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to health in Kentucky?
- $1.8B reached 781 health organizations in Kentucky, from 1,757 funders. 84% 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.