How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Kentucky?

Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Kentucky, currently Kentucky Assn of Sexual Assault, Communicare Services Inc, Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville. Then look at who funds the mental health 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 mental health in Kentucky?

$29M reached 81 mental health organizations in Kentucky, from 168 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.

Funding · Kentucky · Mental health

Who funds mental health in Kentucky

Mental health funding in Kentucky is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center of The leads, and the money reaches 81 groups. One funder dominates the giving, Kentucky Assn of Sexual Assault, at 50% of the total.

$29M

granted

organizations

84%

from in-state

The short version

168 funders gave $29M to 81 mental 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 mental health in Kentucky is Kentucky Assn of Sexual Assault, at $15M.
The mental health organization drawing the most is Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center of The, at $3M.

Largest funders of mental health in Kentucky

The funders giving the most to mental health organizations in Kentucky, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Kentucky Assn of Sexual Assault$15M 2Communicare Services Inc$3M 3Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville$639k 4The Whas Crusade for Children Inc$567k 5John L and Lucy Lemon Milton Charitable Trust$545k 6Vital Strategies Inc$544k 7The Gibbs Foundation Inc$445k 8Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$437k 9Commonspirit Health$422k 10Federation of Appalachian Housing$386k

Mental health organizations in Kentucky that draw the most

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

71 other mental health organizations$8M

Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center of The$3M Communicare Inc$3M Green River Regional Rape Victim Service$3M Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Inc$2M Pathways Inc$2M Kentucky River Community Care Inc$2M Cumberland River Behavioral Health Inc$2M

How to find mental health funders in Kentucky

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Start with the funders already active in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to mental health in Kentucky are Kentucky Assn of Sexual Assault, Communicare Services Inc, Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville. A funder already writing mental health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the mental 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
16% of mental health money in Kentucky comes from funders elsewhere, so national mental health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kentucky.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mental health nonprofit in Kentucky?: Start with the funders already giving to mental health in Kentucky, currently Kentucky Assn of Sexual Assault, Communicare Services Inc, Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville. Then look at who funds the mental health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kentucky from out of state.
Who is the largest mental health funder in Kentucky?: Kentucky Assn of Sexual Assault gives the most to mental health organizations in Kentucky, $15M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mental health in Kentucky?: $29M reached 81 mental health organizations in Kentucky, from 168 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.