Funding · Kentucky · Public benefit
Who funds public benefit in Kentucky
Most of it comes from outside Kentucky: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust alone draws 42% of every public benefit grant dollar in Kentucky.
The short version
- 275 funders gave $30M to 47 public benefit organizations in Kentucky across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 17% of that came from funders also based in Kentucky; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Kentucky is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $5M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust, at $12M.
Largest funders of public benefit in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Kentucky, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Kentucky that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Kentucky
- 1Start with the funders already active in Kentucky
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Kentucky are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Marguerite Casey Foundation. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
83% of public benefit money in Kentucky comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kentucky.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Kentucky?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Kentucky, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Marguerite Casey Foundation. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kentucky from out of state.
- Who is the largest public benefit funder in Kentucky?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to public benefit organizations in Kentucky, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Kentucky?
- $30M reached 47 public benefit organizations in Kentucky, from 275 funders. 17% 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
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.