Kentucky · Nonprofit
CIVICLEX INCORPORATED
CIVICLEX INCORPORATED (Kentucky) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,773,662 to it, the largest being BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($669,980). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $915k
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $1.8M
- Net assets
- $633k
What Civiclex Incorporated does
Mission
Civiclex strengthens civic health in lexington, kentucky, by helping our community understand and get involved in local issues, connect with their neighbors and make decisions in a better way.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Civic educationciviclex helps residents gain a clearer understanding of how local government works and how to participate in community decisions. In 2024, the organization partnered with fayette county public schools to teach more than 3,700 students through classroom lessons, teacher training, and civic expos that connected students with local organizations. For adults, civiclex hosted over 50 public workshops on topics such as the city budget and planning, and produced the civiclex weekly, a plain-language newsletter covering city meetings and major local issues. These efforts equipped residents of all ages with the information and confidence to take part in civic life.
$111,105 spentof which $7,000 as grants$395,780 earned by the program35% of program spendingCiviclex strengthens community life by helping people come together across lexington through shared spaces and events. In 2024, our programs brought neighbors, local groups, and city staff together to discuss improvements to parks, safety, and growth. Through more than 100 gatherings, civiclex created opportunities for residents to meet, talk and work together--building relationships and a stronger sense of shared responsibility for the community's future.
$98,565 spent$230,000 earned by the program31% of program spendingCivic transformationciviclex works to strengthen trust and accountability between residents and local government by improving how information is shared and decisions are made. In 2024, the organization partnered with the city of lexington to update public participation processes, including clearer procedures for comment, a digital engagement platform, and new materials that help residents follow local decisions. Through efforts like the urban growth master plan, civiclex helped ensure that long-term development reflects both community priorities and responsible management. The organization also shared its approach with other cities to encourage practical, citizen-focused local governance.
$109,006 spent$277,859 earned by the program34% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $318,676.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $266k to $641k (+141%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
88% of CIVICLEX INCORPORATED’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $20k → $214k.
5 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 50% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CIVICLEX INCORPORATED’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CIVICLEX INCORPORATED leans on a few funders — its largest provides 38% of grant income and the top three 65%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
57% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CIVICLEX INCORPORATED.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 50% · 2018 95% · 2019 57% · 2020 73% · 2021 58% · 2022 45% · 2023 40% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of CIVICLEX INCORPORATED's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
CIVICLEX INCORPORATED draws 71% of its grant income from funders outside Kentucky, across 8 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $880k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CIVICLEX INCORPORATED runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,953 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,953 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like CIVICLEX INCORPORATED
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
59% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CIVICLEX INCORPORATED: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CIVICLEX INCORPORATED?
- CIVICLEX INCORPORATED (Kentucky) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,773,662 to it, the largest being BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($669,980). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CIVICLEX INCORPORATED have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $1,773,662 in grants to CIVICLEX INCORPORATED, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CIVICLEX INCORPORATED?
- BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $669,980 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CIVICLEX INCORPORATED find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kentucky. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 16 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing