Kentucky · Nonprofit
LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC
LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,505 to it, the largest being AMERICAN WATER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONINC ($9,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $123k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $13k
- Net assets
- $9k
What Lift Up Lexington Inc does
Mission
Operation Secret Santa delivers Christmas magic by meeting families exactly where they are; right at their doorstep. Our mission is to remove all barriers to access by providing gifts food and essential support directly to households across Central Kentucky. Through community-powered generosity and hands-on service we ensure every family feels seen supported and celebrated.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
In 2024 the organization served approximately 2,700 families and more than 7,000 children across Central Kentucky. Families were nominated by schools social workers and community partners with no application fees income documentation or early cut-off dates required. Volunteers assembled and delivered individualized gift packages and food boxes ensuring dignity accessibility and reduced transportation barriers for families who might otherwise go without holiday support.
$184,175 spent100% of program spendingDuring the reporting year more than 1,200 volunteers participated in gift sorting bike assembly food box preparation and doorstep deliveries. The organization leveraged significant in-kind donations including toys bicycles food and logistical support allowing donated funds to be maximized for direct program impact.
$0 spent0% of program spendingAs part of its holiday programming Operation Secret Santa distributes bicycles and safety equipment to children lacking access to reliable transportation or recreational opportunities. In 2024 the organization refurbished and distributed approximately 300 bicycles and helmets prioritizing children identified by partner agencies as having the greatest need.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $184,175.
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.
Chief executive
Katie Keys
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC’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
LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“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.
Where its funders are
LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC draws 81% of its grant income from funders outside Kentucky, across 3 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $13k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC: 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 LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC?
- LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $12,505 to it, the largest being AMERICAN WATER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONINC ($9,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $12,505 in grants to LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC?
- AMERICAN WATER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONINC is the largest funder on record, with $9,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LIFT UP LEXINGTON INC 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 FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 3 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing