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Foundations & grantmakers in Kentucky

1,146 private foundations based in Kentucky, sorted by size. Local funders frequently prioritize organizations in their own communities — a strong place for Kentucky nonprofits to start.

Habdank Foundation

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.4M in assets

Ken Towery Family Foundation

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.4M in assets

Le Foundation

Elizabethtown, KYEducation $1.4M in assets

Mark E Thompson And Janet M Thompson Charitable Tr

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.4M in assets

Wrather And Belcher Fund Inc

Murray, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.4M in assets

National Society Of Arts And Letters Nicholson Nielsen Trust Fu

Lexington, KY $1.4M in assets

Jedra Charitable Foundation Inc

Lexington, KY $1.4M in assets

Caldwell County Scholarship Foundation Incorporated

Princeton, KYEducation $1.4M in assets

The Jones Educational Foundation Inc

Somerset, KYEducation $1.4M in assets

Burnette Fam Charitable Foundation Inc

Maysville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.4M in assets

Frederich Wuetherich Family Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.4M in assets

Schaeffer Foundation Inc

Shelbyville, KYReligion-Related $1.4M in assets

Mark And Carlisle V Mayer Family Foundation Inc

Winchester, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.4M in assets

National Council For Preservation Education

Lexington, KY $1.3M in assets

Mercy Foundation Inc

Florence, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.3M in assets

William S Haggard And Jean Haggard Charitable Foundation

Louisville, KY $1.3M in assets

Browning-Vanmeter Family Foundation Inc

Lexington, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.3M in assets

Robert B & Helen P Jewell

Lexington, KY $1.3M in assets

Patrick Calhoun Jr Charitable T Trust

Louisville, KY $1.3M in assets

Capricorn Foundation Charitable Trust

Louisville, KY $1.3M in assets

Eleanor Terry Norfleet Charitable Tr

Lexington, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.3M in assets

Selah Foundation Inc

Elizabethtown, KYEducation $1.3M in assets

Lloyd F Schmitz Char Tr Ua 10122001 Fbo Peters United Methodist Church

Louisville, KYReligion-Related $1.3M in assets

David And Linda Holt Family Foundation Inc

Villa Hills, KYEducation $1.3M in assets

Robert And Faye Thieneman Family Foundation Inc

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.2M in assets

Samuel H Klein Family Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY $1.2M in assets

Kincaid Foundation Inc

Lexington, KY $1.2M in assets

Hearts In Mind Inc

Paris, KYEducation $1.2M in assets

Gv Kentucky Foundation Inc

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.2M in assets

Lyndon And Helen M Schmid Charitable Foundation Inc

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.2M in assets

Grant County Schools Education Foundation

Williamstown, KYEducation $1.2M in assets

Devou Good Project Inc

Covington, KYHuman Services $1.2M in assets

First African Kanisa Apartments Inc

Lexington, KYHousing & Shelter $1.2M in assets

Ronald P Cook Perpetual Charitable Tr

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.2M in assets

C Michael Davenport Chapelcharities Foundation

Frankfort, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.2M in assets

Brown-Pusey House Inc

Elizabethtown, KY $1.2M in assets

The Dr William Kenney Tr Fund

Louisville, KY $1.2M in assets

Trim Masters Charitable Foundation Inc

Danville, KYYouth Development $1.2M in assets

Shetome Corp

Lexington, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.2M in assets

Lucia Foundation

Lakeside Park, KY $1.2M in assets

Rosegate Foundation Inc

Falmouth, KYEducation $1.2M in assets

Nettie Gertrude Brown Marohn Test Charitable Tr

Morgantown, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

Glen Frieda And John Wells Education Fund

Hartford, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

The Kentucky Home For The Aged And Infirm Deaf Inc

Danville, KYHousing & Shelter $1.1M in assets

National Cave Museum Inc

Park City, KYArts, Culture & Humanities $1.1M in assets

Doligale Family Charitable Foundaton

Prospect, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

Gayla S Harris & Kenneth M Bielak Charitable Tr

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

Bader Family Charitable Trust

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

Sallie Taylor Faris And A Burton Faris Jr Memorial Trust Fund

Lexington, KY $1.1M in assets

Young Family Charitable Trust

Central City, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

Kathryn J Hodges Charitable Tr

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

Agnes Masonis Charitable Remainder Trust

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

Booth Family Foundation

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

P 4 P Foundation

Newport, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.1M in assets

Newport Millennium Housing Corporation Iv

Newport, KYHousing & Shelter $1.1M in assets

Turrell Foundation

Louisville, KY $1.1M in assets

Gordon Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY $1.1M in assets

Rick Keller Memorial Foundation Inc

Louisville, KYHealth Care $1.1M in assets

Mccall Foundation

Louisville, KYPhilanthropy & Grantmaking $1.0M in assets

Somerset Foundation Inc

Somerset, KYHuman Services $1.0M in assets

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