Kentucky · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Kentucky

Imperigo has identified 669 funders that made 5,170 grants totaling $567.9M to 423 education organizations in Kentucky, with a median grant of $21K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Kentucky

Total granted $567.9M
Funders 669
Grants 5,170
Organizations funded 423

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Immaculata Classical Academy Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $180K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$180K
52. California Grape Rootstock Research Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $79K · through 2025 · 16.0% of their giving
$213K
53. Mayfield Graves County Tornado Relief Fund Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2025 · 13.7% of their giving
$246K
54. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $5.0M · through 2024
$5.1M
55. Community Foundation of West Kyinc
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $515K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$1.0M
56. Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Inc
12 grants to 7 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 7.7% of their giving
$425K
57. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
171 grants to 51 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024
$17.9M
58. The Oklahoma United Methodist Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $81K · through 2024 · 9.6% of their giving
$278K
59. Advocates for Catholic Education & Organizations
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $45K · through 2024 · 14.1% of their giving
$176K
60. Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $976K · through 2023 · 1.4% of their giving
$1.7M
61. National Writing Project Corporation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $424K · through 2022 · 4.4% of their giving
$514K
69. Institute of International Education Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $640K · through 2024
$2.2M
70. Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$1.0M
73. United Way of Greater Cincinnati
23 grants to 4 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$1.7M
75. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
21 grants to 2 organizations · largest $323K · through 2023
$3.3M
103. Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $965K · through 2022
$995K
105. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
35 grants to 34 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$1.0M
111. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
15 grants to 7 organizations · largest $2.5M · through 2024
$6.2M
118. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc
58 grants to 19 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$913K
139. Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
12 grants to 5 organizations · largest $580K · through 2025
$955K
143. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
47 grants to 15 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024
$907K
151. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
49 grants to 15 organizations · largest $64K · through 2025
$763K
158. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
27 grants to 12 organizations · largest $275K · through 2025
$1.4M
159. Charities Aid Foundation America
82 grants to 40 organizations · largest $171K · through 2024
$1.3M
171. The Chicago Community Trust
22 grants to 8 organizations · largest $598K · through 2024
$2.2M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education work in Kentucky, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 17 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering education work, with an address in Kentucky. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable education funding in Kentucky, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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