Kentucky · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Food, Agriculture & Nutrition in Kentucky

Imperigo has identified 142 funders that made 628 grants totaling $38.6M to 66 food, agriculture & nutrition organizations in Kentucky, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Funding in Kentucky

Total granted $38.6M
Funders 142
Grants 628
Organizations funded 66

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Kentucky Tourism Arts and Heritage Fou
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.0M
2. Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Foundation
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $145K · through 2024 · 72.9% of their giving
$903K
3. United Way of Central Kentucky Inc
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 18.5% of their giving
$532K
4. Oxmoor Cemetery C/O James H Couch
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $51K · through 2024 · 16.9% of their giving
$256K
5. Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc
36 grants to 15 organizations · largest $317K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$1.7M
6. The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc
39 grants to 11 organizations · largest $281K · through 2024
$2.1M
7. Central Kentucky Community Foundation Inc
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $29K · through 2024 · 4.4% of their giving
$182K
8. Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $330K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$630K
9. National Farmers Union Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$122K
10. United Way of Franklin County
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $20K · through 2020 · 11.6% of their giving
$56K
11. Bourbon Charity
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2023 · 8.9% of their giving
$72K
12. Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc
31 grants to 15 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023 · 1.8% of their giving
$344K
13. Metro United Way Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $88K · through 2023 · 1.2% of their giving
$433K
14. Kentucky Cattlemen's Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $81K · through 2023 · 3.9% of their giving
$81K
15. Ohio Valley United Charities Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$55K
16. Kentucky Pork Producers Assoc Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$15K
17. The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $130K · through 2024
$541K
18. Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024
$400K
19. The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc
19 grants to 8 organizations · largest $56K · through 2024
$323K
20. United Way of Southern Kentucky Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $32K · through 2023 · 1.2% of their giving
$115K
21. Inland Empire Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2020
$265K
22. Jeffies Choice Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$10K
23. The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $86K · through 2021
$188K
24. Washington County Community Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$38K
25. Louisville Water Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2021 · 1.1% of their giving
$40K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to food, agriculture & nutrition 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. 11 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 food, agriculture & nutrition 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 food, agriculture & nutrition funding in Kentucky, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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