Kentucky · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in Kentucky

Imperigo has identified 504 funders that made 5,363 grants totaling $375.5M to 485 human services organizations in Kentucky, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Kentucky

Total granted $375.5M
Funders 504
Grants 5,363
Organizations funded 485

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

142. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $230K · through 2024
$595K
156. Baptist Healthcare System Inc
10 grants to 8 organizations · largest $298K · through 2024
$413K
166. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
37 grants to 22 organizations · largest $57K · through 2024
$522K
175. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
26 grants to 17 organizations · largest $81K · through 2025
$435K
187. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $751K · through 2024
$961K
296. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
431 grants to 164 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$19.7M
297. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
203 grants to 62 organizations · largest $261K · through 2024
$5.1M
298. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
213 grants to 81 organizations · largest $684K · through 2024
$8.5M
299. Network for GoodDonor-advised
110 grants to 47 organizations · largest $99K · through 2024
$2.0M
300. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
69 grants to 35 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024
$2.6M
301. The Independent Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
12 grants to 7 organizations · largest $100K · through 2025
$463K
303. Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundDonor-advised
48 grants to 24 organizations · largest $111K · through 2024
$1.0M
304. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
61 grants to 28 organizations · largest $55K · through 2024
$1.0M
305. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
62 grants to 31 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$1.7M
306. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
49 grants to 24 organizations · largest $102K · through 2024
$1.1M
307. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
19 grants to 11 organizations · largest $72K · through 2024
$491K
310. Hospice of the Bluegrass IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.4M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.1M
311. Association of Community Ministries IncRegrantor
25 grants to 5 organizations · largest $603K · through 2024 · 37.9% of their giving
$5.6M
312. the Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Louisville IncRegrantor
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2025 · 99.1% of their giving
$4.1M
313. United Way of the Bluegrass IncRegrantor
69 grants to 19 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 34.3% of their giving
$2.3M
314. National Urban League IncRegrantor
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$10.1M
315. Welcome House IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.6M · through 2023 · 99.4% of their giving
$2.0M
316. Norton Healthcare IncRegrantor
27 grants to 13 organizations · largest $5.0M · through 2024 · 7.3% of their giving
$5.3M
317. Catalytic Development Funding Corp of Northern KentuckyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 60.5% of their giving
$1.0M
318. Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth of America IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $855K · through 2024 · 28.6% of their giving
$855K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 14 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 human services 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 human services funding in Kentucky, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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