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Foundations That Fund Religion in Kentucky

Imperigo has identified 181 funders that made 1,487 grants totaling $224.7M to 177 religion organizations in Kentucky, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in Kentucky

Total granted $224.7M
Funders 181
Grants 1,487
Organizations funded 177

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Catholic Charities of Louisville Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $32.5M · through 2024 · 68.2% of their giving
$64.4M
2. Louisville Water Foundation
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $600K · through 2024 · 75.0% of their giving
$2.7M
3. Pillar and Ground of Truth Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.2M · through 2022 · 99.8% of their giving
$2.5M
4. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
270 grants to 71 organizations · largest $3.9M · through 2024
$38.4M
5. The Signatry Charitable Trust
5 grants to 5 organizations · largest $9.2M · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$9.2M
6. Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2023 · 1.7% of their giving
$2.2M
7. Knights of Columbus Council 2459
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $46K · through 2024 · 31.3% of their giving
$171K
8. Mayfield Graves County Tornado Relief Fund Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 13.5% of their giving
$243K
9. Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc
39 grants to 15 organizations · largest $314K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.8M
10. Metro United Way Inc
20 grants to 5 organizations · largest $158K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$914K
11. Kentucky Christian Foundation Inc National Christian Foundation Kentucky
12 grants to 9 organizations · largest $124K · through 2024 · 7.4% of their giving
$291K
12. Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $206K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$411K
13. Anabaptist Foundation
18 grants to 3 organizations · largest $261K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$1.8M
14. The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc
14 grants to 9 organizations · largest $700K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$892K
15. Tyndale House Ministries
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $97K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$492K
16. The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc
54 grants to 21 organizations · largest $122K · through 2024
$1.6M
17. Catch-22 Foundation C/O Michael S Matheny Trustee
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2023 · 12.6% of their giving
$60K
18. Impact Baseball Club Nfp AKA
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$30K
19. The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc
47 grants to 22 organizations · largest $73K · through 2024
$766K
20. Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc
30 grants to 11 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023 · 1.6% of their giving
$320K
21. Community Foundation of West Kyinc
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $131K · through 2024
$299K
22. Brake Ministries International
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2022 · 66.7% of their giving
$12K
23. Ambassador Trust Corp
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K
24. Coalition for Public Safety
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2020 · 2.0% of their giving
$100K
25. Kentucky Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K

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

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