Kentucky · Grantmakers

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 2 of 4

26. Pure Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $346K · through 2022
$515K
27. Hope 4 All
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 8.2% of their giving
$20K
28. Legacytree Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2025 · 1.5% of their giving
$90K
29. Cody Jones Ministries
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2024 · 8.8% of their giving
$11K
30. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $510K · through 2025
$1.5M
31. Maranatha Christian Center
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2020 · 3.4% of their giving
$25K
32. The Twin Cities Christian Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2024 · 14.7% of their giving
$5K
33. Steer Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $28K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$64K
34. The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024
$55K
35. The US Charitable Gift Trust
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $438K · through 2024
$737K
36. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $374K · through 2024
$918K
37. The Libertore Fund for Children Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2020 · 1.3% of their giving
$20K
38. Jack Harlow Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$9K
39. Mary Cross Tippmann Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$100K
40. Christian Community Foundation Inc
12 grants to 6 organizations · largest $170K · through 2024
$386K
41. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2022
$75K
42. Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2024
$100K
43. United Charitable
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $69K · through 2020
$69K
44. Freewill Impact Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $49K · through 2024
$49K
45. Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $232K · through 2022
$232K
46. Dayton Foundation Plus Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$150K
47. Dayton Foundation Depository
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024
$123K
48. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
16 grants to 5 organizations · largest $46K · through 2024
$314K
49. Hillsdale County Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2024
$21K
50. Florida K of C Charities Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $19K · through 2021
$19K

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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