Mission
ESTABLISHED IN 1967, BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION BY INCREASING CHARITABLE GIVING AND LEADING ON CRITICAL COMMUNITY ISSUES.
Community Foundation
BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC, of LEXINGTON, KY, is a Community Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $64.3M in revenue, $34.0M in expenses, $296.2M in total assets. 92 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.1M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 616053466
LEXINGTON, KY
Community Foundations
NTEE: T31
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$64.3M
Total Expenses$34.0M
Total Assets$296.2M
Grant Records92
Funding Total$9.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc
How Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$93
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $93 for programs
$82
Grantmaking the community foundation made over 3,000 grants this fiscal year impacting more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations and over 120 scholarship recipients
$11
Community engagement the community foundation leads and convenes on key community issues and projects
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Education Grant
$570,042
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$477,500
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$455,000
Education Grant
$444,427
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$288,800
Showing up to 5 of 92 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PAST BOARD CHAIR
Andy Reynolds
DIRECTOR
Anthony B Thompson
DIRECTOR
Art Salomon
DIRECTOR
B Blanton Coates Jr
VICE CHAIR
Bill Alverson
VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRA
Brian Dineen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $64.3M | $34.0M | $296.2M |
| 2024 | $45.1M | $33.4M | $253.0M |
| 2023 | $57.2M | $27.9M | $223.4M |
| 2022 | $57.3M | $21.3M | $187.2M |
| 2021 | $32.9M | $20.5M | $180.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $32.9M to $64.3M (+95%), with total assets most recently reported at $296.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.