Likely funders for animal shelters in Kentucky
256 foundations gave to animal shelters in Kentucky in tax years 2024–2025: $1,907,546 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Kentucky has 125 small animal welfare nonprofits.
251 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 732 gifts to animal shelters in Kentucky in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to animal shelters in Kentucky was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 95 of 256 foundations funding animal shelters in Kentucky accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to animal shelters in Kentucky
- Louisville 76 foundations · 46 nonprofits
- Lexington 48 foundations · 28 nonprofits
- Covington 18 foundations · 5 nonprofits
More cities
- Georgetown 19 foundations
- De Mossville 9 foundations
- Leitchfield 8 foundations
- Mount Washington 8 foundations
- Nicholasville 8 foundations
- Russellville 7 foundations
- Versailles 7 foundations
- Paris 6 foundations
- Shelbyville 6 foundations
- Bowling Green 5 foundations
- Madisonville 5 foundations
- Owensboro 5 foundations
- Richmond 5 foundations
- Ashland 4 foundations
- Boston 4 foundations
- Cynthiana 4 foundations
- Henderson 4 foundations
- La Grange 4 foundations
- Danville 3 foundations
- Falmouth 3 foundations
- Fort Mitchell 3 foundations
- Fort Thomas 3 foundations
- Frankfort 3 foundations
- Glasgow 3 foundations
- Louisa 3 foundations
- Mount Sterling 3 foundations
- Newport 3 foundations
- Prestonsburg 3 foundations
- Vine Grove 3 foundations
Types of animal welfare funded in Kentucky
- Animal shelters & rescue 150 foundations · 201 nonprofits
- Wildlife 16 foundations · 16 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Kentucky
- Funders that accept applications 95 funders
- Small-grant funders 181 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Kentucky 269 foundations · 74 take applications
What is a typical grant to animal shelters in Kentucky?
$5,000, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
12 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.