Likely funders for youth programs in Kentucky
200 foundations gave to youth programs in Kentucky in tax years 2024–2025: $6,612,733 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Kentucky has 88 small youth programs nonprofits.
195 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 483 gifts to youth programs in Kentucky in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to youth programs in Kentucky was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 82 of 200 foundations funding youth programs in Kentucky accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to youth programs in Kentucky
- Louisville 73 foundations · 59 nonprofits
- Lexington 25 foundations · 24 nonprofits
More cities
- Bowling Green 7 foundations
- Maysville 7 foundations
- Frankfort 6 foundations
- Prospect 6 foundations
- Nicholasville 4 foundations
- Covington 3 foundations
- Harlan 3 foundations
- Hazard 3 foundations
- Henderson 3 foundations
- Hopkinsville 3 foundations
- Manchester 3 foundations
- Murray 3 foundations
- Owensboro 3 foundations
- Union 3 foundations
- Versailles 3 foundations
Types of youth programs funded in Kentucky
- Youth development 49 foundations · 68 nonprofits
- Youth centers & clubs 17 foundations · 13 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Kentucky
- Funders that accept applications 82 funders
- Small-grant funders 135 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 youth programs in Kentucky?
$7,500, 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?
17 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.