Hudson-Ellis Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation awards $150,000 in Scholarships and Grants in 2022

The Hudson-Ellis Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation awarded $107,000 in grants to 13 charitable organizations for projects that will improve the quality of life…
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Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative announces recipients of $150,000 Better Together grant pool 

Grants awarded to organizations advancing racial equity and closing Black equity gaps in Fayette County  The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative (LBPI), a community-advised committee of…
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Blue Grass Community Foundation Announces
New Board Officers and Board Members

Blue Grass Community Foundation is pleased to announce the election of the following officers of the board for FY23: Chair: Andy Reynolds, COO of BallastVice…
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Digital Access Project will make Fayette County’s property history visible and accessible to all

Coalition announces first effort in Kentucky to digitize historical records of enslaved people dating back to the late 1700s More than 60,000 pages of…
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Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative announces 2022 Grassroots Black Leadership Awards

Progress means change, and the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative is recognizing Black community members who are leading that change with its 2022 Grassroots Black Leadership…
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Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative announces $150,000 Better Together grant pool

Grants will be awarded to organizations advancing racial equity and closing Black equity gaps in Fayette County. The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative (LBPI), a community-advised…
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New York Times Bestselling Author Heather McGhee to speak in Lexington on April 28

McGhee will discuss how racial equity benefits everyone during keynote address and moderated conversation with Renee Shaw Blue Grass Community Foundation, Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative,…
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BGCF365 Awards $25,000 in Grants to Create a Healthier Lexington

To-date Grantmaking Total Reaches $125,000 BGCF365, a giving circle at Blue Grass Community Foundation for emerging philanthropists, awarded five grants totaling $25,000 to nonprofits working…
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Nominations Open for Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative 2022 Grassroots Black Leadership Awards

The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative, a community-advised committee of Blue Grass Community Foundation, is accepting nominations for the 2022 Grassroots Black Leadership Award honorees.
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2021 GoodGiving Challenge raises $2.9 million for nonprofits

11th annual week-long online giving campaign raised a record-breaking amount of money for 179 local nonprofits Lexington, Ky. (December 8, 2021) – The preliminary…
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