More than $110,000 has been awarded to Fayette County public middle and high school STEM-related projects benefitting girls and minority students, thanks to an anonymous donor who established the 3.14 Going Forward Fund at BGCF in 2018. With COVID-19 disrupting the 2019-20 school year, the original plans that Gary DeBorde,… Read More
A collaborative effort of Blue Grass Community Foundation + Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky With Kentucky’s eastern and Appalachian counties in distress following historic flooding in early March, Blue Grass Community Foundation was one of nine organizations that swiftly united to form a large-scale fundraising and relief effort. Thanks to donations from BGCF fundholders,… Read More
Chris Schimmoeller and Joel Dufour may live off the grid, but they are integrally connected to their community. “I grew up without a telephone, television or running water. We heated with wood and hauled our water up the hill from a spring. But I had love, the outdoors and lots… Read More
2020 was a challenging year, particularly for our local nonprofit organizations. The rising need for critical services combined with the uncertainty of the economy has stretched many nonprofit organizations thin. That’s where the Clark County community stepped in. In the one-week time frame of the 2020 GoodGiving Challenge, Clark countians,… Read More
With Kentucky’s Appalachian counties in distress following historic floods, nine organizations united to form a large-scale fundraising effort anchored by a telethon at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 8, to be broadcast by CBS affiliates WKYT in Lexington and WYMT in Hazard. Soon after rainfall… Read More
The Clark County Community Foundation, in conjunction with an anonymous Clark County donor, is pleased to announce a grant of $240,000 to Clark County Public Schools to provide food and basic necessities to pre-school through 6th grade students and families in need. The donation will be divided equally among the… Read More
No one knows a community better than the people who call it home. That’s what makes local community funds so effective—they leverage this knowledge to make tangible differences in the lives of their neighbors. Thanks to the generosity of everyone who supported the Frankfort/Franklin County Community COVID Relief Fund, more… Read More
The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative, a community-advised committee of Blue Grass Community Foundation, in partnership with the Center for Healing Racial Trauma, announces free Racial Healing Circles for members of the Black community. These free six-week online sessions will allow Black community members to discuss racial identity development,… Read More
The Harrison County Community Fund, a component fund of Blue Grass Community Foundation, is issuing a $5,000 challenge match to the community: all donations to the Harrison County Community Fund made through February 5 will be matched dollar for dollar, with proceeds going to provide relief to qualifying downtown… Read More
The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative, a community-advised committee of Blue Grass Community Foundation, has announced the first class of Grassroots Leadership Award honorees. With this award, the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative seeks to recognize and invest in individuals who are on the frontlines leading the vital work of… Read More