Tenth annual week-long online giving campaign raised a record-breaking amount of money for 126 nonprofits The preliminary numbers are in for the GoodGiving Challenge, and they reveal that $2.39 million was raised for 126 local nonprofits during the record-breaking, week-long online giving campaign that launched on Giving Tuesday. Hosted… Read More
When the Rowan County Community Fund advisory board learned 45 Rowan County students did not have a computer to use for virtual learning, the fund awarded a $9,000 grant to Rowan County Public Schools to purchase Chromebooks. “Your generous contribution has made a difficult situation much easier for these students,”… Read More
For the past 16 years, Magoffin County Community Day has been a celebration of fellowship with lively music and good food, but it has also been instrumental in helping Magoffin County’s local nonprofits and civic groups raise the funds for all the good things they do for the community. Because… Read More
The Woodford County Community Fund is pleased to welcome three new members to its board of advisors: Dan Rosenberg, president of Rosenberg Thoroughbred Consulting; Jonathan Rouse, attorney; and Debbie O’Connor, co-owner of Amsden Bourbon Bar. “We are thrilled to add these three amazing individuals to our Woodford County board,” said… Read More
Once again, the Clark County Community Foundation advisory board will incentivize giving to the Clark County nonprofits participating in the GoodGiving Challenge by providing a dollar-for-dollar match of up to $10,000 for each organization. With 25 Clark County nonprofits participating in the Challenge in 2020, $250,000 from the Clark County… Read More
As downtown Cynthiana reopened, the Harrison County Community Fund quickly mobilized to establish a fund to aid small businesses. By partnering with the Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK) at the University of Kentucky, Cynthiana Main Street and the mayor of Cynthiana, the fund awarded over $17,000 to… Read More
Baylee Oldham thought her dream of getting a college education would always be just that — a dream. “I could never have gone to college without the MacLellan Scholarship,” said Baylee Oldham, who graduated cum laude with a GPA of 3.7 from the University of Southern Indiana with a degree… Read More
Hadeel Abdallah, a University of Kentucky Rhodes Scholar from Lexington, wanted to create a scholarship for students of diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. Working with UK Philanthropy, she created the Bilal ibn Rabah Scholarship, which rewards deserving UK students who have overcome adversity and want to fight for justice and equality. Read More
As you plan your year-end giving, keep in mind the enhanced tax benefits passed in the CARES Act: Non-itemizers can take an “above the line” deduction of up to $300 for charitable gifts to qualifying nonprofits and charitable funds* on their 2020 tax return. Individuals can deduct up to 100%… Read More
Blue Grass Community Foundation proudly welcomes Bill Alverson to our board of directors. Although new to the BGCF board, Bill is not new to philanthropy or the Community Foundation. A lifelong resident of Bourbon County and a graduate of Paris High School, Bill connected with BGCF in 2010 when he… Read More
