Chris Stapleton’s “A Concert for Kentucky” stadium show raised over $1 million dollars for the Outlaw State of Kind Hometown Fund at BGCF. Held on Saturday, April 23, the sold out event was the first concert ever held at University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field and featured performances by Stapleton along… Read More
Over 50 years ago, when C.W. Sulier invited several Lexington philanthropists to come together to discuss establishing Blue Grass Community Foundation, Evangelos (Angel) Levas was at the table. In fact, he provided the table. Angel, a personal friend of the Suliers, was also… Read More
No one’s legacy looms larger over Blue Grass Community Foundation than John R. Hall. We were saddened to learn he passed away on Thanksgiving at the age of 88. You didn’t have to know John long before you learned of his love of his alma mater, Vanderbilt University. John was… Read More
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
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
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
The repugnant legacy of slavery, America’s original sin, looms large in our culture and communities. The pervasiveness of systemic anti-Black racism has mobilized many to pursue justice and healing – to think in new ways about how we create a community that is truly welcoming and inclusive. Blue Grass Community… Read More
The ninth annual GoodGiving Challenge raised $1.68 million for 131 local nonprofits during the week-long online giving campaign that launched on Giving Tuesday. Created and hosted by Blue Grass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing, the GoodGiving Challenge connected charitable individuals with 131 local nonprofits by providing a… Read More
SUPPORTING OUR SENIORS The Beulah S. Mays Charitable Endowment, a legacy fund at BGCF, supports individuals impacted by the debilitating effects of aging. It recently awarded $40,000 to Independent Transportation Network (ITN) Bluegrass. ITNBluegrass provides arm-through-arm, door-to-door, ride service 24/7, 365 days a year to seniors in Fayette and Jessamine… Read More
Blue Grass Community Foundation’s Board of Directors announced that it will grant $100,000 from the Fund for Greater Lexington community endowment fund to support several initiatives providing relief to Lexington residents in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. A grant of $50,000 will be awarded to the Coronavirus Response Fund, an… Read More
