Funding search · EIN 310968842 · Frankfort, KY

The Kentucky Bar Foundation

Name: The Kentucky Bar Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

109
grants reported: $4.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Appalachian Research3 grants · $737,462
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass3 grants · $658,259
Legal Aid Society3 grants · $609,709
Kentucky Legal Aid3 grants · $565,406
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky Inc (Appalred Legal Aid1 grant · $298,700
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass1 grant · $261,500
Legal Aid Society1 grant · $236,800
Kentucky Legal Aid1 grant · $228,000
U of L Brandeis School of Law4 grants · $77,200
UK College of Law4 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$873,500

2021

$937,400

2022

$1.6M

2023

$1.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 109 grants.

$403,232
Appalachian Research · Prestonsburg, KY · 2023
For legal aid
$353,244
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Covington, KY · 2023
For legal aid
$321,369
Legal Aid Society · Louisville, KY · 2023
For legal aid
$307,991
Kentucky Legal Aid · Bowling Green, KY · 2023
For legal aid
$298,700
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky Inc (Appalred Legal Aid · Prestonsburg, KY · 2024
Appalred central intake and volunteer lawyers for appalachian kentucky
$261,500
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Covington, KY · 2024
Volunteer lawyer program & iolta fellowship program
$236,800
Legal Aid Society · Lousiville, KY · 2024
Kentucky legal aid legal assistance project and veterans
$228,000
Kentucky Legal Aid · Bowling Green, KY · 2024
Legal aid society funding
$170,220
Appalachian Research · Prestonsburg, KY · 2022
For legal aid
$164,010
Appalachian Research · Prestonsburg, KY · 2021
For legal aid
$156,900
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Covington, KY · 2022
For legal aid
$151,080
Legal Aid Society · Louisville, KY · 2022
For legal aid
$148,115
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass · Covington, KY · 2021
For legal aid
$137,260
Legal Aid Society · Louisville, KY · 2021
For legal aid
$136,800
Kentucky Legal Aid · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
For legal aid
$120,615
Kentucky Legal Aid · Bowling Green, KY · 2021
For legal aid
$30,000
Holly Hill Solutions · California, KY · 2021
Supervised Visitation
$25,000
Equal Justice Works · Washington, DC · 2023
Disaster Relief
$25,000
Friends of Kleo · Louisville, KY · 2023
2024 KLEO Summer Institute
$25,000
Friends of Kleo · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
2023 KLEO Summer Institute
$24,700
U of L Brandeis School of Law · Louisville, KY · 2022
Law Clinic Exp & Scholarships
$24,636
The Ion Center for Violence · Covington, KY · 2023
Domestic abuse
$23,500
Access Language Solutions · Lexington, KY · 2021
Improving legal representation
$22,500
U of L Brandeis School of Law · Louisville, KY · 2023
Housing
$20,000
Nku Research Foundationchase · Highland Height, KY · 2024
Iolta public service fellowships
$20,000
Student Public Interst Law Foundation University of Kentucky College of L · Lexington, KY · 2024
Iolta public service fellowships
$20,000
Uoflgreenebaum Public Service Program · Louisville, KY · 2024
Iolta public service fellowships
$20,000
Nku Research Foundation · Highland Height, KY · 2021
Iolta public service fellowships
$20,000
U of L Brandeis School of Law · Louisville, KY · 2021
IOLTA Public Service Fellowships
$20,000
UK College of Law · Lexington, KY · 2021
IOLTA Public Service Fellowships
$18,000
Holly Hill Child & Fam Solut · California, KY · 2023
Supervised Visitation
$15,000
Family Enrichment Center · Bowling Green, KY · 2024
Supervised visitation
$15,000
Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions · California, KY · 2024
Supervised visitation
$15,000
La Casita Center · Lousiville, KY · 2024
For legal aid
$15,000
Micah Legal · Lexington, KY · 2024
Interns for legal services
$15,000
La Casita Center · Louisville, KY · 2023
Legal aid
$15,000
Nku Research Foundation · Highland Height, KY · 2023
Iolta public service fellowships
$15,000
UK College of Law · Lexington, KY · 2023
IOLTA Public Service Fellowships
$15,000
Hotel · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
Holistic partnership
$15,000
Kentucky Innocence Project · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Breaking the Chains of Injustice
$15,000
Kentucky Resources Council · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Legal fellowship
$15,000
Ky Hs Mock Trial Association · Owensboro, KY · 2022
KHS mock trial tournaments
$15,000
Barren River Area Child Advoc · Bowling Green, KY · 2021
VidaNyx Digital Evidence Syst
$15,000
Kentucky Innocence Project · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Kentucky Innocence Project
$15,000
Kentucky Refugee Ministries · Lexington, KY · 2021
Access to Justice for Immigrants
$15,000
Safe Harbor of Northeast Ky · Ashland, KY · 2021
Legal Aid
$12,500
Micah Legal Services · Lexington, KY · 2021
Expanding the Reach of Justice
$11,500
The Kentucky Casa Network · Louisville, KY · 2021
Data input and performance
$11,000
Safe Harbor of Northeast Ky · Ashland, KY · 2024
Domestic abuse
$11,000
The Ion Center for Violence Prevention · Covington, KY · 2024
Domestic abuse
$11,000
The Nest-Center for Women Children & Families · Lexington, KY · 2024
Domestic abuse
$11,000
Catholic Charities of Owensbo · Owensboro, KY · 2022
Opening the Golden Door
$11,000
Kentucky Equal Justice Center · Lexington, KY · 2021
Maxwell Street Legal Clinic
$10,000
Brighton Center · Newport, KY · 2024
Housing
$10,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Owensboro · Louisville, KY · 2024
Immigration
$10,000
Catholic Charities of Louisville · Owensboro, KY · 2024
Immigration
$10,000
Kentucky Ymca Youth Association · Frankfort, KY · 2024
Legal education (pipeline initiative)
$10,000
Ky Equal Justice Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Immigration
$10,000
Ky High Schoold Mock Trial Association · Highland Height, KY · 2024
Legal education (pipeline initiative)
$10,000
Ky Innocence Project · Frankfort, KY · 2024
Criminal justice
$10,000
Ky Refugee Ministries · Lexington, KY · 2024
Immigration
$10,000
Nku Chase College of Law · Highland Height, KY · 2024
Scholarship
$10,000
U of L Brandeis School of Law · Louisville, KY · 2024
Scholarship
$10,000
UK Rosenberg College of Law · Lexington, KY · 2024
Scholarship
$10,000
Brighton Center · Newport, KY · 2023
Housing
$10,000
Child Advocacy Center of Bg · Lexington, KY · 2023
Children's advocacy
$10,000
Family Enrichment Center · Bowling Green, KY · 2023
Supervised visitation
$10,000
Home of the Innocents · Louisville, KY · 2023
Parenting
$10,000
Kentucky Innocence Project · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Criminal justice
$10,000
Ky Hs Mock Trial Association · Highlandheights, KY · 2023
Education
$10,000
Safe Harbor of Northeast Ky · Ashland, KY · 2023
Legal Aid
$10,000
The Nest-Center for Women · Lexington, KY · 2023
Domestic Abuse
$10,000
Brighton Center · Newport, KY · 2022
Support Services
$10,000
Catholic Charities Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Fee waiver program
$10,000
Chase College of Law Nku · Highland Hghts, KY · 2022
KBF Law School Scholarship
$10,000
Family Enrichment Center · Bowling Green, KY · 2022
Supervised visitation
$10,000
Holly Hill C&F Solutions · California, KY · 2022
Supervised Visitation
$10,000
Judis Place for Kids · Pikeville, KY · 2022
Resource library for children
$10,000
Kentucky Equal Justice Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
Maxwell Street Legal Clinic
$10,000
Kentucky Refugee Ministries · Lexington, KY · 2022
Access to Justice for Immigrants
$10,000
Kentucky State University · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Expungement Clinic
$10,000
Ky Ymca Youth Association · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Scholarship fund
$10,000
Lexington Leadership Fdn · Lexington, KY · 2022
Amachi Central Kentucky
$10,000
Micah Legal Services · Lexington, KY · 2022
Securing a Bright Future
$10,000
Nku Research Foundation · Highland Hghts, KY · 2022
Iolta public service fellowships
$10,000
Safe Harbor of Northeast Ky · Ashland, KY · 2022
Legal Aid
$10,000
The Nest-Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
Intimate Partner Legal Violence Pro
$10,000
U of L Brandeis School of Law · Louisville, KY · 2022
IOLTA Public Service Fellowships
$10,000
UK College of Law · Lexington, KY · 2022
KBF Law School Scholarship
$10,000
UK College of Law · Lexington, KY · 2022
IOLTA Public Service Fellowships
$10,000
Catholic Charities Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2021
Fee waiver program
$10,000
Child Advocacy Center of Bg · Lexington, KY · 2021
Children's advocacy center
$10,000
Childrens Law Center · Covington, KY · 2021
Legal services for at-risk kids
$10,000
Family & Childrens Place · Louisville, KY · 2021
Child Advocacy Center
$10,000
Family Enrichment Center · Bowling Green, KY · 2021
Supervised visitation
$10,000
Ky Ymca Youth Association · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Scholarship fund
$10,000
La Casita Center · Louisville, KY · 2021
Legal Services and Outreach Program
$10,000
The Nest-Center · Lexington, KY · 2021
Intimate Partner Legal Project
$9,500
Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center · Bowling Green, KY · 2024
Child advocacy
$9,500
Barren River Area Child Advoc · Bowling Green, KY · 2023
Child Advocacy

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.