Funding search · EIN 610444679 · Lexington, KY

United Way of the Bluegrass

Name: United Way of the Bluegrass 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.

174
grants reported: $4.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $15,000
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

emergency services early education shelter youth learning readiness

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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.

Paris-Bourbon County Ymca3 grants · $418,750
Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County3 grants · $264,000
Centro De San Juan Diego3 grants · $231,000
Ymca of Central Kentucky4 grants · $229,780
United Way of Kentucky1 grant · $188,959
Child Care Council of Kentucky4 grants · $130,300
Arbor Youth Services Formerly Mash4 grants · $128,500
The Hearing & Speech Center4 grants · $114,350
Greenhouse17 (Formerly Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program)4 grants · $113,000
Boy Scouts of America Blue Grass Council4 grants · $102,900

Giving over time

$1.3M

2021

$1.1M

2022

$935,810

2023

$664,007

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 174 grants.

$188,959
United Way of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2021
Program support
$150,000
Paris-Bourbon County Ymca · Paris, KY · 2023
Youth recreational activities
$150,000
Paris-Bourbon County Ymca · Paris, KY · 2022
Youth recreational activities
$118,750
Paris-Bourbon County Ymca · Paris, KY · 2021
Youth recreational activities
$97,000
Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County · Lexington, KY · 2022
Affordable housing / youth and educational services
$97,000
Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County · Lexington, KY · 2021
Affordable housing / youth and educational services
$77,000
Centro De San Juan Diego · Richmond, KY · 2024
Program support
$77,000
Centro De San Juan Diego · Richmond, KY · 2023
Program support
$77,000
Centro De San Juan Diego · Richmond, KY · 2022
Program support
$72,780
Ymca of Central Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2021
Early learning readiness/healthy eating & physical activity/summer learning camp/afterschool learning/black achievers
$72,000
Ymca of Central Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2022
Early learning readiness/healthy eating & physical activity/summer learning camp/afterschool learning/black achievers
$70,000
Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County · Lexington, KY · 2023
Affordable housing / youth and educational services
$57,500
Child Care Council of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2021
Kinder prep
$55,000
Ymca of Central Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2023
Early learning readiness/healthy eating & physical activity/summer learning camp/afterschool learning/black achievers
$50,000
Urban League · Lexington, KY · 2024
Affordable housing / youth and educational services
$37,800
Child Care Council of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2022
Kinder prep
$37,500
Arbor Youth Services Formerly Mash · Lexington, KY · 2023
Drop in emergency shelter and afterschool outreach
$37,000
Bluegrass Community Action Partnership · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Adult day prgm/head start/ elder nutrition/financial stability/senior companions/senior centers
$36,500
Boy Scouts of America Blue Grass Council · Lexington, KY · 2022
Leadership development
$35,000
Greenhouse17 (Formerly Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program) · Lexington, KY · 2021
Critical crisis stabilization services and the farm program
$32,500
Arbor Youth Services Formerly Mash · Lexington, KY · 2021
Drop in emergency shelter and afterschool outreach
$32,000
Boy Scouts of America Blue Grass Council · Lexington, KY · 2021
Leadership development
$32,000
Community Action Council · Lexington, KY · 2021
Program support
$32,000
Faith Feeds of Kentucky Inc Dba Gleanky · Lexington, KY · 2021
Program support
$30,350
The Hearing & Speech Center · Lexington, KY · 2021
Audiology and early learning
$30,000
Ymca of Central Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2024
Early learning readiness/healthy eating & physical activity/summer learning camp/afterschool learning/black achievers
$30,000
Greenhouse17 (Formerly Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program) · Lexington, KY · 2023
Critical crisis stabilization services and the farm program
$30,000
The Hearing & Speech Center · Lexington, KY · 2023
Audiology and early learning
$30,000
Community Action Council · Lexington, KY · 2022
Program support
$30,000
The Hearing & Speech Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
Audiology and early learning
$30,000
Bluegrass Community Action Partnership · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Adult day prgm/head start/ elder nutrition/financial stability/senior companions/senior centers
$30,000
Salvation Army of Frankfort · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Emergency services-basic services
$29,500
Arbor Youth Services Formerly Mash · Lexington, KY · 2022
Drop in emergency shelter and afterschool outreach
$29,000
Arbor Youth Services Formerly Mash · Lexington, KY · 2024
Drop in emergency shelter and afterschool outreach
$29,000
Jubilee Jobs · Lexington, KY · 2021
Career readiness and job placement
$28,000
Greenhouse17 (Formerly Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program) · Lexington, KY · 2022
Critical crisis stabilization services and the farm program
$28,000
Clark County Community Services · Winchester, KY · 2021
Emergency services
$27,588
United Way Regional Campaign · 2021
Program support
$25,125
American Red Cross Bluegrass Chapter · Lexington, KY · 2021
Disaster / emergency services
$25,000
Simon House · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Emergency shelter for homeless women who are pregnant or have children to transition to a stable lifestyle
$25,000
Thorn Hill Education Center · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Flip program - kentucky workforce essentials skills certificate ged classes
$25,000
Salvation Army of Frankfort · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Emergency services-basic services
$24,000
The Hearing & Speech Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
The hearing & speech center early learning center program
$24,000
American Red Cross Bluegrass Chapter · Lexington, KY · 2023
Disaster / emergency services
$24,000
Doves of Gateway · Morehead, KY · 2023
Program support
$24,000
American Red Cross Bluegrass Chapter · Lexington, KY · 2022
Disaster / emergency services
$23,540
Girl Scouts of Kentucky'S Wilderness Road Council · Lexington, KY · 2021
Youth development
$23,000
Child Care Council of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2023
Kinder prep
$23,000
Clark County Community Services · Winchester, KY · 2022
Emergency services
$22,500
Capital City Activity Center · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Meals on wheels
$22,500
Capital City Activity Center · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Meals on wheels
$22,500
Hope Center · Lexington, KY · 2022
Transitional living - alcohol & drug abuse recovery program for men and women
$22,500
Capital City Activity Center · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Meals on wheels
$22,000
Gathering Place Mission · Georgetown, KY · 2024
Men & women shleters/ the emmaus kitchen
$22,000
Faith Feeds of Kentucky Inc Dba Gleanky · Lexington, KY · 2023
Program support
$22,000
Gathering Place Mission · Georgetown, KY · 2023
Program support
$22,000
Faith Feeds of Kentucky Inc Dba Gleanky · Lexington, KY · 2022
Program support
$21,000
Girl Scouts of Kentucky'S Wilderness Road Council · Lexington, KY · 2022
Youth development
$20,776
Hope Center · Lexington, KY · 2021
Transitional living - alcohol & drug abuse recovery program for men and women
$20,500
Capital City Activity Center · Frankfort, KY · 2024
Meals on wheels
$20,500
Simon House · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Emergency shelter for homeless women who are pregnant or have children to transition to a stable lifestyle
$20,500
Simon House · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Emergency shelter for homeless women who are pregnant or have children to transition to a stable lifestyle
$20,000
Greenhouse17 (Formerly Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program) · Lexington, KY · 2024
Crisis intervention & healing for domestic violence victims
$20,000
Boy Scouts of America Blue Grass Council · Lexington, KY · 2023
Leadership development
$20,000
Casa of the Bluegrass · Danville, KY · 2021
Anderson county volunteer coordination
$20,000
Mentors & Meals · Versailles, KY · 2021
Summer program pilot, stem, mentoring program
$19,600
Simon House · Frankfort, KY · 2024
Emergency shelter for homeless women who are pregnant or have children to transition to a stable lifestyle
$19,000
Hope Center · Lexington, KY · 2024
Mental health program
$18,900
Faith Feeds of Kentucky Inc Dba Gleanky · Lexington, KY · 2024
Nourishing the commonwealth- woodford county
$18,000
Doves of Gateway · Morehead, KY · 2024
Program support
$18,000
King'S Center · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Mentoring, education and support
$18,000
Jubilee Jobs · Lexington, KY · 2022
Career readiness and job placement
$18,000
King'S Center · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Mentoring, education and support
$18,000
4kids a Faith Community Partnership · Lexington, KY · 2021
Program support
$18,000
Hope'S Embrace · Nicholasville, KY · 2021
Program support
$18,000
Kentucky Equal Justice Center · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Poverty law advocacy
$18,000
Kings Center · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Mentoring, education and support
$17,500
Thorn Hill Education Center · Frankfort, KY · 2024
Flip program - kentucky workforce essentials skills certificate ged classes
$17,500
Bluegrass Council of the Blind · Lexington, KY · 2023
Visually impaired peer support (vips)
$16,442
Kentucky Equal Justice Center · Frankfort, KY · 2023
Poverty law advocacy
$16,000
American Red Cross Bluegrass Chapter · Lexington, KY · 2024
Disaster / emergency services
$16,000
Sunshine Center · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Emergency and transitional housing and counseling for victims of domestic violence and elder abuse
$16,000
Sunshine Center · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Emergency and transitional housing and counseling for victims of domestic violence and elder abuse
$15,000
Kentucky Equal Justice Center · Frankfort, KY · 2024
Maxwell street legal clinic
$15,000
The Nest - Center for Women Children and Families · Lexington, KY · 2024
Family assistance program/domestice violence/crsis care
$15,000
Hope Center · Lexington, KY · 2023
Transitional living - alcohol & drug abuse recovery program for men and women
$15,000
Jubilee Jobs · Lexington, KY · 2023
Career readiness and job placement
$15,000
Gathering Place Mission · Georgetown, KY · 2022
Program support
$15,000
Kentucky Equal Justice Center · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Poverty law advocacy
$15,000
Kentucky River Foothills Development Council · Richmond, KY · 2022
Adult day care and early child care and education
$15,000
Thorn Hill Education Center · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Flip program - kentucky workforce essentials skills certificate ged classes
$15,000
Amen House · Georgetown, KY · 2021
Emergency services
$15,000
Gathering Place Mission · Georgetown, KY · 2021
Program support
$15,000
Kentucky River Foothills Development Council · Richmond, KY · 2021
Adult day care and early child care and education
$15,000
Thorn Hill Education Center · Frankfort, KY · 2021
Flip program - kentucky workforce essentials skills certificate ged classes
$14,400
Boy Scouts of America Blue Grass Council · Lexington, KY · 2024
Leadership development
$14,000
Bluegrass Council of the Blind · Lexington, KY · 2024
Visually impaired peer support (vips)
$14,000
Access Soup Kitchen & Men'S Shelter · Frankfort, KY · 2022
Homeless food and shelter
$13,683
The Nest · Lexington, KY · 2021
Parenting program/domestic violence/crisis care/child care
$13,500
Kaden'S Cause · Georgetown, KY · 2024
Fayette county infant and child interment program

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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.