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12 funders with a record of paying for “kentucky”

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The Community Foundation of → University of Kentucky: $10M across 8 grants, latest 2024James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Kentucky Council On Postsecondary Education: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → University of Kentucky Athletics: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc → Northern Kentucky University: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Gheens Foundation Inc → Simmons College of Kentucky Inc: $750K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → University of Kentucky: $586K across 4 grants, latest 2024Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc → Camp Graves: $385K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Louisville → Kentucky State Treasurer: $353K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Louisville → University of Kentucky: $346K across 4 grants, latest 2024Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc → Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation Inc: $238K across 2 grants, latest 2025Enterprise Holdings Foundation → United Way of Kentucky: $197K across 5 grants, latest 2021The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Project Camp Inc - the Center for Courageous Kids: $96K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation of → National Christian Foundation Kentucky: $4.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → University of Kentucky: $1.9M across 3 grants, latest 2024St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc → Northern Kentucky University College of Health: $1.4M across 1 grant, latest 2023James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Simmons College of Kentucky: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → The Pointarc of Northern Kentucky Inc: $508K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Gheens Foundation Inc → Goodwill Industries of Kentucky: $330K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Louisville → Kentucky Wesleyan College: $312K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Louisville → University of Kentucky: $251K across 4 grants, latest 2024Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc → Mayfield Graves Ltrg Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc → University of Kentucky: $102K across 6 grants, latest 2025The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Kentucky Center for Special Childrens Services: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2023Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Kentucky Farm Bureau Education: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation of → The Nature Conservancy - Kentucky Chapter: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Kentucky Derby Museum: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc → Kentucky Council On Postsecondary Education: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → University of Kentucky (1 Office of Philanthropy - Main Grantee Record) Off: $646K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → The Salvation Army Southwest Ohio and Northeast Kentucky: $503K across 4 grants, latest 2024Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc → Kentucky Habitat for Humanity: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Louisville → The Nature Conservancy - Kentucky Chapter: $205K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Gheens Foundation Inc → Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Community Foundation of Louisville → Kentucky Youth Advocates: $106K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Whas Crusade for Children Inc → Western Kentucky University Scholarships: $66K across 3 grants, latest 2023Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc → Leadership Kentucky Foundation Inc: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2025Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Northern Kentucky University: $26K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Community Foundation of → Kentucky College of Art & Design: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Inc: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc: $901K across 4 grants, latest 2024James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Teach Kentucky Inc: $725K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Simmons College of Kentucky: $653K across 4 grants, latest 2024James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → National Center for Families Learning: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2023James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Family Scholar House Inc: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2023James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Kentucky Community and Technological College System Foundation Inc: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Western Kentucky Botanical Garden: $535K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Kentucky State Treasurer: $508K across 3 grants, latest 2024James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Kentucky Educational Television Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → The Nature Conservancy: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc → Children's Home of Northern Kentucky Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of → Kentucky Humane Society: $476K across 4 grants, latest 2024James Graham Brown Foundation Inc → Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation Inc: $475K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of → Kentucky Country Day School: $456K across 4 grants, latest 2024St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc → Northern Kentucky Area Development: $420K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Western Kentucky University: $411K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Aclu of Kentucky Foundation: $396K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky: $370K across 1 grant, latest 2024St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc → Northern Kentucky Regional Alliance Inc: $365K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Kentucky Refugee Ministries Inc: $350K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Kentucky Center for the Arts: $341K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra Society Inc: $310K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of → Kentucky Conservation Foundation: $280K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → University of Kentucky Athletics Uk Athletics Joe Craft Center: $273K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Greater Cincinnati Foundation → Meals On Wheels of Southwest Ohio & Northern Kentucky: $271K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Community Foundation of West Kentucky: $268K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Community Foundation of: $22M on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of$22MJames Graham Brown Foundation Inc: $11M on this topic. Open the funder.James Graham Brown Foundation…$11MBlue Grass Community Foundation Inc: $5.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Blue Grass Community Foundati…$5.8MSt Elizabeth Medical Center Inc: $5.6M on this topic. Open the funder.St Elizabeth Medical Center I…$5.6MThe Greater Cincinnati Foundation: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder.The Greater Cincinnati Founda…$1.9MThe Gheens Foundation Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Gheens Foundation Inc$1.3MHonorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc: $885K on this topic. Open the funder.Honorable Order of Kentucky C…$885KThe Community Foundation of Louisville: $863K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of L…$863KThe Community Foundation of Louisville: $710K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of L…$710KLg&e and Ku Foundation Inc: $400K on this topic. Open the funder.Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc$400KEnterprise Holdings Foundation: $267K on this topic. Open the funder.Enterprise Holdings Foundation$267KThe Whas Crusade for Children Inc: $247K on this topic. Open the funder.The Whas Crusade for Children…$247KUniversity of Kentucky: received $13M on this topicUniversity of Kentucky$13MNational Christian Foundation Kentucky: received $4.7M on this topicNational Christian Foundation K…$4.7MKentucky Council On Postsecondary Education: received $3.4M on this topicKentucky Council On Postseconda…$3.4MUniversity of Kentucky Athletics: received $2.0M on this topicUniversity of Kentucky Athletics$2.0MSimmons College of Kentucky: received $1.9M on this topicSimmons College of Kentucky$1.9MNorthern Kentucky University: received $1.9M on this topicNorthern Kentucky University$1.9MNorthern Kentucky University College of Health: received $1.4M on this topicNorthern Kentucky University Co…$1.4MThe Nature Conservancy - Kentucky Chapter: received $1.3M on this topicThe Nature Conservancy - Kentuc…$1.3MKentucky College of Art & Design: received $1.1M on this topicKentucky College of Art & Design$1.1MKentucky Derby Museum: received $1.0M on this topicKentucky Derby Museum$1.0MGoodwill Industries of Kentucky Inc: received $1.0M on this topicGoodwill Industries of Kentucky…$1.0MFoundation for Appalachian Kentucky Inc: received $901K on this topicFoundation for Appalachian Kent…$901KKentucky State Treasurer: received $861K on this topicKentucky State Treasurer$861KSimmons College of Kentucky Inc: received $750K on this topicSimmons College of Kentucky Inc$750KTeach Kentucky Inc: received $725K on this topicTeach Kentucky Inc$725KUniversity of Kentucky (1 Office of Philanthropy - Main Grantee Record) Off: received $646K on this topicUniversity of Kentucky (1 Offic…$646KNational Center for Families Learning: received $600K on this topicNational Center for Families Le…$600KFamily Scholar House Inc: received $600K on this topicFamily Scholar House Inc$600KKentucky Community and Technological College System Foundation Inc: received $550K on this topicKentucky Community and Technolo…$550KFoundation for Appalachian Kentucky: received $545K on this topicFoundation for Appalachian Kent…$545KWestern Kentucky Botanical Garden: received $535K on this topicWestern Kentucky Botanical Gard…$535KThe Pointarc of Northern Kentucky Inc: received $508K on this topicThe Pointarc of Northern Kentuc…$508KThe Salvation Army Southwest Ohio and Northeast Kentucky: received $503K on this topicThe Salvation Army Southwest Oh…$503KKentucky Educational Television Foundation: received $500K on this topicKentucky Educational Television…$500KThe Nature Conservancy: received $500K on this topicThe Nature Conservancy$500KChildren's Home of Northern Kentucky Inc: received $500K on this topicChildren's Home of Northern Ken…$500KKentucky Humane Society: received $476K on this topicKentucky Humane Society$476KKentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation Inc: received $475K on this topicKentucky Community and Technica…$475KKentucky Country Day School: received $456K on this topicKentucky Country Day School$456KNorthern Kentucky Area Development: received $420K on this topicNorthern Kentucky Area Developm…$420KWestern Kentucky University: received $411K on this topicWestern Kentucky University$411KAclu of Kentucky Foundation: received $396K on this topicAclu of Kentucky Foundation$396KCamp Graves: received $385K on this topicCamp Graves$385KNorthern Kentucky Regional Alliance Inc: received $365K on this topicNorthern Kentucky Regional Alli…$365KKentucky Refugee Ministries Inc: received $350K on this topicKentucky Refugee Ministries Inc$350KKentucky Center for the Arts: received $341K on this topicKentucky Center for the Arts$341KGoodwill Industries of Kentucky: received $330K on this topicGoodwill Industries of Kentucky$330KKentucky Wesleyan College: received $312K on this topicKentucky Wesleyan College$312KCentral Kentucky Youth Orchestra Society Inc: received $310K on this topicCentral Kentucky Youth Orchestr…$310KKentucky Conservation Foundation: received $280K on this topicKentucky Conservation Foundation$280KUniversity of Kentucky Athletics Uk Athletics Joe Craft Center: received $273K on this topicUniversity of Kentucky Athletic…$273KMeals On Wheels of Southwest Ohio & Northern Kentucky: received $271K on this topicMeals On Wheels of Southwest Oh…$271KCommunity Foundation of West Kentucky: received $268K on this topicCommunity Foundation of West Ke…$268KMayfield Graves Ltrg Inc: received $250K on this topicMayfield Graves Ltrg Inc$250KKentucky Habitat for Humanity: received $250K on this topicKentucky Habitat for Humanity$250KKentucky Derby Festival Foundation Inc: received $238K on this topicKentucky Derby Festival Foundat…$238KUnited Way of Kentucky: received $197K on this topicUnited Way of Kentucky$197KKentucky Youth Advocates: received $106K on this topicKentucky Youth Advocates$106KProject Camp Inc - the Center for Courageous Kids: received $96K on this topicProject Camp Inc - the Center f…$96KKentucky Center for Special Childrens Services: received $85K on this topicKentucky Center for Special Chi…$85KWestern Kentucky University Scholarships: received $66K on this topicWestern Kentucky University Sch…$66KLeadership Kentucky Foundation Inc: received $60K on this topicLeadership Kentucky Foundation…$60KKentucky Farm Bureau Education: received $45K on this topicKentucky Farm Bureau Education$45K
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