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12 funders with a record of paying for “lexington”

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Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Children's Theatre: $718K across 4 grants, latest 2024Opera House Fund Inc → Lexington Center Corporation: $619K across 4 grants, latest 2024Lexarts Inc → Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra: $582K across 6 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → First Parish in Lexington: $349K across 5 grants, latest 2024Lexington County School District One Educational Foundation → Lexington County School District 1: $225K across 10 grants, latest 2022Elhapa Foundation Inc → Urban League of Lexington: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024Keeneland Foundation Inc → Lexington Public Library Foundation: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc → Urban League of Lexington - Fayette County: $39K across 3 grants, latest 2025Nisource Charitable Foundation → Lexington Rescue Mission: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Dana Home Foundation Inc → Cooperative Elder Services: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2024William E Maloney Foundation → Hayden Recreation: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2025Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation → Aviles Jalessi: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2023Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Rescue Mission: $544K across 4 grants, latest 2024Opera House Fund Inc → The Lexington Theatre Company: $432K across 4 grants, latest 2024Lexarts Inc → Lexington Children's Theatre: $380K across 4 grants, latest 2024Elhapa Foundation Inc → Lexington Leadership Foundation: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lexington County School District One Educational Foundation → Lexington County School District One: $164K across 9 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → Lexington Arts and Crafts Society Inc: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2024Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc → Lexington Habitat for Humanity: $38K across 7 grants, latest 2025Nisource Charitable Foundation → Baptist Health Foundation Lexington Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Dana Home Foundation Inc → Lexington Histroical Society: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Keeneland Foundation Inc → Lexington Hearing & Speech Center: $17K across 3 grants, latest 2024William E Maloney Foundation → Rotary Club of Lexington: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation → Queiroz Pontes De Varvalho Laura: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Catholic High School: $363K across 3 grants, latest 2024Lexarts Inc → Lexington Childrens Theatre: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2021Opera House Fund Inc → Lexington Children's Theatre: $155K across 4 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → Lexington Youth and Family Services: $65K across 4 grants, latest 2024Elhapa Foundation Inc → Lexington Rescue Mission: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Dana Home Foundation Inc → Lexington Recreation and Community: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024Nisource Charitable Foundation → Downtown Lexington Corporation Foundation: $21K across 3 grants, latest 2024Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc → Lexington Public Library Foundation: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2025Keeneland Foundation Inc → Explorium of Lexington: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lexington County School District One Educational Foundation → Lexington County School District One Food Services: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024William E Maloney Foundation → Lexington Historical Society: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2025Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation → Spencer Skylar: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2023Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Jubilee Jobs of Lexington: $267K across 2 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Public Library Foundation Inc: $263K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Philharmonic: $253K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Humane Society: $172K across 4 grants, latest 2024Opera House Fund Inc → Lexington Ballet Company: $145K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Mission Health Lexington: $133K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Trinity Christian Academy of Lexington: $115K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington: $109K across 2 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Casa of Lexington: $93K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Salvation Army Lexington: $93K across 4 grants, latest 2024Lexarts Inc → The Lexington Theatre Company: $85K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington School Inc: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → The Lexington School: $79K across 1 grant, latest 2021Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Leadership Foundation: $67K across 4 grants, latest 2024Lexarts Inc → Lexington Ballet Company: $65K across 5 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Court Appointed Special Advocates (Casa) of Lexington: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington Development Office: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2021Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Bluegrass Care Navigators (Headquarters Lexington Regional Office): $59K across 1 grant, latest 2021Lexarts Inc → Lexington Art League Inc: $53K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Fayette Urban County Government: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Explorium of Lexington Dba Lexington Children's Museum: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Moveable Feast Lexington Inc: $48K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Commerce Lexington Foundation Inc: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Trees Lexington Inc: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → Lexington Community Farm Coalition Inc: $44K across 3 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Habitat for Humanity: $44K across 4 grants, latest 2024Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → Lexington Challenger Tennis Charity Inc: $43K across 2 grants, latest 2023Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc → The Nature Conservancy of Kentucky (Lexington): $40K across 1 grant, latest 2021Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder.Blue Grass Community Foundati…$3.9MLexarts Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Lexarts Inc$1.4MOpera House Fund Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Opera House Fund Inc$1.3MBoston Foundation Inc: $608K on this topic. Open the funder.Boston Foundation Inc$608KElhapa Foundation Inc: $485K on this topic. Open the funder.Elhapa Foundation Inc$485KLexington County School District One Educational Foundation: $398K on this topic. Open the funder.Lexington County School Distr…$398KLg&e and Ku Foundation Inc: $88K on this topic. Open the funder.Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc$88KThe Dana Home Foundation Inc: $77K on this topic. Open the funder.The Dana Home Foundation Inc$77KKeeneland Foundation Inc: $77K on this topic. Open the funder.Keeneland Foundation Inc$77KNisource Charitable Foundation: $76K on this topic. Open the funder.Nisource Charitable Foundation$76KWilliam E Maloney Foundation: $22K on this topic. Open the funder.William E Maloney Foundation$22KJosiah Willard Hayden Recreation: $16K on this topic. Open the funder.Josiah Willard Hayden Recreat…$16KLexington Children's Theatre: received $1.3M on this topicLexington Children's Theatre$1.3MLexington Rescue Mission: received $634K on this topicLexington Rescue Mission$634KLexington Center Corporation: received $619K on this topicLexington Center Corporation$619KLexington Philharmonic Orchestra: received $582K on this topicLexington Philharmonic Orchestra$582KThe Lexington Theatre Company: received $517K on this topicThe Lexington Theatre Company$517KLexington Catholic High School: received $363K on this topicLexington Catholic High School$363KFirst Parish in Lexington: received $349K on this topicFirst Parish in Lexington$349KJubilee Jobs of Lexington: received $267K on this topicJubilee Jobs of Lexington$267KLexington Leadership Foundation: received $267K on this topicLexington Leadership Foundation$267KLexington Public Library Foundation Inc: received $263K on this topicLexington Public Library Founda…$263KLexington Philharmonic: received $253K on this topicLexington Philharmonic$253KLexington County School District 1: received $225K on this topicLexington County School Distric…$225KUrban League of Lexington: received $225K on this topicUrban League of Lexington$225KLexington Ballet Company: received $210K on this topicLexington Ballet Company$210KLexington Childrens Theatre: received $200K on this topicLexington Childrens Theatre$200KLexington Humane Society: received $172K on this topicLexington Humane Society$172KLexington County School District One: received $164K on this topicLexington County School Distric…$164KLexington Arts and Crafts Society Inc: received $150K on this topicLexington Arts and Crafts Socie…$150KMission Health Lexington: received $133K on this topicMission Health Lexington$133KTrinity Christian Academy of Lexington: received $115K on this topicTrinity Christian Academy of Le…$115KRoman Catholic Diocese of Lexington: received $109K on this topicRoman Catholic Diocese of Lexin…$109KCasa of Lexington: received $93K on this topicCasa of Lexington$93KSalvation Army Lexington: received $93K on this topicSalvation Army Lexington$93KLexington Habitat for Humanity: received $82K on this topicLexington Habitat for Humanity$82KLexington School Inc: received $80K on this topicLexington School Inc$80KThe Lexington School: received $79K on this topicThe Lexington School$79KLexington Youth and Family Services: received $65K on this topicLexington Youth and Family Serv…$65KLexington Public Library Foundation: received $61K on this topicLexington Public Library Founda…$61KCourt Appointed Special Advocates (Casa) of Lexington: received $60K on this topicCourt Appointed Special Advocat…$60KRoman Catholic Diocese of Lexington Development Office: received $59K on this topicRoman Catholic Diocese of Lexin…$59KBluegrass Care Navigators (Headquarters Lexington Regional Office): received $59K on this topicBluegrass Care Navigators (Head…$59KLexington Art League Inc: received $53K on this topicLexington Art League Inc$53KLexington Fayette Urban County Government: received $52K on this topicLexington Fayette Urban County…$52KExplorium of Lexington Dba Lexington Children's Museum: received $50K on this topicExplorium of Lexington Dba Lexi…$50KMoveable Feast Lexington Inc: received $48K on this topicMoveable Feast Lexington Inc$48KCommerce Lexington Foundation Inc: received $45K on this topicCommerce Lexington Foundation I…$45KTrees Lexington Inc: received $45K on this topicTrees Lexington Inc$45KLexington Community Farm Coalition Inc: received $44K on this topicLexington Community Farm Coalit…$44KLexington Challenger Tennis Charity Inc: received $43K on this topicLexington Challenger Tennis Cha…$43KThe Nature Conservancy of Kentucky (Lexington): received $40K on this topicThe Nature Conservancy of Kentu…$40KUrban League of Lexington - Fayette County: received $39K on this topicUrban League of Lexington - Fay…$39KCooperative Elder Services: received $27K on this topicCooperative Elder Services$27KBaptist Health Foundation Lexington Inc: received $25K on this topicBaptist Health Foundation Lexin…$25KLexington Histroical Society: received $25K on this topicLexington Histroical Society$25KLexington Recreation and Community: received $25K on this topicLexington Recreation and Commun…$25KDowntown Lexington Corporation Foundation: received $21K on this topicDowntown Lexington Corporation…$21KLexington Hearing & Speech Center: received $17K on this topicLexington Hearing & Speech Cent…$17KExplorium of Lexington: received $10K on this topicExplorium of Lexington$10KHayden Recreation: received $9K on this topicHayden Recreation$9KLexington County School District One Food Services: received $9K on this topicLexington County School Distric…$9KAviles Jalessi: received $8K on this topicAviles Jalessi$8KRotary Club of Lexington: received $7K on this topicRotary Club of Lexington$7KLexington Historical Society: received $6K on this topicLexington Historical Society$6KQueiroz Pontes De Varvalho Laura: received $4K on this topicQueiroz Pontes De Varvalho Laura$4KSpencer Skylar: received $4K on this topicSpencer Skylar$4K
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