CFSKY: Community Foundation Grants
Funding Amount
Up to US $5,000
Deadline
Expected ~March
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- March 1, 2027
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: March
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Geography
- Located in the BRADD area of Kentucky (The Barren River Area Development District) - Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Har
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- out a charitable purpose for the public good.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: The foundation prioritizes projects that address community needs while excluding funding for individuals, capital campaigns, endowments, and general operating expenses.
- Not eligible: Individuals
- Not eligible: Annual/capital campaigns
- Not eligible: Endowments
- Not eligible: Sectarian Religious purposes: Faith based organizations and churches are eligible if project/ program serves the community.
- Not eligible: General agency operating revenues; some indirect operating costs attributable to the program proposal may be funded.
- Not eligible: Capital improvements/ purchases ; unless they are tied to the specific program proposal
Overview
The Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky supports philanthropic initiatives aiming to enhance community welfare through grants. Focused on lasting impact, the foundation funds projects in five key areas: education, health and human services, the arts, public recreation, and beautification. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations within the BRADD area of Kentucky. The foundation prioritizes projects that address community needs while excluding funding for individuals, capital campaigns, endowments, and general operating expenses.
The Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky, Inc. (the Foundation) exists to build a better area in which all of its citizens can enjoy life—work, play and retirement. The Foundation has been established to encourage philanthropic giving by providing a common source for contributions to charity and other community concerns.
The Foundation prefers to fund programs/projects that address community needs and have lasting value. The goal is to leave a legacy upon which future generations of citizens of South Central Kentucky can establish an even finer community.
Elements We Support in Our Communities
In 1995 The Foundation identified the following five areas as those that it would address through grant awards:
- EducationHealth and Human ServicesThe ArtsPublic RecreationBeautification
Eligibility
Grants will be made to organizations located in the BRADD area of Kentucky (The Barren River Area Development District) - Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson & Warren Counties. Organization must be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, not-for-profit agency and/or organized group carrying
out a charitable purpose for the public good.
Ineligibility
CFKSY does not fund: IndividualsAnnual/capital campaignsEndowmentsSectarian Religious purposes: Faith based organizations and churches are eligible if project/ program serves the community. General agency operating revenues; some indirect operating costs attributable to the program proposal may be funded. Capital improvements/ purchases ; unless they are tied to the specific program proposal
What Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 29
- Total given
- $1.78M
- Median grant
- $28K
- Range
- $6,500–$400K
- By dollars: Kentucky 81%, North Carolina 10%, California 4%. Top recipient cities: Bowling Green, KY; Ft Campbell, KY; Fayetteville, NC.
- 28% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Special Forces Association Chapter 38 · Ft Campbell, KY
$400K
Remaining Under 5000 Each · Various, KY
$193K
Special Forces Scholarship · Fayetteville, NC
$175K
College Heights Foundation · Bowling Green, KY
$158K
House on the Hill Inc · Bowling Green, KY
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Education
- Arts
- Community services
- Foundation
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