Junior League of Lexington Community Grants

Purpose

• Promoting voluntarism and improving the community through action and leadership.

Position Statements

• The Junior League of Lexington, Inc. recognizes the problem of substance abuse in our society.
• The Junior League of Lexington, Inc. is committed to ensuring that all children have the opportunities and services essential for optimal physical, intellectual, emotional, and social growth and will advocate seeing that such opportunities and services are provided.
• The Junior League of Lexington, Inc. supports the goal of fair and equal opportunities for women and men and will advocate for the attainment of this goal.
• The Junior League of Lexington welcomes all women who value our Mission.  We are committed to inclusive environments of diverse individuals, organizations and communities.
• The Junior League of Lexington, Inc. is committed to the goal of eliminating domestic violence by supporting programs and legislation designed to understand the problem, assist and protect the victims, and work effectively with the abusers.
• The Junior League of Lexington, Inc. is committed to and supports the preservation of buildings, sites, and areas of historic and architectural significance through restoration, renovation, preservation, adaptive reuse, or any combination of these efforts.
• The Junior League of Lexington, Inc. believes that every individual has the right to attain a level of literacy skills necessary to live up to his or her potential and will support efforts toward the reduction of illiteracy in our society.

Community Grants

This year, we are honored to award grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations serving the Central Kentucky community. Please note that this will be the final award cycle for several years.
Through 2027, the League will be conducting research to identify an unmet community need and will establish a 2–3 year collaboration with one or two nonprofit organizations working to address that need at its root cause.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• To be eligible for a community grant, organizations must be a registered 501(c)3 in good standing and operate within Central Kentucky (Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Scott and Woodford counties).
• We fund high-impact projects that:
  • promote quality of life
  • serve a substantial number of residents in a meaningful way
  • allow for volunteer opportunities for Junior League members