Funding Amount

US $5,000 - US $50,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Eligible nonprofits can only receive a Community Impact grant once per calendar year.

Geography

  • Located in the state of Kentucky

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Direct donations
  • Not eligible: Grants to individual
  • Not eligible: Political campaigns and lobbying effortsSponsorshipsTravel.
  • Not eligible: Unsolicited proposals from non - U.S. tax-exempt organizations that are located outside the United States of America

Overview

The Lift A Life Foundation's Community Impact Grant provides funding to nonprofits in Kentucky, focusing on Early Childhood Education, Food Insecurity, and Military & First Responder Family Support. Grants range from $5,000 to $50,000, with multi-year requests considered. Eligible organizations must be 501(c)(3) public charities and can only receive one grant per year. This initiative aims to empower local leaders to create impactful change in their communities.

The Lift a Life Novak Family Foundation works to identify passionate leaders who make a difference in the lives of people in need. The Foundation recognizes that without strong leaders and the resources to execute a large-scale vision, high impact in the nonprofit space is limited. We commit to partnering with organizations that have the leadership capability, the know-how, the humility to learn, and the personal passion to help the people they serve reach their full potential.
Community Impact Grants are available for nonprofits located in the state of Kentucky. This cycle we are funding in the following areas: Early Childhood Education, Food Insecurity and Military & First Responder Family Support.
Funding
Grant amounts range from $5,000-$50,000. We will consider some multi year requests, up to 3 years.

Eligibility

Eligible nonprofits must be located in the state of Kentucky.Grants will be made only to tax-exempt public charities as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and are “not a private foundation” under Section 509(a) of the IRC. Eligible nonprofits can only receive a Community Impact grant once per calendar year.

Ineligibility

We do not fund:Direct donations or grants to individualPolitical campaigns and lobbying effortsSponsorshipsTravelUnsolicited proposals from non - U.S. tax-exempt organizations that are located outside the United States of America

What Lift a Life Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
52
Total given
$10.18M
Median grant
$50K
Range
$450–$2.18M
  • By dollars: Kentucky 71%, Ohio 21%, Florida 3%. Top recipient cities: Louisville, KY; Lexington, KY; Mayfield Heights, OH.
  • 25% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 37% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Norton Children's Hospital · Louisville, KY

    Juvenile diabetes (jd)

    $2.18M

  • David Novak Leadership Inc · Mayfield Heights, OH

    Leadership

    $2.1M

  • Rita June Foundation Inc · Louisville, KY

    Early childhood education

    $1.5M

  • Metro United Way · Louisville, KY

    Early childhood education

    $813K

  • Community Coordinated Child Care Aka 4-C · Louisville, KY

    Early childhood education

    $470K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Food security
  • First responders

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