Lift A Life Foundation: Community Impact Grant
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
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Food security
- First responders
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