RBPFF Grants

The Raymond B. Preston Family Foundation focuses on educational, artistic, and charitable needs primarily in Henderson, Kentucky. The foundation seeks to support initiatives that promote the arts, ethical decision-making, and community improvement. Grants prioritize measurable projects with long-term viability that enhance quality of life in the region. Eligible organizations must be 501(c)(3) certified, while ineligible activities include fundraising events and support for individuals or political causes. Preference is given to specific projects over general operating expenses.

The Preston Family Foundation is committed to educational, artistic, and charitable needs focusing largely on the Henderson community.
We look look for programs, which:
Promote the arts and education.Promote ethical decision-making, transparency, fairness, inclusiveness, diversity, and the public good.Make a difference in people's lives.Make the larger Henderson community a better place to live, learn, and work.Are measurable with stated goals and objectives.Demonstrate effectiveness and innovation or great potential.Can be eventually self-supporting or show evidence of long-term viability and impact.
Grant Priorities
Priority is given to those qualifying organizations that focus on education, arts, culture, social services, and civic good, which are likely to increase the quality of life in the Henderson County, Kentucky region.Some limited, proactive grants are made outside this area, based on specific interests of Foundation trustees.Priority is also given to new or innovative projects and programs that:Make the larger Henderson community a better place to live, learn, and work.Are measurable with stated goals and objectives.Demonstrate effectiveness and innovation or great potential.Are models for others.Demonstrate collaboration.Can be eventually self-supporting or show evidence of long-term viability and impact.

Eligibility

All grantees must be qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Ineligibility

Does not generally accommodate fundraising or donor cultivation events, sponsorships, walks, runs, golf outings, school or neighborhood specific events.Does not purchase raffle tickets or tables for fundraising events or support courtesy advertising.Does not make grants to individuals, to religious organizations unless they are engaged in qualified programs benefiting the entire community, to political causes or candidates, or to organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, familial or marital status, or national origin.Does not give to other private foundations or to endowments, preferring to support projects and programs directly rather than through other grant making organizations and programs.