Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc

LEXINGTON, KY EIN: 61-6053466 Website

ESTABLISHED IN 1967, BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE BLUEGRASS REGION BY INCREASING CHARITABLE GIVING AND LEADING ON CRITICAL COMMUNITY ISSUES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$253.0M

+13.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$23.4M

+26.9% YoY

Grant Count

369

+0.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$63K

+26.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$16M$32M$47M$63M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$252,952,729$223,373,063$187,166,931
Revenue$45,056,474$57,159,622$57,304,796
Expenses$33,386,198$27,853,076$21,286,267
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$16,380,533$8,094,633$11,808,525
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$6M$12M$18M$23M297 grants2020358 grants2021340 grants2022367 grants2023369 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MAGOFFIN COUNTY BOARD OF…$5.0MUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY A…$1.5MUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY$1.0MBANK OF AMERICA CHARITAB…$989KROBERT L BROWN FOUNDATIO…$613KSTABLE RECOVERY INCORPOR…$583K1 CLAY COUNTY INC$425KESPERANZA INC$315KWHETSTONE BOYS RANCH$300KLEGACY GREENSCAPES$291K

Grant Size Distribution

1,731 grants across all recorded years

1417<$50K161$50–100K109$100–250K25$250–500K12$500K–1M6$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LISA ADKINSPRESIDENT/CEO$250KBRIAN DINEENVP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRA$154KSCOTT FITZPATRICKEMPLOYEE$122K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
B BLANTON COATES JRDIRECTOR1
GENTRY COLLINSDIRECTOR1
DR TIFFANY DANIELS DCDIRECTOR1
NOA GIMELLIDIRECTOR1
LISA HIGGINS-HORDDIRECTOR1
SUSAN KRAUSSDIRECTOR1
MIKE KRETZDIRECTOR1
DARYL LOVEDIRECTOR1
WALTER MORRISDIRECTOR1
DREW RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR1
LESME ROMERODIRECTOR1
ART SALOMONDIRECTOR1
SUZANNE SHAFFARDIRECTOR1
ANDY REYNOLDSCHAIR5
MICHELLE HOLLINGSHEADVICE CHAIR5
MARSHA MOORS-CHARLESSECRETARY5
BILL ALVERSONTREASURER5
ANTHONY B THOMPSONSCHOLARSHIPS CHAIR5
FRAN TAYLORPAST BOARD CHAIR5
LISA ADKINSPRESIDENT/CEO40$250,030
BRIAN DINEENVP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRA40$153,918
SCOTT FITZPATRICKEMPLOYEE40$121,896

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

35states
+27 more states

Cities

AdaAlexandriaAllenAlpharettaArlingtonAshlandAstoriaAtlantaAuburnAvondaleBarbourvilleBearbranchBeattyvilleBereaBeverlyBismarckBocaratonBooneBoonevilleBoston

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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