United Way of the Bluegrass Inc

LEXINGTON, KY EIN: 61-0444679 Website

UNITED WAY OF THE BLUEGRASS (UWBG) FIGHTS FOR THE EDUCATION, FINANCIAL STABILITY, HEALTH, AND BASIC NEEDS OF EVERY PERSON IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY FOR OVER 100 YEARS. UWBG FOCUSES ON IMPROVING LIVES BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS TO SUCCEED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND VOLUNTEERS, STRIVING TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. LAST YEAR UWBG AND OUR PARTNERS SERVED OVER 116,000 INDIVIDUALS ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.1M

+1.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$936K

-15.1% YoY

Grant Count

41

-6.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

-8.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,106,474$5,030,075$4,346,368
Revenue$4,037,671$5,157,397$4,314,317
Expenses$4,396,259$4,439,745$4,518,487
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$108,834$249,981$51,495
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$349K$697K$1M$1M50 grants202055 grants202146 grants202244 grants202341 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

PARIS-BOURBON COUNTY YMCA$150KCENTRO DE SAN JUAN DIEGO$77KURBAN LEAGUE OF LEXINGTO…$70KYMCA OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY$55KARBOR YOUTH SERVICES FOR…$38KGREENHOUSE17 (FORMERLY B…$30KTHE HEARING & SPEECH CEN…$30KSIMON HOUSE$25KTHORN HILL EDUCATION CEN…$25KAMERICAN RED CROSS BLUEG…$24K

Grant Size Distribution

236 grants across all recorded years

212<$50K19$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$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

TIMOTHY JOHNSONPRESIDENT AND CEO$176KKATHY GOSNELLVICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE &$80K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
TIMOTHY JOHNSONPRESIDENT AND CEO50$175,560
KATHY GOSNELLVICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE &50$80,000
DR KENNETH R JONESCHAIR1
DAVID KYLE MURRAYVICE CHAIR1
MARY E MEIXELSPERGERIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1
MARY KATHERINE JAEGERTREASURER1
ANNE BROOKSDIRECTOR1
CRAIG DANIELSDIRECTOR1
ROBERT DUNCANDIRECTOR1
BRANDON LEE EASONDIRECTOR1
PASTOR RICHARD GAINESDIRECTOR1
CATHY MARIE JENNINGSDIRECTOR1
ROBERT JOSEPH KAINDIRECTOR1
DAVID KIDDDIRECTOR1
KURT KOGLERDIRECTOR1
DR BRIEN LEWISDIRECTOR1
VALERIE MARSHALLDIRECTOR1
JADE MILESDIRECTOR1
ANNA MINROVICDIRECTOR1
CARYL PFEIFFERDIRECTOR1
PAUL ROOKEDIRECTOR1
CHAS SARGENTDIRECTOR1
MAURA SMITHDIRECTOR1
DR RICKEY W SMITH SRDIRECTOR1
DR STEVEN YATESDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Bowling GreenCovingtonDanvilleDry RidgeFrankfortGeorgetownGrayLa GrangeLexingtonLouisvilleMoreheadMt SterlingNicholasvilleOwensboroParisRichmondVersaillesWinchester

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

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