Program areas at BGCF
Grantmaking the Community Foundation made over 3,000 grants this fiscal year impacting more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations and over 120 scholarship recipients. All grants were made exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational purposes. The Community Foundation currently administers more than 800 charitable funds established to support charitable causes that are important to our donors and their communities.
Community engagement the Community Foundation leads and convenes on key Community issues and projects. We partner with national funders, state and city government and local residents to make our region the most generous, vibrant and engaged place it can be. Examples of our Community engagement efforts include "lexington black prosperity initiative", "goodgiving challenge and "bgcf 365". To learn more about these programs and other leadership and engagement efforts please visit www.bgcf.org/engage.
Who funds Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at BGCF
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Lisa Adkins | President and Chief Executive Officer | $234,516 | 2024-05-14 |
| Brian Dineen | Senior Vice President , Finance + Administration | $146,234 | 2024-04-24 |
| Scott Fitzpatrick | Vice President , Advancement | | 2024-04-24 |
| Jane Higgins | Director of Community Advancement | | 2024-04-24 |
| Halee Cunningham | General Counsel + Director of Planned Giving | | 2024-04-24 |
| ...and 17 more key personnel |
Financials for BGCF
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $46,563,896 | $43,476,808 | 7.1% |
| Program services | $2,496,511 | $2,019,463 | 23.6% |
| Investment income and dividends | $7,233,725 | $5,886,454 | 22.9% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $4,582 | $0 | 999% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $860,908 | $5,922,071 | -85.5% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $57,159,622 | $57,304,796 | -0.3% |
Organizations like BGCF
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Stark Community Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Canton, OH | $26,297,363 |
| Baton Rouge Area Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Baton Rouge, LA | $36,560,561 |
| Arizona Community Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Phoenix, AZ | $122,702,351 |
| The Rhode Island Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Providence, RI | $94,559,880 |
| The Cleveland Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Cleveland, OH | $234,720,202 |
| Collier Community Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Naples, FL | $52,218,014 |
| Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region | 501(c)(3) | Appleton, WI | $46,500,809 |
| Madison Community Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Madison, WI | $36,932,800 |
| California Community Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $270,688,976 |
| Seattle Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $159,592,537 |
Data update history
August 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
April 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCommunity foundationsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Community improvement
Characteristics
MembershipsOperates donor advised fundsProvides grantsOperates internationallyEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 499 E High St 112
- Lexington, KY 40507
- Metro area
- Lexington-Fayette, KY
- County
- Fayette County, KY
- Website URL
- bgcf.org/
- Phone
- (859) 225-3343
- Facebook page
- bgcf.org
- Twitter profile
- @bgcf
IRS details
- EIN
- 61-6053466
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1967
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- T31: Community Foundations
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Central organization
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