Blue Grass Community Foundation
2018 GoodGiving Challenge Kicks Off with New, Weeklong Format
Blue Grass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing are teaming up once again this year to raise funds for more than 100 Central and Appalachia Kentucky charities during the eighth annual GoodGiving Guide Challenge. Read more
Register to Host an On the Table Discussion
Opportunities to participate or host an On the Table community discussion—scheduled for March 28—is underway. Read more
Blue Grass Community Foundation celebrates 50 years of community building
To date, Blue Grass Community Foundation has awarded more than $77.5 million in grants and scholarships to support nonprofits and community engagement initiatives across central and eastern Kentucky. Read more
Mayor joins nonprofits to kick off GoodGiving Challenge
The online fundraising campaign, which will run this year from November 28 through December 31, has raised more than $7 million for local and regional nonprofit organizations since 2011. Read more
On the Table
On March 15, join up to 10,000 Lexingtonians in various dinner party-style civic discourse conversations geared to inform the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Read more
GoodGiving Guide Challenge nears $700,000 fundraising mark with 11 days left
With only 11 days left in its 2016 campaign, The GoodGiving Guide Challenge has raised just under $700,000 for 120 nonprofit organizations in central and eastern Kentucky. Read more
GoodGiving Challenge passes $500K as campaign continues
With 18 days left, the GoodGiving Challenge already has topped $500,000 pledged to the 120 charities that will benefit from the annual monthlong philanthropic campaign. Read more
GoodGiving Challenge set to launch annual drive to benefit area nonprofits
The Blue Grass Community Foundation and Smiley Pete Publishing, owner of Business Lexington, will launch the GoodGiving Challenge this month, an online campaign designed to engage and inspire the Bluegrass to support local nonprofits. Read more
Branching Out: Ambitious Town Branch Commons urban trail poised to leap from concept to construction
A few years after being a little more than an ambitious concept, Town Branch Commons, a urban trail system planned for downtown Lexington roughly following the city’s founding waterway, now has a real-world start date for construction. Read more
Knight Cities Challenge names five Lexington finalists
Five Lexington-based proposals have made the cut as finalists for the second annual Knight Cities Challenge, a competition that provides $5 million in funding to be shared among winning ideas for improving Knight Foundation communities.The... Read more
GoodGiving Guide Challenge raises more than $1.3 million for area nonprofits
Lexington’s fifth annual GoodGiving Guide Challenge charity fundraising drive raised more than $1.3 million for 115 nonprofits serving central and eastern Kentucky.The online and phone-in donation program is an initiative of... Read more
Lexington’s East End, North Limestone neighborhoods picked for economic revitalization project
Lexington has been chosen to be part of an intensive revitalization effort, joining six other U.S. cities that will receive a year or more of expert assistance aimed at boosting the economic viability of entire neighborhoods.The... Read more
Blue Grass Community Foundation wins $675,000 grant to boost collaborative neighborhood efforts
The Blue Grass Community Foundation has been awarded a grant of $675,000 by the Kresge Foundation to help foster collaborations among groups and individuals working to revitalize Lexington’s north and east sides.The money, which... Read more
Fundraisers aim for $50 million in private support to build Town Branch Commons
The plan for a linear downtown park that will follow Lexington’s historic Town Branch Creek is moving forward, with the Urban County Council giving the go-ahead for a $50 million private fundraising campaign to fund the project.The... Read more
Blue Grass Community Foundation ranked fifth nationally for active grantmaking
Blue Grass Community Foundation has been named as the fifth most active community foundation grantmaker in the United States in 2014, according to a national report released recently by CF insights.“We are thrilled but not completely... Read more
Kentucky Theatre Fundraiser Canceled; Star Can't Make It
Lexington, Ky – A fundraising event scheduled for Friday, April 26, and hosted by the Friends of the Kentucky Theatre (“Friends”) has been canceled due to an unexpected schedule change for Lexington native and Academy Award nominee... Read more
Blue Grass Community Foundation connects people with worthy local causes
Officials at Blue Grass Community Foundation can blow out 45 birthday candles this year — quite an accomplishment.The foundation, in its own marketing words, “is where people go to give — of their passion, money and ideas... Read more