Grant Opportunities
Through our grantmaking initiatives and funding opportunities, we’re investing in local nonprofits, organizations, and community members to do more, dream bigger, and spark meaningful and measurable progress in and beyond Louisville.
Sparking Change Mini-Grants Program
Supported by the Foundation's Action Areas, the Community Foundation of Louisville will award three $1,000 grants each month to organizations whose operating budgets are under $250,000. This grant is open to any verified nonprofit, and organizations only need to apply once within a calendar year to be considered each month thereafter. An organization can only be awarded this $1,000 grant once in one calendar year.
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Charles & Jack Fund for LGBTQ+ Advancement
Through a permanent endowment fund created by the late Charles Gruenberger and the late Jack Kersey - two longtime trailblazers in advocating for queer rights and HIV/AIDS education in Louisville - this grant opportunity seeks to meet the unique needs of queer youth and advance the work of organizations who are supporting this population. This grant opportunity is supported by the Fund for Louisville - Louisville's People Action Area.
Photo of Charles and Jack courtesy of House of Ruth.
This grant opportunity has closed.
Community Safety & Healing Fund
The Community Safety & Healing Fund grant application is now closed. This Fund is supported by the Fund for Louisville - Louisville's Well-Being Action Area. Check back next spring for updates.
Give for Good Louisville
On September 12, 2024, Give for Good Louisville, our region's biggest day of local giving raised $9.5 million for 591 local organizations. The Foundation's annual giving day features hundreds of nonprofit organizations that serve and/or are located in the 8-county region across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. It is a great opportunity for nonprofits to collaborate, learn, and receive annual donations that support their important missions.
See the good sparked in 2024 by visiting GiveforGoodLouisville.org.
Give for Good Louisville is supported by the Fund for Louisville.
Green River Area Community Foundation
The Green River Area Community Foundation (GRACF) serves Daviess, Hancock, McLean, Ohio, Union, and Webster counties in Kentucky. Grants will be awarded to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations working to transform lives in those counties. The application is open now through August 30, 2024 at 4 p.m. CT.
Oldham County Community Foundation
The Oldham County Community Foundation (OCCF), an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Louisville, provides grants to support 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations doing substantial work in Oldham County. The 2024 Grant Application has closed. The next application cycle is expected to open in Spring 2025. Check back here for updates.
Photo Credit: Oldham County KY Tourism
Shelby County Community Foundation
The Shelby County Community Foundation (SCCF), an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Louisville, provides grants to support 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations doing substantial work in Shelby County, Kentucky. The 2024 application has closed, and the next application is expected to open in Spring 2025. Check back here for updates.
Youth Services Center Partnership Grant
The Community Foundation of Louisville is looking to support organizations with grants of up to $20,000 that enhance the safety, well-being, and educational outcomes of JCPS middle and high school students. This grant is supported by the Fund for Louisville - Louisville's People Action Area. The application is currently closed.
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