Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc
499 E High St Ste 112, Lexington, KY · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $64,287,841 | $34,010,126 | $265,515,702 |
| FY2024 | $45,056,474 | $33,386,198 | $227,497,553 |
| FY2023 | $57,159,622 | $27,853,076 | $200,818,915 |
| FY2022 | $57,304,796 | $21,286,267 | $168,450,880 |
| FY2021 | $32,891,839 | $20,482,232 | $160,181,084 |
| FY2020 | $24,051,212 | $20,947,075 | $117,814,865 |
| FY2019 | $25,053,536 | $14,053,245 | $123,545,194 |
| FY2018 | $31,883,163 | $15,182,451 | $112,674,716 |
| FY2017 | $36,303,372 | $13,516,147 | $95,263,649 |
| FY2016 | $16,751,581 | $11,397,814 | $70,175,250 |
| FY2015 | $18,810,285 | $11,048,372 | $66,550,437 |
| FY2014 | $21,005,818 | $19,519,672 | $62,731,102 |
| FY2013 | $17,567,459 | $9,936,019 | $58,319,024 |
| FY2012 | $16,282,838 | $5,528,516 | $48,527,096 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc (EIN 61-6053466), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $43,287,377 | 67% |
| Program service revenue | $2,775,748 | 4% |
| Other revenue | $18,224,716 | 28% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $31,010,768 | 91% |
| Management & general | $2,795,022 | 8% |
| Fundraising | $204,336 | 1% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 67% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 91% of functional expenses, management & general 8%, and fundraising 1%.
- 91% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 57% of 1000 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations nationwide (too few in KY for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 93.7 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 49th percentile among 487 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in KY.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.8% of 502 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in KY.
- Total revenue rose from $16,282,838 in FY2012 to $64,287,841 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Revenue covered expenses in each of the 14 reported years, FY2012 to FY2025.
- Net assets grew from $48,527,096 to $265,515,702 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 88% of revenue in FY2012 and 67% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
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.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1968 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T31Z — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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