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Blue Grass Community Foundation
Blue Grass Community Foundation reported $64.3 million in revenue and $34.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.18 went to program services, $8.22 to management and general costs and $0.60 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 67.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $295,972 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 167% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $34MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $64MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 67.3% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $295,972 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.87% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 93.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGrantmaking 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
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $268,484 | $0 | $27,488 | $295,972 |
| VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRA Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $162,690 | $0 | $27,499 | $190,189 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,273 | $0 | $20,934 | $151,207 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Blue Grass Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $513K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 518
- Volunteers Part I, line 6125
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MASON INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES Investment services | $337,182 |
| KICK COLLECTIVE LLC Consulting services | $208,903 |
| PROMETHEUS ART Consulting services | $208,000 |
| HC HOMES LLC Consulting services | $147,600 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
31 private foundations reported grants to Blue Grass Community Foundation totaling $3.9M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Blue Grass Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Blue Grass Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Blue Grass Community Foundation spent in FY2025, $91.18 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Blue Grass Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Blue Grass Community Foundation reported that 91.2% of its $34.0 million in expenses went to program services, 8.2% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Blue Grass Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Blue Grass Community Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $295,972, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Blue Grass Community Foundation get its money?
Of $64.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 67.3% came from contributions and grants (including 1.5% from government grants) and 4.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Blue Grass Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 61-6053466 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202631359349309403 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531269349303203 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441359349309899 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300829349300330 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349304025 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101279349300030 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 61-6053466: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.