LexGive365 Grant Opportunity: Community Champions
Forecasted
LexGive365 Grant Opportunity: Community Champions supports Fayette County grassroots nonprofits, funding established programs and organizational capacity to address local service gaps and community needs.
Funder: Blue Grass Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $30,000 total pool; awards of $15,000, $10,000, and $5,000
Summary: Supports Fayette County grassroots organizations in sustaining high-quality programs and building capacity to address community service gaps.
Key Information: Applicants must be located in and serve Fayette County, with annual operating budgets below $500,000.
Description
The LexGive365 Charitable Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation supports local, grassroots nonprofits that sustain high-quality programs or increase their organizational capacity to address additional service gaps in Fayette County. The Community Champions opportunity focuses on organizations that are trusted by, connected to, and rooted in the communities they serve.
LexGive365 is a giving circle of emerging philanthropists and civic leaders whose pooled contributions support community-driven grantmaking. This competitive opportunity recognizes organizations making a meaningful difference while operating with annual budgets below $500,000. It supports maintaining established programs and strengthening organizations’ ability to respond to local needs, rather than focusing exclusively on new projects. The Steering Committee reviews applications, and LexGive365 members vote to determine awards following finalist presentations.
