Lexington Community Foundation Grants

From Lexington Community Foundation

The mission of the Rickertsen family, through the Sara Rickertsen Special Needs Grant Program, is to better enable others to help those with disabilities live fulfilling lives.

Type of Support

Overview

The LCF Grant Program seeks to provide financial support for programs and projects that benefit the Lexington community in multiple spheres. It emphasizes improving the community's quality of life by funding initiatives in education, health, arts and culture, recreation, human services, non-denominational religious programs, and community/civic engagement. The foundation focuses on collecting and administering charitable funds, soliciting gifts, managing assets, and distributing these funds through grants to achieve a broad impact across these fields of interest.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
KY (Fayette County)
Organization Type
Nonprofit, federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations
Other
  • Located in the Lexington area
  • Programs include: capital projects, challenge gifts to stimulate additional funding, impactful programs for a substantial number of people, innovative approaches for community needs, programs with evidence of longevity beyond initial funding, projects promoting beneficiary involvement, seed grants for new projects addressing underserved populations, and programs encouraging volunteer participation

Ineligibility

Individuals
Religious activities (unless nondenominational and serving a broad segment of the population)
Debt servicing or debt re-financing to replenish resources used to pay for such purposes
Operational expenses
Established or new endowment funds
Travel, tours or trips, including honor conference and expanded studies, whether attended by an individual or a group, school class or sports team
Activities outside the Treasury Regulations Applicable to community foundation
Agencies serving a population outside of the LCF’s service area
Programs that do not meet the mission of the LCF
not specified

Submission

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