BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
At Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF), our mission is to create more generous, vibrant and engaged communities in Lexington and throughout the Bluegrass and Appalachia, Kentucky. Launched in 1967 with one charitable giving fund and a single contribution of $1,000, BGCF has grown to over 675 charitable funds, each with its own charitable purpose, and total assets of $131 million. Most importantly, in partnership with our generous donors, we’ve awarded more than $114 million in grants, with 95 percent going to local and Kentuckybased organizations. We invite you to join us! If you’re looking to make your giving more simple, organized and impactful, establishing your own charitable fund may be the right solution. But, helping individuals, families, businesses and nonprofits establish charitable funds is just one way we grow local generosity. If you’d like to help local efforts to provide critical services to those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, donate to the Coronavirus Response Fund, a partnership of BGCF and United Way of the Bluegrass. To date, more than $625,000 has been awarded in charitable grants to 45 local nonprofits providing residents with access to food, transportation, information, prescriptions/healthcare and other basic needs. We are $30,000 away from our fundraising goal of 6 $1 million! Learn more and donate at bgcf.org/coronavirus. If you want to get more engaged with civic and charitable life in Lexington, consider joining BGCF365. By giving just $1 per day, you can become part a powerful, collective giving engine that funds local charitable and civic projects while meeting like-minded Lexingtonians at quarterly social and networking events. Learn more at bgcf.org/365. If you’re looking to leverage your giving dollars to your favorite local nonprofits (and discover new ones), the GoodGiving Challenge is for you! Launching on Tuesday, December 1 at 9am, this year’s Challenge features more than 130 local nonprofits. Now in its tenth year and raising $11.7 million, givers of all sizes are encouraged to donate at BGgives.org. With hundreds of thousands of match dollars on the table, you’ll help local organizations win their share and make your giving dollar go farther. At BGCF, we help grow good. Whatever your charitable needs or aspirations may be, we’re here to help. Give us a call at 859.225.3343 or email BGCF President + CEO Lisa Adkins at ladkins@bgcf.org. Together, there’s no limit to the community good we can create!
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