Grant Opportunities

Sparking Change Mini-Grants Program

Supported by the Foundation's Action Areas, the Community Foundation of Louisville will award three $1,000 grants each month to organizations whose operating budgets are under $250,000. This grant is open to any verified nonprofit, and organizations only need to apply once within a calendar year to be considered each month thereafter. An organization can only be awarded this $1,000 grant once in one calendar year.

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Artemis Fund

The Artemis Fund started in 2002 with a $10,000 grant from Kentucky Country Day School (KCD) parent Judith Miller through the Miller Family Foundation. Since then, the KCD philanthropy class has built a charitable trust of more than $260,000 and has dispersed over $140,000 in grants to local community organizations. The Artemis Fund awards grants to local organizations that support youth development in the community.

Photo courtesy of Kentucky Country Day School.

This grant application is closed, and the next application is expected to open in Winter 2026. Check back here for updates.

Charles & Jack Fund for LGBTQ+ Advancement

Created in honor of Louisville queer rights advocates Charles Gruenberger and Jack Kersey, Charles & Jack Fund for LGBTQ+ Advancement grant funding supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving queer youth in Metro Louisville or Kentucky. This grant opportunity is supported by the Fund for Louisville - Louisville's People Action Area.

This year's application is closed.
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Photo of Charles and Jack courtesy of House of Ruth.

Community Safety & Healing Fund

The Community Safety & Healing Fund grant application is closed. This Fund is supported by the Fund for Louisville - Louisville's Well-Being Action Area. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates on our 2026 grant cycle.

Give for Good Louisville

This year's Give for Good Louisville took place on September 18, 2025, raising $10.4 million for 646 organizations, remaining one of the most popular ways for Foundation fundholders to give. In 2025, our fundholders granted nearly $4 million to participating organizations! Organizations headquartered or doing business in Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, and Spencer counties in Kentucky, and Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties in Southern Indiana are invited to register for this powerful day of community giving.

Annual registration for local organizations has ended and will reopen in June 2026.

Green River Area Community Foundation

The Green River Area Community Foundation (GRACF) serves Daviess, Hancock, McLean, Ohio, Union, and Webster counties in Kentucky. Grants will be awarded to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations working to transform lives in those counties. Green River Area Community Foundation Needs Survey applications is now closed. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive updates on our 2026 grant cycle.

Oldham County Community Foundation

The Oldham County Community Foundation (OCCF), an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Louisville, provides grants to support 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations doing substantial work in Oldham County. The next application cycle is expected to open in Spring 2026. Check back here for updates.

Photo Credit: Oldham County KY Tourism

Shelby County Community Foundation

The Shelby County Community Foundation (SCCF), an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Louisville, provides grant funding to support 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations doing substantial work in Shelby County, Kentucky.


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