Grant Opportunities
Through our grantmaking initiatives and funding opportunities, we’re investing in local nonprofits, organizations, and community members to do more, dream bigger, and spark meaningful and measurable progress in and beyond Louisville.
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.
View the Foundation's virtual information session or view info session slides to learn more. This grant opportunity is supported by the Fund for Louisville - Louisville's People Action Area.
Apply now for the Charles & Jack Fund for LGBTQ+ Advancement grant - open now through July 28, 2025, at midnight (ET).
Photo of Charles and Jack courtesy of House of Ruth.
Give for Good Louisville
Give for Good Louisville returns this year on September 18 and remains one of the most popular ways for Foundation fundholders to give. In 2024, 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 but those still interested in participating may sign up through the late registration period, ending August 1, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET.
Register today at GiveforGoodLouisville.org.
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.
Apply today.
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.
Community Safety & Healing Fund
The Community Safety & Healing Fund grant application is now closed. This Fund is supported by the Fund for Louisville - Louisville's Well-Being Action Area. Check back for updates.
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. The application is closed.
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 2024 Grant Application has closed. The next application cycle is expected to open in Spring 2025. Check back here for updates.
Photo Credit: Oldham County KY Tourism
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