Step 1: Do You Align With Our Mission & Purpose?
We fund organizations whose missions align with our vision and desired outcomes. We make grants in alignment with our focus areas. Scroll down on this page to review our focus areas. Read more on our About Us page or contact us if you are unsure about your organization’s alignment with our focus.
Step 2: Determine Eligibility
We fund 501c3 nonprofit organizations that are led and operate in the following six counties: Jefferson, Shelby, Bullitt, Nelson, & Hardin counties in Kentucky and Clark County in Indiana.
We do not fund long-term debt financing, endowments, local chapters of national organizations, or re-granting projects.
We have no restrictions against support for capital campaigns, general operating expenses, staff salaries, or consultant fees.
Our partners serve people in our community who are vulnerable, and are locally led.
(Examples of persons who are vulnerable include: the economically challenged, historically marginalized, the young and the old, medically fragile or challenged, foreign-born, the isolated, those who lack resources, and survivors of violence.)
Step 3: Begin a Relationship
We are a highly relational grantmaking foundation. We are seeking partnership with our grant recipients, not just a financial transaction. So, it can be helpful to have an introductory phone call or meeting to discuss your organization or project to explore possible mission alignment with our foundation. Contact us to schedule a get-to-know-you conversation.
Our Letter of Interest form is online and open access, but we highly recommend that you reach out personally before submitting it. Our Grant Proposal is available by invitation only.
Step 4: Letter of Interest & Grant Application
Our application process begins with a Letter of Interest. Our grants committee reviews all submitted LOIs, and then invites a certain number of organizations to submit a full proposal. During the full proposal review process we also conduct an in-person site visit.
Our Grant Application Timeline:
I. Fall Funding Cycle
Letter of Interest due: June 28, 2024
Grant Proposal due (if invited): August 23, 2024
Notice of Approval/Denial: October 25, 2024
Grant Term: January 1st – December 31st
II. Spring Funding Cycle
Letter of Interest due: December 13, 2024
Grant Proposal due (if invited): February 21, 2025
Notice of Approval/Denial: April 25, 2025
Grant Term: July 1st – June 30th
Got Questions?
Learn more about our eligibility requirements and grantmaking procedures in our Frequently Asked Questions.
Ready to Apply?
Go to our Grant Seekers Page to take an eligibility quiz and get started.
Our Focus Areas:
The Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana supports a diversity of projects all striving towards healthy communities, particularly for the vulnerable.
Personal Health & Wellbeing:
Basic Needs (housing, transportation, job/income, childcare, food security)
Early Childhood Education
College or Career Prep
Access to Healthcare
Family Stability
Mental & Spiritual Wellness
Support for Persons with Special Medical Needs (cancer, vision-impaired)
Uplifting Personal Connections
Freedom from Addiction
Care for the Aging
Community Wellbeing & Enrichment:
Access to Nature
Violence Prevention & Safety
Beautification
Access to the arts
Economic Growth & Opportunity
Community-Wide Resources