Community Champions Grant (LexGive365)

Community Champions Grant (LexGive365) is sponsored by Blue Grass Community Foundation (LexGive365). This competitive grant supports grassroots nonprofit organizations serving Fayette County that are deeply rooted in their communities and making a meaningful difference.

LexGive365 - Blue Grass Community Foundation LexGive365 brings together Lexington’s charitable and civic leaders to drive meaningful change in Fayette County. The idea is simple. You give $365 — a dollar a day — to make our community better.

You pool those daily dollars with others. Then, once a year, you decide together how to award $30,000 to local causes and nonprofits. LexGive365 is a giving circle that brings Lexington residents together to make a positive impact.

Open to donors of all ages, LexGive365 members help Lexington thrive through community-driven giving. Join us! 2026 LexGive365 Community Champions Grant LexGive365 members met at Harper Hall for The Finals, our annual grantmaking meeting, on May 20.

We heard project pitches from three Lexington nonprofits and voted on how to award $30,000 in total grants: First Place $15,000 Grant Winner: Neighbors Immigration Clinic Second Place $10,000 Grant Winner: Exhilarating Inc. Third Place $5,000 Grant Winner: Northside Common Market / Julietta Market Learn More About Our Finalists WANT TO BE A PART OF THE IMPACT?

If you’ve been thinking about joining LexGive365, there’s never been a better time. For just $365 a year—or $1 a day—you’ll become part of a community of changemakers investing in the people and organizations building a brighter future for us all. Together, we’re proving that small gifts, multiplied by many, create extraordinary impact.

Your annual membership contribution is split equally into two pools. One half is used for immediate grantmaking, decided on collectively by LexGive365 members. The other half builds the LexGive365 Endowment, which has grown to over $700,000 , ensuring that LexGive365 will be here to benefit Lexington, forever.

You’ll meet quarterly to connect and explore key community issues with others who share your commitment to making a difference. At the annual grantmaking event, you’ll help award $30,000 in total grants to support local causes. Since 2017, LexGive365 has awarded $240,000 in grants to Lexington nonprofits!

Join LexGive365 any time during the year pay paying $30 per month, or with a one-time payment of $365. Or, become a Lifetime Member with a one-time gift of $3,650. In total, LexGive365 has awarded $210,000 in grants to Lexington nonprofits!

The LexGive365 Advisory Team is a group of dynamic, local leaders who provide guidance on the programming of LexGive365, review grant proposals and advocate on behalf of LexGive365 membership.

Katie Bouvier, Sturgill Turner Gentry Collins, Stites & Harbison Phil Jun, Community Volunteer Harper Michael, Kentucky Chamber Foundation Brittany Roethemeier, Fayette Alliance Edwin Rye, Lexington Event Company Abby Johnson Webb, Climate Group Alison Zeitlin, Stites & Harbison If you’d like to get more involved with LexGive365 and join the A-Team, contact Courtney Bush .

Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative Grantmakers of the Bluegrass Robert L. Brown Foundation at BGCF An immigration consultation changed her life. Now $15K will help hundreds more.

Mizari Suárez knows exactly what a new $15,000 grant could mean for hundreds of Lexington households — because a single, low-cost immigration consultation once transformed… Create positive change in Lexington for just $1 per day.