Louisville's Prosperity Action Area (through the Fund for Louisville)

Louisville's Prosperity Action Area is a grant initiative through the Fund for Louisville at the Community Foundation of Louisville that provides capacity-building grants to nonprofit organizations doing significant work in historically disinvested and underinvested parts of Louisville, Kentucky.

The program is one of several action areas within the Community Foundation's broader grantmaking portfolio, which also includes support for LGBTQ+ advancement, community safety and healing, and affiliate foundations serving surrounding counties. The initiative focuses on strengthening the capacity of nonprofits operating in communities that have faced systemic disinvestment.

Eligible applicants are nonprofits with significant operations in underinvested Louisville neighborhoods.

Grant Opportunities - Community Foundation of Louisville : Community Foundation of Louisville 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. The 2026 application is open now through May 12, 2026, at 4 p. m.

(ET). Photo courtesy of Kentucky Country Day School. 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. Photo of Charles and Jack courtesy of House of Ruth.

Community Safety & Healing Fund The Community Foundation's flagship initiative, Give for Good Louisville, returns on Thursday, September 10, 2026, providing local organizations a platform to raise money, earn special cash prizes, grow their brand, and connect with new and returning supporters. Last year was the biggest year yet, with more than 26,000 donors raising $10. 4 million for 645 organizations!

Out of the total dollars raised, Foundation fundholders granted nearly $4 million to participating nonprofits, making Give for Good Louisville one of the most popular ways to give back. Annual registration for eligible organizations will open on Monday, June 1, 2026, at GiveForGoodLouisville. org.

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