Nonprofits + Philanthropy

The Licking River drains 3,600 square miles of Kentucky.

The World Resources Institute wants to finance projects that will protect Northern Kentucky’s water

The World Resources Institute wants to support projects to protect the region’s watersheds and is making grant money available to worthy ideas.

Latest in Nonprofits + Philanthropy
New Leaf Kitchen nurtures children in food insecure communities

Annie Streitmarter’s program cultivates children's minds, bodies, and souls with lesson and demonstrations on healthy eating.

Last year, volunteer Dawn Rhodes made the winning pitch for the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky.
Finalists chosen in pitch competition for funders’ grants

The NKY Funders' Grants competition brings philanthropists together in common causes.

NKU's Institute for Health Innovation is working with Owen County residents to address the opioid epidemic.
NKU’s Institute for Health Innovation reaches out to rural communities to battle an epidemic

A Northern Kentucky University initiative created a team to reach out to rural counties in need of health care and mental health services to help in the battle against the nationwide opioid epidemic. 

NKU's campus in Highland Heights, Ky.
Major gifts to help NKU students stay in school

Students with academic potential often face obstacles in completing their educations. Two major grants from Northern Kentucky business leaders aim to help.

The Center for great Neighborhoods sponsors the Mind Body Soul Summer Camp.
Small but mighty grants create summertime learning

Supported by two regional foundations, Summertime Kids is funding 189 projects this summer, 37 of them in Northern Kentucky.

Greater Cincinnati Foundation grants support learning programs for at-risk kids

Thanks to Supporting Educational Success, 22 local organizations will be able to fund programs that improve both learning and health.

GCF ‘Giving Circle’ supports NKY’s new pathways to college, workforce

A Greater Cincinnati Foundation Giving Circle promoted educational access and workforce development across NKY.

NKY Community Action Commission receives check for $101K from Impact 100.
Lincoln Grant Scholar House among 2017 Impact 100 award recipients

On Sept. 12, the nonprofit Impact 100 gave $101,000 to four local groups. One of those groups was the NKY Community Action Commission, which funds Covington's Lincoln Grant Scholar House for single parents pursuing college education.

Local nonprofits continue fight for equality in Trump’s America

The contentious 2016 presidential election brought attention to a wide range of social issues. Now, as budget cuts threaten some public programs, local nonprofits are finding new ways to leverage national attention for positive community impact.

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