Northern Kentucky Area Development
Florence, KY · EIN 61-0719369. Reported 163 grants totalling $36.0M to 70 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Northern Kentucky Area Development, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S32) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 70 distinct organizations, with 47% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 68% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $33,073. Half of what it reported fell between $16,197 and $71,190; the smallest was $5,070 and the largest $16.7M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varioud Other Grants 5000 | $16.7M | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Meals on Wheels Sw Oh & Nky | Cincinnati, OH | $5,508,449 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brighton Center Inc | Newport, KY | $5,132,791 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Independent Living Options Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $1,330,633 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Helping Hands Nky | Florence, KY | $753,716 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lifeline Homecare Inc | Florence, KY | $685,984 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Visiting Angels | Florence, KY | $659,279 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid of the Bluegrass | Ludlow, KY | $514,845 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $458,426 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carroll County Fiscal Court | Carrollton, KY | $437,665 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Campbell County Fiscal Court | Newport, KY | $305,858 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Foundation Inc | Florence, KY | $191,530 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Interim Health Care | Edgewood, KY | $184,228 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bawac Inc | Florence, KY | $150,755 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Purfoods Dba Mom's Meals | Ankeny, IA | $149,085 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pendleton County Fiscal Court | Falmouth, KY | $144,659 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ucan | Cincinnati, OH | $143,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Help at Home | Chicago, IL | $139,397 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay Neuter Clinic Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $133,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Owen County Fiscal Court | Owenton, KY | $130,143 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Life Learning Center Inc | Covington, KY | $128,160 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tank | Ft Wright, KY | $125,749 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Team Shelter USA | Coral Springs, FL | $113,171 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gallatin County Fiscal Court | Warsaw, KY | $111,608 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| City of Elsmere | Elsmere, KY | $108,469 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cut and Smoke Lounge | Covington Ky, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Williamstown | Williamstown, KY | $92,561 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Davon Auto LLC Dba Davon Auto | Covington, KY | $90,269 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Burlington Coat Factory | Burlington, NJ | $85,460 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wyatt's Supervalu | Falmouth, KY | $84,964 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rock Gate Capital Dba 160 Driving | Chicago, IL | $82,585 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pc Connection Sales Corp | Pittsburgh, PA | $80,666 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern Kentucky Community Action Commisson Inc | Covington, KY | $71,927 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Kenton County Public Library | Erlanger, KY | $57,515 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Trualta LLC | St Joseph, MO | $54,045 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nku | Highland Heights, KY | $53,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bespoke Ventures and Investments | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chosen Commercial Contract | Erlanger, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hive Family Services Dba Milk and | Crescent Springs, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carroll County Animal Clinic | Carrollton, KY | $42,693 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Freestore-Foodbank Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $41,520 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boone County Animal Shelter | Burlington, KY | $38,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Herzog Jewelers | Ft Mitchell, KY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Scky Foundation for Workforce Development Inc | Bowlng Green, KY | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Forest LLC | Monroe, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Creative Software Solutions LLC | Baltimore, MD | $24,655 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jefferson Community & Tech Coll | Carrollton, KY | $20,750 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Housing Authority of Covington | Covington, KY | $19,848 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| CCRM1 | Fort Thomas, KY | $17,352 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cold Chain Integrity | Cincinnati, OH | $16,197 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kenton Housing Inc | Covington, KY | $16,129 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fun Days Learning Center | Independence, KY | $13,602 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Galen College of Nursing | Cincinnati, OH | $12,025 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $11,417 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough Perfomance Group LLC | Cincinnati, OH | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Supply Post Business Products | Cincinnati, OH | $10,096 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Supply Chain Oki | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chmura Economics & Analytics LLC | Richmond, VA | $8,364 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Cincinnati Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $7,865 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dollhouse Beauty Salon LLC (1) | Alexandria, KY | $7,666 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medical Institute of Kentucky | Florence, KY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lamar Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $6,980 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Oldham County Inc | Lagrange, KY | $6,749 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Executive Transportation | Newport, KY | $6,680 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kenton County Animal Services | Covington, KY | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Owen County Animal Clinic | Owenton, KY | $5,720 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Owen County Friends of Animals Inc | Owenton, KY | $5,395 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bach Veterinary Clinic | Independence, KY | $5,340 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Grant County Veterinary Clinic | Williamstown, KY | $5,070 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
37 of 70 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 13 of 70 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44 | $5,035,349 | $31,536 |
| 2021 | 43 | $4,881,338 | $31,685 |
| 2022 | 43 | $21.5M | $30,210 |
| 2023 | 33 | $4,538,386 | $37,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
56% of its giving went to organizations in Kentucky. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $33,073 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Kentucky.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Northern Kentucky Area Development's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 17 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 17 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 22 Spiral Drive, Florence, KY, 41042.
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