About Blue Sky Foundation
Blue Sky Foundation concentrates its giving in its local region around New Albany, IN, with very large, general-support grants to a small number of organizations. The foundation prioritizes faith-based community ministries and neighborhood service centers, alongside major support for local land/river conservation. Many grants are unrestricted operating dollars, and several recipients receive repeat, multi-grant support.
Focus Areas
Local evangelical and Baptist church ministries providing community services (e.g., New Life Ministries, Jefferson Street Baptist Center)Neighborhood social service centers and emergency assistance (e.g., Salvation Army, St John Center)Regional river and land conservation (River Heritage Conservancy)
Who They Fund
not specified
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: few, very large general‑support grants dominated total dollars; repeat funding to the same local faith‑based and conservation organizations rather than many small, distributed grants.
Funding Style
general operating / unrestricted support
About Blue Sky Foundation
Blue Sky Foundation Inc’s recent giving is marked by a single large conservation commitment: $5,725,718 to River Heritage Conservancy for general funds in 2023. That grant sits alongside repeated, multi-year support for New Life Ministries, which received $2,500,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and for Jefferson Street Baptist Center, which received $800,000 in 2023 and $1,000,000 in 2024. The pattern points to a funder that makes substantial unrestricted gifts to a small set of organizations over time. The foundation’s grant record also shows strong support for faith-based community ministries and neighborhood service providers in the New Albany–Louisville area. New Life Ministries, Northside Christian Church, Salvation Army, St John Center, and Light House Church all appear in the recent grants list, often with general-support dollars. Blue Sky Foundation Inc also backs land and river conservation work, and its portfolio includes a small number of grants outside Indiana and Kentucky, including support for organizations in Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, Oregon, New York, and Italy. The result is a locally concentrated but not exclusively local profile, with repeat funding playing a central role.
What Blue Sky Foundation Funds
Faith-based service organizations are a clear part of the foundation’s giving. New Life Ministries received $2,500,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Northside Christian Church received $250,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Jefferson Street Baptist Center in Louisville also received major general-support grants of $800,000 in 2023 and $1,000,000 in 2024. Neighborhood assistance and emergency support are another recurring theme. The Salvation Army in Louisville received $570,000 in 2023, while St John Center in Louisville received $525,000 in 2023. More recent smaller grants include $100,000 to Seed Louisville Inc in 2025 and $20,000 to Light House Church in 2024. Environmental and conservation work appears through River Heritage Conservancy, which received $250,000 in 2023 and $150,000 in 2025, after a much larger 2023 grant.
How Blue Sky Foundation Gives
Blue Sky Foundation Inc gives in a wide range, from a p25 of $2,530 to a median of $15,000 and a p75 of $250,000. The recent record combines very large checks with much smaller awards, suggesting a two-tier pattern: a few high-dollar, repeated commitments and many smaller general-support grants. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including New Life Ministries, Northside Christian Church, River Heritage Conservancy, and Smile Train. The foundation also makes unsolicited catalytic investments through BlueSky Philanthropy, which reviews submitted ideas and invites full proposals when the concept aligns with strategy.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.3M
Total Assets
$293K
Total Revenue
$3M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $250K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$250K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Blue Sky Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Blue Sky Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 54 | $18.6M | 96.4% |
| 2 | Italy | 2 |
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