Mayfield Graves County Tornado Relief Fund

About Mayfield Graves County Tornado Relief Fund

Mayfield Graves County Tornado Relief Fund Inc. centers its giving on rebuilding after the December 10, 2021 tornado, with grants reaching Mayfield and Graves County residents, businesses, and community groups. The largest recent award in the file was $283,468 to the Mayfield Long Term Recorvery Group for warehouse and housing needs, a signal that the fund has supported both shelter-related recovery and the physical infrastructure needed for longer-term rebuilding. Other major grants show the same pattern: $150,000 to Lighthouse Children's Home Inc in Mayfield and $150,000 to the City of Mayfield for property purchase. The foundation’s mission statement says its funds benefit residents of Mayfield and Graves County who submit an application for relief funding approved by the board. Its active programs include assistance for homeowners, renters, reopened business owners, and automobile damage, tying the grantmaking directly to tornado recovery. Recent awards also reach organizations working on housing, lot acquisition, business programming, and property purchase, which suggests a recovery strategy that combines immediate aid with asset rebuilding and local redevelopment. The giving is entirely local, with every recent grant staying in Kentucky.

What Mayfield Graves County Tornado Relief Fund Funds

Housing and shelter-related recovery appear throughout the grant list. In 2024, the foundation gave $92,836 to Christian Aid Ministries in Benton for housing, and in 2023 it awarded $96,400 to Rotary Club (Homes for Hope) in Mayfield for housing and storage. Another housing-focused grant went to Coc Benevolent Fund Break of Life Humanitarian Effort in Melber for $70,000 in 2024. Property and land acquisition are also part of the strategy. The City of Mayfield received $150,000 in 2024 for property purchase, while Mayfield Graves Fuller Center was awarded $89,842 in 2023 for lot acquisition. Lotus in Paducah received $125,000 in 2023 for property purchase. Community recovery includes business support as well. Mayfield and Grave County Need Line received $76,396 in 2024 for a business program, and Mayfield Graves Ltrg Inc received $45,000 in 2025. The fund’s active reopened-business program and auto damage assistance program reinforce that small business and household recovery remain part of its focus.

How Mayfield Graves County Tornado Relief Fund Gives