James Graham Brown Foundation

Louisville Responsive Community Grants

¿Quién puede postularse? Primarily for nonprofit organizations located in the Louisville metro area. Organizations should demonstrate significant financial support, including private donors, private and public grants, and other sustainable revenue sources. Requests should typically not exceed 30% of the total project budget, and proposals with 50%-60% of project costs already raised are more competitive. Organizations established within the last three years, organizations with annual operating budgets below $300,000, individuals, political entities, fundraising events, performing arts requests, religious requests for religious purposes, individual pre-K through 12 schools, organizations outside the Louisville Metro Area, ongoing operations or routine program costs, and organizations with active JGBF grants or consecutive grants for the same project are generally ineligible, subject to stated exceptions.

Fecha límite: LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis until October 15, 2026, January 15, 2027, or April 15, 2027, depending on the review cycle. Corresponding full application deadlines are December 1, 2026, March 1, 2027, and June 1, 2027. Formal decisions are scheduled for February, May, and August 2027, respectively.