About Community Winterhelp
To assist low-income families with utility bill assistance during the winter months (January through April) to assure that families have heat in their home.
Focus Areas
Basic needsUtilities / energy assistanceEmergency financial assistanceCommunity services
Who They Fund
low-income householdshouseholds experiencing heating/energy insecurity
Funding Style
direct servicecash/subsidy supportshort-term/emergency assistance
Topics
heating subsidieshome energy assistance
About Community Winterhelp
Community Winterhelp Inc centers its grantmaking on winter utility bill assistance so low-income families can keep heat in their homes from January through April. The organization raises funds and distributes them through a network of 19 local service partner agencies, including community ministries and community action agencies. Its approach is seasonal, direct, and tightly linked to emergency household needs rather than broader program support. Recent awards show repeated support for Louisville-based ministries that deliver heat-related aid at the neighborhood level. South Louisville Community Ministries received $49,117 in 2024 and $46,737 in 2023, while Jeffersontown Area Ministries and Fern Creek Highview United Ministries also appear among the larger grants. The pattern suggests a funder that relies on local intermediaries to move assistance quickly to households facing utility shutoff risk and winter energy insecurity. Community Winterhelp Inc’s existing program structure includes annual assistance distribution with LG&E matching, and its services are designed as one-time payments rather than ongoing awards. The grantmaking is limited to Kentucky recipients and is tied to a specific seasonal window, which makes the foundation a focused source of emergency support for heating and utility relief.
What Community Winterhelp Funds
Community Winterhelp Inc supports emergency utility bill assistance as its core area of giving. In 2024, it gave $34,792 to Fern Creek Highview United Ministries for heating subsidy work, and $28,145 to Central Louisville Community Ministries for the same purpose, showing a clear emphasis on direct winter energy aid. The foundation also funds neighborhood-based ministries that serve as local access points for basic needs assistance. Jeffersontown Area Ministries received $26,605 in 2024 for heating subsidy support, while Sister Visitor Center Catholic Charities received $26,503 for heating subsidy work. Its support extends across Louisville-area service partners that deliver short-term help to households facing energy insecurity. Eastern Area Community Ministries received $24,790 for heating subsidy work, and Southwest Community Ministries received $20,072 for the same purpose, reinforcing the foundation’s focus on seasonal crisis response.
How Community Winterhelp Gives
Community Winterhelp Inc’s typical grant size falls in a fairly tight band: p25 is $17,262, median is $22,938, and p75 is $28,600. The recent grants list shows many awards clustered near that middle range, with larger distributions going to local service partners that manage winter aid. The foundation appears to work through recurring partner relationships rather than one-off giving. South Louisville Community Ministries, Shively Area Ministries, and Southwest Community Ministries each appear in multiple grant years, and several recipients received both general support and heating-subsidy allocations. It operates as a grantmaking nonprofit, not an individual-giving funder, and it does not make program-related investments. One of its active programs accepts unsolicited requests, while another annual service-partner distribution is explicitly not open to unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$650K
Total Assets
$93K
Total Revenue
$268K
Total Expenses
$316K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $17K and $29K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$29K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in KY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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