Northern Kentucky Area Development
Florence, KY · EIN 61-0719369. Reported 189 grants totalling $41.3M to 75 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, 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. 75 distinct organizations, with 41% 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. 67% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $37,500. Half of what it reported fell between $22,756 and $95,597; 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 | $7,239,828 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Brighton Center Inc | Newport, KY | $5,828,498 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Independent Living Options Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $1,330,633 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lifeline Homecare Inc | Florence, KY | $1,025,688 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Visiting Angels | Florence, KY | $972,693 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands Nky | Florence, KY | $839,497 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid of the Bluegrass | Ludlow, KY | $652,615 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Life Learning Center Inc | Covington, KY | $611,747 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $580,152 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Carroll County Fiscal Court | Carrollton, KY | $494,646 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Campbell County Fiscal Court | Newport, KY | $381,788 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc | Edgewood, KY | $380,948 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interim Health Care | Edgewood, KY | $287,247 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bawac Inc | Florence, KY | $242,106 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pendleton County Fiscal Court | Falmouth, KY | $203,165 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Purfoods Dba Mom's Meals | Ankeny, IA | $197,690 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Foundation Inc | Florence, KY | $191,530 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northern Kentucky Community Action Commisson Inc | Covington, KY | $190,139 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Owen County Fiscal Court | Owenton, KY | $170,192 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Transitions Inc | Covington, KY | $156,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ucan | Cincinnati, OH | $143,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Help at Home | Chicago, IL | $139,397 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gallatin County Fiscal Court | Warsaw, KY | $137,232 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay Neuter Clinic Inc | Cincinnati, OH | $133,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| City of Elsmere | Elsmere, KY | $133,469 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wyatt's Supervalu | Falmouth, KY | $129,823 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tank | Ft Wright, KY | $125,749 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| City of Williamstown | Williamstown, KY | $115,317 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Team Shelter USA | Coral Springs, FL | $113,171 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Nky Health Dept | Florence, KY | $113,153 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cut and Smoke Lounge | Covington Ky, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Davon Auto LLC Dba Davon Auto | Covington, KY | $90,269 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Burlington Coat Factory | Burlington, NJ | $85,460 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rock Gate Capital Dba 160 Driving | Chicago, IL | $82,585 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pc Connection Sales Corp | Pittsburgh, PA | $80,666 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Home Instead | Ft Mitchell, KY | $58,083 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 | Independence, 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 |
| Senior Safe Home Solutions Pllc | Walton, KY | $6,876 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 75 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 15 of 75 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- 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 |
| 2024 | 26 | $5,335,020 | $97,185 |
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
58% 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
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
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 $37,500 -- 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 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 15 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 11 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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