The second annual Give 8/28 Lex campaign proved that collective generosity can create powerful, lasting impact. On August 28, BGCF and LBPI brought the community together to raise $234,956… Read More
The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative, a community-advised committee of Blue Grass Community Foundation, is proudly recognizing community leaders who are driving positive change with… Read More
September 6, 2024Opportunity, Transformative Philanthropy
The inaugural Lexington Black Philanthropy Week, hosted by the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative (LBPI), marked a significant milestone in our community’s philanthropic landscape. LBPI drew… Read More
The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative, a community-advised committee of Blue Grass Community Foundation, is proudly recognizing community leaders who are driving positive change with the… Read More
November 14, 2023Impact Stories, Opportunity, Transformative Philanthropy
More than 77,000 physical pages of Fayette County’s historical records, spanning from the late 1700s through 1865, are now digitized and publicly accessible online, thanks… Read More
In April 2022, The Walton Family Foundation seeded a $50,000 grant pool which was matched 2:1 by the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative and Blue… Read More
The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative is once again celebrating community members who are leading positive change with its 2023 class of Grassroots Leadership… Read More
June 24, 2022Healthy and Vibrant Communities, Opportunity
On August 29, 1871, Jerry Gatewood, formerly enslaved and a U.S. Colored Troop veteran, purchased the first 5-acre parcel of what would become Huntertown Hamlet… Read More
Coalition announces first effort in Kentucky to digitize historical records of enslaved people dating back to the late 1700s More than 60,000 pages of Fayette… Read More
Progress means change, and the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative is recognizing Black community members who are leading that change with its 2022 Grassroots Leadership… Read More