ROBERT L. BROWN’S HOMETOWN LEGACY

Great things are happening in the city of Sharpsburg! Thanks to a bequest from lifelong resident Robert L. Brown, this small city in Bath County…
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Why I Give

In 2003 a friend gave me a book that changed my life — although not in a way that anyone noticed or maybe that even…
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Huntertown: Keeping the memories alive

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…
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‘A Concert for Kentucky’ raised more than $1 million for Outlaw State of Kind Hometown Fund

Chris Stapleton’s “A Concert for Kentucky” stadium show raised over $1 million dollars for the Outlaw State of Kind Hometown Fund at BGCF. Held on…
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Making a SPLASH! in Lexington’s East End

Lexington got even cooler on May 2 with the groundbreaking of Splash!, an interactive water-play project in Charles Young Park in Lexington’s East End neighborhood.
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Digital Access Project will make Fayette County’s property history visible and accessible to all

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…
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Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative announces 2022 Grassroots Black Leadership Awards

Progress means change, and the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative is recognizing Black community members who are leading that change with its 2022 Grassroots Leadership…
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It All Started With Three Sheets of Paper

By Scotty Patrick, Magoffin County Community Foundation chair   I grew up in Magoffin County and learned a lot in my early years there. My…
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Giving is an Outlaw State of Mind for the Stapleton Family

Kentucky native and one of the country’s most respected and beloved musicians, Chris Stapleton has received numerous awards for his work: eight Grammys, seven Academy…
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The Tempur Sealy Foundation, a corporate advised fund at BGCF, pledged a gift of $2 million to support a pediatric sleep center at UK’s Kentucky Children’s Hospital. 

A third of a child’s life is spent sleeping, and the connection between quality rest and adequate emotional, physical and mental growth is clear.
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