Area residents are beginning to turn to the Community Foundation of West Kentucky to make their philanthropic giving as effective as possible. We are a public charity serving people who share a common concern - improving the quality of life in west Kentucky.
Individuals, families, businesses and organizations create permanent charitable funds that help our region meet the challenges of changing times. The foundation invests and administers these funds. We then use the distributions to award grants to many of the humanitarian, educational and cultural organizations in this remarkable region we call home.
The Purchase Area Development District is a partnership organization that offers support to city and county governments in the 8-county region of Western Kentucky. This region includes the counties of Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall, and McCracken.
For over 70 years United Way has proudly served Paducah and McCracken County by providing critical funding to many human service agencies that implement a variety of programs to help people in unique ways. United Way has worked under a model that brings efficiency to fund raising, and confidence to the donors that their contributions are helping many people.
Established in 1984, Actors’ Guild of Lexington offers compelling contemporary theatre for the region. AGL is Lexington’s only professional nonprofit theatre for adult audiences. They present six plays per season and offer more performances than any other arts group - over 100 per year.
