The Copia Foundation Inc
Lexington, KY · EIN 61-1393373. Reported 180 grants totalling $1,801,671 to 83 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Copia Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refuge Ministries Inc - the Refuge Clinic | Lexington, KY | $157,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Divine Providence Inc Dba the Catholic Action Center Inc | Lexington, KY | $127,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jessamine County Schools - the Providence School | Nicholasville, KY | $104,723 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Revive Ministriesinc | Nicholasville, KY | $97,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christian Appalachian Project Inc | Paintsville, KY | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass Inc | Lexington, KY | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Inc | Lexington, KY | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The University of Kentucky Woman's Club Incorporated | Lexington, KY | $63,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Women's Care Center | Richmond, KY | $50,598 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission Health Lexington | Lexington, KY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| God's Pantry Food Bank Inc | Lexington, KY | $44,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA of Lexington Inc | Lexington, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Garrard County Homeless Coalition Inc (gchc) | Lancaster, KY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Saint Luke Catholic Church | Nicholasville, KY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Lexington Hearing & Speech Center Inc | Lexington, KY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vips Central Ky | Lexington, KY | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Kentucky Riding for Hope Inc | Lexington, KY | $30,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oneida Baptist Institute | Oneida, KY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mentors & Meals Inc | Versailles, KY | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sonlight Fellowship Church of God - Back Pack Ministry | Nicholasville, KY | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bluegrass Parkinson's Alliance | Lexington, KY | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kiwanis Club of Lexington Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| All God's Children Inc | Nicholasville, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Horsin' Around | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| For Hank's Sake | Ottsville, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Kentucky Dance Blue - Golden Matrix Fund | Lexington, KY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bluegrass Ambucs | Lexington, KY | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bluegrass Care Navigators | Lexington, KY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Center for Women Children and Families Inc | Lexington, KY | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Critically Loved Inc | Louisville, KY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Refuge for Women Kentucky | Wilmore, KY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Justin King Foundation Incorporated - Justin's Place | Wilmore, KY | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dance Blue - Golden Matrix Fund | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fayette County Special Olympics Ski Team | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hooves of Hope Equestrian Center Inc | Lancaster, KY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kentucky Diabetes Camp for Children Inc - Dba Camp Hendon | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kids Cancer Alliance Inc | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children - Lexington | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Kiwanis Club of Lexington Bluegrass | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Kentucky Dance Blue | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Campbellsville University - Scholarships | Campbellsville, KY | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jarrett's Joy Cart Inc - Lexington | Lexington, KY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trooper Island Inc | Frankfort, KY | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Altrusa International of Lexington Ky Inc | Lexington, KY | $7,600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Family Scholar House Inc - One Parent Scholar House | Lexington, KY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Warner Elementary PTO | Nicholasville, KY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nicholasville Police Department - Dare Program | Nicholasville, KY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Presbytery of Transylvania (usa) Inc - Urban Village Nicholasville | Nicholasville, KY | $6,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Garrard County Food Bank | Lancaster, KY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uk Women and Philanthropy Network | Lexington, KY | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arbor Youth Services Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barren Heights Christian Retreat Center Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Friends Adult Day Center | Nicholasville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bluegrass Families First Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Central Music Academy | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fayette County Farm Bureau Education Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom Christian Foundation Inc | Midway, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gilbert's Creek Baptist Church | Lancaster, KY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kentucky Horse Park Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lexington Children's Theatre Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lexington Elevating Abilities Foundation Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lexington Kiwanis Club Endowment Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lincoln County Imagination Library (hkuw - Heart of Kentucky United Way) | Danville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hope Christian Church | North Fort Myers, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Parent Scholar House | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelby's Way | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Step By Step Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Aviation Museum of Kentucky Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Foster Care Council of Lexky Inc | Lexington, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Justin King Foundation Incorporated | Nicholasville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Papal Missionary of Mercy | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency of Buckhorn Ky | Buckhorn, KY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Itn Bluegrass | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jessamine County Schools - the Providence School - Vision Driven Learning | Nicholasville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundtion | Quantico, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency - Dba Buckhorn Children & Family Service | Buckhorn, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church Youth Ministry | Lexington, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Steps and Strides Equestrian Services Inc | Wilmore, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fayette County Special Olympics | Lexington, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Garrard County Ministerial Association | Lancaster, KY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
41 of 83 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 58 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $259,683 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $250,638 | $5,500 |
| 2023 | 38 | $378,000 | $7,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $432,500 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 42 | $480,850 | $7,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in Kentucky. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. 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 foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Kentucky.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Copia Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 3292 Eagle View Lane 340, Lexington, KY, 40509. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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