THE CONCEPT OF A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS AS SIMPLE AS IT IS BRILLIANT.
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South Central Kentuckiansof the Year 2025
JIM & DARLENE JOHNSTONFor 2025, The South Central Kentuckian of the Year award honors Jim and Darlene Johnston for excellence in leadership as demonstrated by outstanding initiative, impact of work and inspiration of others. The award was designed to honor people in the community who are making significant contributions through their life’s work, the award celebrates those who make giving back a priority for themselves, their family or their business.
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what we do
We work toward the goal of philanthropic giving through building and overseeing a permanent collection of endowment funds. We have several funds that serve specific sections of the community. For information on all of those, please visit Our Funds page.
We also maintain The South Central Kentucky Endowment Fund. This generalized endowment allows the Foundation to meet changing and emerging needs within the community.
Focusing our efforts on the counties of Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and Warren, we work to:
- Promote philanthropy;
- Build and oversee a permanent collection of endowment funds from donors and agencies;
- Respond to community needs and opportunities through our grant cycle;
- Serve as a trustworthy partner and effective steward to this community asset;
- Always honor and preserve donor intent.
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thank you sponsors!
LEGACY PARTNER
Houchens Industries, Inc. has been a leader in philanthropic activity in South Central Kentucky for many, many years. Houchens believes by giving back, we are helping to build a better place for each of us to work, play and raise our children. Houchens, one of the nation’s largest and most diversified ESOP’s, also believes that investing in the communities where our employees live gives them pride in knowing the company they work for cares enough to support their community.
