2025-2026 BGCF365 Grant Theme

Every year, BGCF365 rallies around a grant theme that drives real impact in our community—and this year, we want your genius. What keeps you up at night? What sparks your “wouldn’t it be cool if…” ideas? Drop them here and help us shape this year’s theme. Because the best ideas for tomorrow usually start with voices like yours today!
If you need a spark of inspiration, here are past grant themes and the organizations that took home the prizes:

2024-2025: Home Base: Housing Stability and Homelessness Solutions
1st Place: Gleanings Housing, 2nd Place: Arbor Youth Services, 3rd Place: Children's Law Center

2023-2024: Connecting Communities to Resources
1st Place: Marafiki Center, 2nd Place: Jubilee Jobs, 3rd Place: GreenHouse17

2022-2023: Youth Development and Wellness
1st Place: Operation Making a Change, 2nd Place: African American Ballet Troupe, 3rd Place: SAFY of Kentucky

Other grant themes have included "Healthy Neighborhoods," "Arts and Culture," "Green Spaces and Public Places," and "Education."

Learn more at BGCF.ORG/BGCF365
1.What community need or opportunity do you think BGCF365 should focus on with this year’s grant theme?
2.If you could see BGCF365 make a difference in one area of our community this year, what would it be and why?