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Lykins Foundation Central Bank and Trust Company

Preselected recipients only Lexington, Kentucky · EIN 616038503

Lykins Foundation Central Bank and Trust Company is a private foundation in Lexington, Kentucky. In tax year 2025 it gave $42,964 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $40,809 the year before.

8% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$43,15814$896,306
2024$40,80912$921,070
2025$42,96413$957,721

How to apply

Lykins Foundation Central Bank and Trust Company says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lykins Foundation Central Bank and Trust Company funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky13$42,964

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Clark County Community Services
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$10,000
Operation Happiness (Clark Co Community Services)
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$5,964
Beacon of Hope
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$4,000
Baker Intermediate School
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$2,500
Clark County Preschool
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$2,500
Conkwright Elementary School
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$2,500
George Rogers Clark High School Youth Services Center
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$2,500
Justice Elementary School
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$2,500
Robert D Campbell Jr High School
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$2,500
Shearer Elementary School
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$2,500
Strode Station Elementary School
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$2,500
Wesley Woods
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$2,000
Clark County Public Schools Community Education
Winchester, KY
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lykins Foundation Central Bank and Trust Company accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Lykins Foundation Central Bank and Trust Company give?

$42,964 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Lykins Foundation Central Bank and Trust Company?

Its 2025 filing lists Central Bank Trust (Trustee).

What does Lykins Foundation Central Bank and Trust Company fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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