Kentucky Chamber Foundation

Kentucky grows stronger when businesses lead solutions that create opportunities, strengthen communities, and drive the state forward. The Kentucky Chamber Foundation works alongside employers and partners to tackle the Commonwealth’s most pressing challenges and build lasting opportunities for Kentuckians.

The Kentucky Chamber and the Kentucky Chamber Foundation share a vision: A thriving economic climate in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

We unlock the power of business, accelerate solutions, and build opportunity in Kentucky.

• Drive Collaborative, Business-Led Solutions: Uniting employers and partners to solve Kentucky’s most pressing challenges.
• Expand Opportunity by Strengthening Communities: Creating pathways for Kentuckians to learn, work, and thrive by addressing barriers to prosperity through employer-driven action.
• Build for Tomorrow: Focusing on future trends, bold ideas, and long-term strategies that shape Kentucky’s next chapter.

Workforce Solutions
Unlocking the Power of Business to Build Kentucky's Workforce

Education Solutions
Building Opportunity by Investing in Kentucky's Future

Since 2017, the Kentucky Chamber Foundation has worked to strengthen Kentucky’s workforce, education, and communities through employer-led solutions that expand opportunity and drive economic growth.

Through its workforce initiatives, the Foundation has trained 358 employers, connected 1,743 Kentuckians to jobs, and partnered with more than 650 employers across 70 industries to grow their workforce.

Through its education initiatives, the Foundation has engaged 1,055 educators and impacted 52,845 students statewide, helping connect classrooms with careers and prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow. It has also created 600 post-high-school workforce placements in partnership with businesses across the state.

The Kentucky Chamber Foundation releases an annual Impact Report, which highlights the organization’s comprehensive efforts to advance opportunity across the Commonwealth. 

View the Foundation's 2024 Impact Report 

Together, we’re building opportunity that lasts — one partnership, one innovation, and one Kentuckian at a time. We are deeply grateful to our funders for their generous contributions, which help expand the impact and reach of the Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s work across the Commonwealth.  View our funders and learn more about how you can support the Foundation through charitable giving. 

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