Arts & innovation
uncommon creativity
driving forces in our community
Uncommon creativity and the spirit of entrepreneurship are driving forces in our community. Northern Kentucky is home to many longstanding arts organizations, and to many new startups and small business accelerators. New, independent businesses dot many of our main streets across Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties. Your support for arts organizations and innovative programs will help line even more of our main streets. Join us as a philanthropic investor in Northern Kentucky.
impact story
In partnership with our generous donors, learn how we are supporting arts programs and innovation in our community.
How You Can Help
Your gift, in any amount, can help a group like the NKY Entrepreneurship Council support entrepreneurs and innovation in our Northern Kentucky region.
About NKY Entrepreneurship Council
Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporationʼs Entrepreneurship Council launched in summer 2018 as a way of leveraging partnerships across sectors to advance entrepreneurship and innovation throughout the NKY region. The initiative has attracted $2.8 million through the the Commonwealthʼs RISE grant and the federal i6 Challenge grant. The RISE grant, in partnership with a regional collaboration of organizations and Northern Kentucky University, will focus on informatics, health innovation and logistics innovation – centers of excellence for the region. Horizon Community Funds, with the support of our generous donors, provided matching funds for the RISE grant with other community partners for a total benefit of $1.5 million. Additionally, the i6 Challenge grant, in partnership with the NKU Institute of Health Innovation and St. Elizabeth Healthcare, will create jobs and attract companies and talent in the health innovation sector to the eight-county NKY region. The true spirit of collaboration that drives Northern Kentucky forward is evident in this new initiative.
