About Us

Founded in 1959, Lexington Clinic Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds many important programs each year, giving hope to the people in our community by supporting medical education, research, and scholarships.

Lexington Clinic Foundation has been funding local organizations since 2009. In 2011, LCF granted funds to the following projects:

Baby Health Service is a pediatric health clinic that provides free medical care to children whose families are ineligible for a medical card, yet cannot afford health insurance.
Central Kentucky Radio Eye is a non-profit organization that provides radio reading service via a closed circuit radio system which broadcasts throughout Central Kentucky and is designed to fill an information void for blind and other disabled people.
Chrysalis House is Kentucky’s oldest and largest licensed substance abuse treatment program for women and their children.
ITN Bluegrass provides a community-based, community-supported, economically viable and consumer-oriented, quality transportation service for seniors and adults with visual impairment.
Kentucky Pink Connection is a program that serves breast cancer patients on a personal basis by reducing and/or eliminating barriers to screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Lexington Hearing & Speech Center teaches children with hearing, speech and language impairments to listen and talk by providing them with high quality educational, therapeutic and family support services.
Lexington Rescue Mission works with the poor and homeless. In addition to providing hot meals, clothing, and financial assistance, the Rescue Mission provides free health care for the uninsured.
Liberty Place Recovery Center is a long-term substance abuse recovery program for women. This program provides support and hope for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.
Mission Lexington is a free clinic serving uninsured working adults in Fayette County, whose earnings place them at or below the federal poverty level.
The Nest is a local, nonprofit organization that promotes healing, stability and well-being of children and families. Their holistic approach includes respite child care, parent education and support, domestic violence counseling and recovery, and crisis care services for fragile families.
Visually Impaired Preschool Services offers appropriate services to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who are visually impaired or blind and to their families and maximizes each child's developmental potential through direct services, advocacy, and community education.

In addition to community projects, Lexington Clinic Foundation awarded 18 Fergus Hanson Memorial Scholarships in 2012 to Central and Eastern Kentucky students.