The Peoples Bank Foundation accepts grant applications from qualifying charitable organizations serving communities within Peoples Bank’s footprint, which expressly includes Kentucky. The Foundation reviews applications quarterly. The next published review deadline is September 30, 2026. The controlling public page does not publish a submission clock time or time zone.
Applicants must be IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organizations. Requests are accepted only directly from the organization seeking the grant; the Foundation expressly states that it does not accept applications from freelance or third-party grant writers. Organizations may submit only one application to the Peoples Bank Foundation annually. Applicants use the Foundation’s Blackbaud application process and may need to register their organization through YourCause if it is not already available in the system.
The Foundation’s giving areas include Health and Human Services, Youth and Education, Community Investment and Economic Development, Arts and Culture, and Environment. For Health and Human Services, Peoples describes support for nonprofit organizations providing health-care support and other resources and for causes such as medical research, anti-poverty efforts, and domestic-violence prevention.
The controlling public guidance does not state a universal per-applicant award ceiling or total funding available for the September 2026 review cycle. Requests should not be for operating costs, payroll, salaries, or stipends. The public page also does not establish a general match requirement or provide complete project-cost or procurement rules, so applicants should verify project-specific allowability before committing costs.
Atlas analysis: Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100 for qualifying Kentucky healthcare and human-services nonprofits in Peoples Bank’s service footprint. N9+ Fit Score 22/100, conditional: the program has legitimate healthcare relevance, but the published grant qualifications do not specifically confirm remote-exam technology, telehealth equipment, or vendor costs as allowable. N9+ should only be considered where a qualifying applicant has a Foundation-aligned project and the Foundation confirms the proposed cost is eligible. Because the Foundation requires the request to come directly from the 501(c)(3), Atlas may support research and package preparation but must not submit the application as a third-party grant writer.
Official source: Peoples Bank Foundation — Grant Qualifications and Application.