Kentucky Forms Grant Makers Commission

The governor of Kentucky signed an executive order December 15 asking the state’s 850 private foundations to collaborate on efforts to support early-childhood education and children’s health programs, according to The Louisville Courier-Journal.

Gov. Steve Beshear’s order created a 29-member Commission on Philanthropy to help direct some of the $120-million spent each year by Kentucky grant makers. The move is seen as an effort to help deal with the state’s $456-million budget shortfall this year.