Fall 2024 Grant Awards

OrganizationLocationGrant AmountGrant Purpose
Amped LouisvilleLouisville, KY$100,000Support of their Development Capacity Building efforts to create long-term sustainability.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of KentuckianaLouisville, KY$25,000General Operating support for their inclusive mentoring program, which helps area youth gain mental stability, academic success, and avoid substance use.
Bluegrass Center for AutismLouisville, KY$250,000Support for their Capital Campaign - expansion to a new location in the Fern Creek area to provide services for older teens and adults with autism.
The Cabbage Patch Settlement HouseLouisville, KY$25,000Support for the Cabbage Patch Family and Youth Development Programs which strengthens household stability for youth, primarily from the West End of Louisville.
Evolve 502Louisville, KY$50,000General operating support for their program which supports students along the path to graduate high school and attend college, tuition-free.
Falls City Medical SocietyLouisville, KY$30,000Continued support for their Pathways to Medicine program, which both educates young people of color to prioritize healthy habits and ignites their interest in careers in medicine.
Food Literacy ProjectLouisville, KY$50,000Support for their Forever Home Capital Campaign, which will enable them to purchase a 10-acre property to support their programs and increase food access and engagement among youth from marginalized communities.
Fund for the ArtsLouisville, KY$25,000Expansion of the Cultural Pass from a summer-only program to provide year-round, free arts and culture experiences for children, and now also for senior citizens.
Habitat for Humanity of Metro LouisvilleLouisville, KY$200,000Support for the infrastructure in Phase II of the Park Springs development. The second phase will build 65 new homes.
Have a Heart FoundationLouisville, KY$200,000Support for hiring a new medical director to succeed the retiring founder. A continued focus on health equity, filling the gap in specialty cardiovascular services for underserved populations in under-resourced neighborhoods.
Hildegard HouseLouisville, KY$50,000Operational Support to provide a home & care for dying individuals who have no home or loved ones to care for them.
Kids Center for Pediatric TherapiesLouisville, KY$150,000Expansion of the Therapy Intensives program, which provides outpatient care for children with disabilities and developmental delays through essential medical therapies including occupational, speech, physical therapy, regardless of a patient's ability to pay.
Louisville Free Public Library Foundation, Inc.Louisville, KY$250,000Support for the One Library, One Louisville Capital Campaign, which will re-open two libraries in underserved neighborhoods, plus renovate two existing libraries
Love City, Inc.Louisville, KY$30,000General Operating Support for this neighborhood revitalization organization, which provides economic stimulation, education, healthcare and affordable housing for people in the Portland neighborhood.
Metro United WayLouisville, KY$50,000Expansion of the Stable Homes, Stable Kids program, and to meet a funding match with the Siemer Institute.
Rita June Foundation, Inc.Louisville, KY$250,000Support for this capital project to build three new Bezos Academies, which provide free early childhood education for qualifying children in neighborhoods currently without adequate early childhood education providers.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of KentuckianaLouisville, KY$65,000Support for families from Bullitt, Shelby, Nelson and Hardin Counties who stay at Ronald McDonald House while their child is receiving medical care in Louisville.
Wellspring, Inc.Louisville, KY$100,000Hiring of a new in-house HR Director for better staff support and retention for Wellspring, which supports local low-income adults with mental illness.
Whitney/StrongLouisville, KY$100,000Expansion of the Save A Life program into Shelby and Bullitt counties. This program includes evidence-based education programs that encourage widespread knowledge and practice of safe firearm storage, suicide prevention, and STOP THE BLEED®