Nonprofit Corner

Our nonprofits have up to three years to spend their grant money. During that time, we work with them to make sure they are on track, and we help when we can. In the Nonprofit Corner, we keep you updated on their progress and let you know when they need volunteers or specific items. And when they extend invitations to their events, we’ll let you know about those too.

We like to highlight the wishlists of our Impact & Merit award winners. If you can help any of the organizations, please refer to their websites to find out how to get the items to them. Thank you for all of your help!

2025 Impact Grant Recipients

Louisville Academy of Music

Sheet music for our reference library
Plants, signage, and a garden bench for a listening garden
Framing for archival documents
Composition/Technology equipment
Piano Technician work for our recital hall & studio pianos to improve sound
Sponsoring our Composer of the Year program
LAM-branded tablecloth for community events
Portable electric stage piano
Staff and teacher professional development
Interactive sound sculpture for our front lawn

Louisville Lightning

General office supplies - color printer, sharpies, pens/pencils
Emergency supplies - CPR adult and infant mask combo kit, LifeVac Suction (choking kit)
Storage - Sterilite storage containers (any size, black with yellow lids)
Basketballs - size 5, size 7 (Molten official, required for wheelchair basketball)
Tennis balls - green dot, red dot, yellow

New Americans Initiative

Laptops – Laptops are essential tools for our volunteer attorneys and Legal Director to efficiently file green card and citizenship applications. For both ethical and legal reasons, and as advised by our general counsel, it is important that NAI owns and maintains its own laptops.

Steam Exchange Community Arts Center

Sterilite 32qt clear underbed storage containers with latch lid, blue
Sterilite 66qt clear plastic storage containers with latch lid, blue
Crayola markers, broad tip
Copy paper
Paper towels
Black Sharpies
Multi-color Sharpies
Ryonet green Galaxy water based screen printing ink
Tru-Ray Construction paper (9inx12in) - white, black, blue, purple, pink, green
Toilet paper (compact rolls)
Trash Bags (13 gallon, kitchen unscented)
Zip lock Bags (gallon, quart, sandwich, and snack)
Go-Go Squeeze apple sauce pouches, unsweetened
Mandarin orange cups in 100% juice
Granola bars
Dawn Ultra 50% less scrubbing dishwashing Liquid - 56 Fluid OZ
Staples flip chart easel, black steel

Wellspring

Socks
New underwear (womens and mens - L and XL sizes helpful)
Towels, sheets, pillow cases
Loose-fitting, comfortable and casual clothes or scrubs
Hygiene supplies - soap, shampoo, feminine supplies, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Household supplies - pots, pans, plates, kitchen utensils, etc.
Small appliances - televisions and coffee makers, small game consoles (i.e. Nintendo switch).
Art supplies
Lamps, houseplants, non-breakable decor
Books

2025 Merit Grant Recipients

Sweet Evening Breeze

Outreach supplies (community needs: socks, t-shirts, water, suntan lotion, chap stick, nail clippers, lighters, toothpaste, deodorant, jacket, protein bars)
Toner for copier(s)
Legal pads
Paper towels
Toilet paper

National Alliance on Mental Illness Louisville

Office & Administrative Supplies:

Laptops & tablets for Youth Advisory Council outreach
Whiteboards and markers for workshops and meetings
Mailing supplies (postage, envelopes, packaging)

Event & Program Support:

Audio recording equipment for the Behind the Mask Podcast
Portable speakers and microphones for speaking engagements
Display banners, signage, and promotional materials for outreach events

Community Engagement & Wellness Wheels:

Art supplies for therapeutic activities at schools and support groups
Branded apparel (t-shirts, wristbands) for youth ambassadors

Technology & Accessibility Enhancements

Website development support or social media advertising credits

Whitney/Strong

Shelf-stable snacks and drinks
Clear storage tubs (66 qt)
Small gift cards ($5-10) to offer as incentives - Visa, fast food, Kroger, Amazon, local businesses
Auction/Raffle items for A Night For Life gala (vacation homes, event tickets, memberships, restaurant gift cards, etc.)
Printer cartridges - HP Envy Photo 7155 (Black 64, Tri-color 64)
Printer paper
Rolling cart organizers (2)
2 wound packing & tourniquet trainer kits
2 tactical training gun models
300 combat application tourniquets
300 trauma shears
300 Dynarex bandages
300 gauze rolls

Amazon wish list

Professional services and expertise:

Printing services
Certified trainers in STOP THE BLEED® in Question, Persuade, and Refer, in Sources of Strength, and Firearm Safety

2024 Impact Grant Recipients

CASA of the River Region (CASA)

Volunteers
Personal items/clothing, diapers, school supplies
Books
Educational resource materials
Educational toys (pre-school) and gift cards

Granny’s Birth Initiative

Baby Items
Infant Diapers
Baby Wipes
Cleaning Supplies
Breastfeeding Supplies
Bottles

Imagination Library of Louisville

There are still spots left for their last Lunch and Learn of the year on December 9th at noon at Locals Louisville. RSVP https://imaginationlibrarylouisville.org/events/

Lincoln Foundation

Two new laptops
Two docking workstations
Two computer monitors
One laser printer

West End School

Plastic folders with pockets
Scissors
Laminate sheets (8 x 11)
Brown clasp envelopes (8 x 11)
Manilla folders
Markers
Dry erase markers
Colored pencils
Crayons
Post-its
Binder clips
Sharpies,1 and 2 binders
Individual pencil sharpeners

Tape
Colored construction paper
Poster board
Purple and/or yellow small coin envelopes
Clorox Wipes
Lysol
Paper towels
Tissues
Laundry pods
Individually wrapped snacks
Cough syrup – day and night
Ibuprofen
Band-aids
Cough drops
Disposable ice packs
Zyrtec
Biofreeze
Benadryl
Disposable gloves

2024 Merit Grant Recipients

Central Adult Learn-to-Swim

Swim Caps
Goggles
Soul Cap (a large, silicone swim cap made for students with long braids, locks, or voluminous/thick hair to prevent hair from absorbing harsh effects of chlorine)

Kentucky Harvest

Toner (Xerox VersaLink C400/C405 Black Toner and 4-pack Extra High Toner - Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
Reams of white printer paper
Rolls of stamps

Parks Alliance of Louisville

Landscaping and gardening tools

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2023 Impact Grant Recipients

Backside Learning Center

Wishlist

Blueprint 502, formerly YouthBuild Louisville

Youth books (ages11-18)
Games
Art supplies
Outdoor balls and activity sets

Delta

New or used folding chairs

The DELTA Foundation is currently seeking volunteer tutors for the Books & Basketball program at our Portland location. Volunteers would work with elementary age students on reading and literacy from 6:00 – 7:30PM on Wednesdays. If interested, please email Wes Hinton at deltainc502@gmail.com. Thank you!

Neighborhood House

Volunteer opportunities:
By partnering with Dare to Care, Neighborhood House is able to help families stretch their grocery budgets by providing a variety of fresh and nutritious food options. We're one of the only food banks in the west end of Louisville open to the public five days a week. The food bank is open Monday-Friday from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM.

Volunteers can get involved with the Emergency Food Bank in a variety of ways!

Pantry Assistants: Will greet guests, assist them as they shop, stock shelves, and help with putting away deliveries.
Restock Assistants: Will work to unload, organize, and shelve our monthly delivery of food from Dare to Care
Produce Pick Up Volunteer: Will pick up fresh fruits and vegetables from the Dare to Care warehouse and deliver it to Neighborhood House

The Emergency Food Bank is a great opportunity for individuals and groups. Reach out to Alexa at ameza@nhky.org to learn more.

Wishlist:
We are in need of the following items for families who visit Neighborhood House:

Diapers and pull-ups in all sizes
Household items. This includes paper towels, toilet paper, laundry detergent, dishwashing soap, and cleaning supplies.
Menstrual products
Hygiene supplies, such as deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, etc. Travel size and full size products are helpful.
Gift cards to grocery and general merchandise stores, such as Target, Kroger, Walmart, Meijer, Sam’s Club, Costco, and Amazon

To coordinate donation drop offs, please email Billie at bmorton@nhky.org.

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