Leave a Legacy in Louisville
Grow the impact of your event.
“Leave a Legacy in Louisville” is a program designed to make it easy for event planners to connect with locally grown non-profits. By choosing to donate to a Leave a Legacy in Louisville organization you can be assured that your gift will go far.
Whether your program already includes a local financial contribution or you’re looking to add additional value for your attendees, this is a turnkey way to grow the impact of your event! Each organization meets the specific criteria listed below and must submit an application to be featured:
Featured organization criteria:
- 501(c)(3) public charity or private foundation
- Unique to, or was founded in, Louisville or the surrounding area
- Serves and impacts a diverse set of communities
- Been in existence for at least 2 years
Learn more about the 2022 featured organizations:
AMPED
Mission: Providing a free music program for youth, a free technology training program for adults, and Louisville's first and only Black and Latinx business incubator
Areas of Service: Arts, Community Development
Dogs Helping Heroes
Mission: Dedicated to helping restore lost freedom and peace of mind to wounded veterans, first responders, and Gold Star Families by gifting specially trained and certified assistance dogs.
Areas of Service: Animals
Louisville Visual Art
Mission: Improving lives through visual art education, community outreach, and artist engagement since 1909.
Areas of Service: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Backside Learning Center
Mission: Building community and enriching the lives of equine workers and their families at Churchill Downs racetrack.
Areas of Service: Community Development
Family Scholar House
Mission: Working to end the cycle of poverty and transform our community by empowering families and youth to succeed in education and achieve life-long self-sufficiency.
Areas of Service: Education
Louisville Grows
Mission: Growing greener, healthier neighborhoods through the environmental platforms of urban forestry, urban agriculture and urban sustainability; fostering green, just and sustainable communities; and encouraging volunteerism and support to reduce carbon offsets to fight climate change.
Areas of Service: Environment
Supplies Over Seas
Mission: Meeting critical health care needs in medically impoverished communities around the world by collecting and distributing surplus medical supplies and equipment.
Areas of Service: Global Impact
Blessings in a Backpack
Mission: Mobilizing communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry.
Areas of Service: Human Services
St. John Center
Mission: Our vision is a city where all people experiencing homelessness have the resources and support they need to leave homelessness for good.
Areas of Service: Human Services
Change Today, Change Tomorrow
Mission: CTCT’s three pillars are Food Justice, Public Health, and Education.
Areas of Service: Human Services
SportsFun(d)
Mission: Bringing affordable sports activities to Louisville’s underserved neighborhoods.
Areas of Service: Sports
Want more information about how to get started? Contact your Louisville Tourism Destination Services team member here.
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