Grace James Academy

Grace James Academy

Grace James Academy is a Title 1 school all girls STEAM Magnet school housing grades 6-10, located in the West End of Louisville. The school has limited facilities and fields for their teams to practice. All of our sports team are open to any girls interested and they typically do not charge for uniforms, equipment, travel fees, etc. Their biggest need currently is an activity van to transport students to practice locations. We were able to help them out with a few thousand dollars thanks to your donations!

Home of the Innocents

Home of the Innocents

This is Katie Turner. Her and Grant were special friends at Harmony. Katie is a current resident at Home of the Innocents and her very special older sister, Abby, is helping to raise money to buy swimsuits for the many kids at Home of the Innocents so that they can benefit from water therapy. Grant’s Giving was able to give them $1000 toward the purchase of new suits.

Book Spot Bus

Book Spot Bus

We are excited that we were recently able to support The Book Spot Bus, Inc. They provide free books to kids in the Louisville community.

Past Due Customers of Mel Owen Music

Past Due Customers of Mel Owen Music

We were recently able to work with Mel Owen Music in paying off the balance of two hardworking single moms so that their children can continue to play the music the love.

Tates Creek Girls Basketball

Tates Creek Girls Basketball

Tates Creek High School girls basketball team has spent weeks learning sign language in preparation for their game against The Kentucky School for the Deaf. We love this story so much that we are providing the 2 teams with a post game pizza party!

The Parklands of Floyds Fork

The Parklands of Floyds Fork

The Parklands of Floyds Fork programs include activities such as hiking, creek walking, kayaking, fishing, biking, conducting science experiments, and outdoor exploration through their S.E.E.D. (Stewardship, Education, Exploration, Discovery) program. S.E.E.D. not only grants free access to The Parklands of Floyds Fork but also covers transportation costs to and from the park, as well as food, water, and necessary supplies, effectively eliminating barriers to program participation.

West Louisville Soccer Initiative

West Louisville Soccer Initiative

The West Louisville Soccer Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving children in West Louisville the opportunity to access the game of soccer at both a recreational and a competitive level.

Miracle Dancer Scholarship Foundation

Miracle Dancer Scholarship Foundation

The Miracle Dancer Scholarship Foundation was founded to provide children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities opportunities to dance regardless of abilities or financial situation.

Louisville Rowing Club

Louisville Rowing Club

Introducing the Louisville Rowing Club juniors team!! This team was just started in 2021 and if you aren’t familiar rowing, it is an incredibly expensive sport, but there is nothing else like it! This organization focuses on nurturing healthy lifestyles, a desire to go to college, and learning about working with others.

Individual

Individual

From a local high school counselor – I had a female senior in my office crying over the realization that she would be unable to compete in her senior season of Lacrosse. When we got into the discussion she mentioned the only thing keeping her from playing is the $250 in sports fees. She may be many things but a liar is not one of them. The student has a part time job at, however due to the nature of lacrosse season she is only working on Sunday’s, these pay checks are going to help her family with bills and gas.

Jr. Mustangs Youth Wheelchair Basketball

Jr. Mustangs Youth Wheelchair Basketball

Introducing the Jr. Mustangs Youth Wheelchair Basketball team!! If you think your child’s travel basketball is expensive think about who it expensive it is for this team as the only wheelchair team in the area! That means ALL of their games are travel games, so the travel expenses are much much higher.

Kenwood Elementary (JCPS)

Kenwood Elementary (JCPS)

Kenwood Elementary in JCPS music teacher, Ms. Phillips, has been using the same music symbols since she started 17 years ago and all the straps were rotted off. She has a bucket drumming club and they call themselves The Chipped Sticks because their drum sticks were in such bad shape. Well it’s time for them to come up with new name because they no longer have to use those old nasty drum sticks!

The Nomads

The Nomads

The Nomads 14U baseball team reached out to Grant’s Giving to see if we could help out with expenses for a couple of kiddos that were going through a tough time and we were more than happy to help. The Nomads have also decided to put the GG logo on the sleeves of their uniforms.

West Louisville Soccer Club

West Louisville Soccer Club

After an inaugural fall season where West Louisville Soccer Club had over 70 boys and girls participating, this winter they’ve been able to provide free Futsal training to children at the Southwick Community Center. For the spring season, they will be partnering with Louisville Parks and Recreation to provide mentorship and high quality soccer training to even more kids!

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