Grants
2025
February
The Copia Foundation awarded VIPS $7,500 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in Jessamine, Fayette, Garrard, Madison and Woodford counties, KY.
Psi loti Xi awarded VIPS $500 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in Monroe County, Indiana.
March
Norton Healthcare Community Initiatives awarded VIPS $2,500 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and the Kids Town Preschool.
The Alex G. Campbell, Jr. Foundation awarded VIPS $1,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in Central Kentucky.
April
The Community Foundation of South Central Kentucky has awarded VIPS $5,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in the BRADD counties.
Costco Wholesale awarded VIPS $10,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in Indiana.
Lift a Life Novak Family Foundation awarded VIPS $60,000 ($30,000/year for two years) for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
May
AWS Foundation awarded VIPS $48K ($23K year one, $25K for year two) for the ECIP in the AWS region in Northeast Indiana.
The William E. Barth Foundation awarded VIPS $2,500 for this year’s Annual Family Retreat.
The E.O. Robinson Mountain Fund awarded VIPS $10K for the ECIP in their service area.
Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana awarded VIPS $100,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program.
June
The V.V. Cooke Foundation awarded VIPS $4,000 for the IT budget.
The Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels awarded VIPS $4,999.95 for the purchase of five laptops for the teachers and admin staff.
Nicholas H. Noyles, Jr. Memorial Foundation awarded VIPS $15,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in Marion County, Indiana.
Kosair for Kids awarded VIPS $100,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program and the Kids Town Preschool.
WHAS Crusade for Children awarded VIPS $95,000.00 for full-time Teachers of the Visually Impaired and full-time Kids Town Preschool Teachers in Louisville. Our Lexington office was awarded $45,000 for two (2) full-time Developmental Interventionists. VIPS Indiana was awarded $45,000 for one (1) Teacher of the Blind/Low Vision and one (1) Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist .
The Wolf Vision Fund through the Community Foundation of Elkhart County awarded VIPS $9,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in Elkhart County, Indiana.
United Way of the Bluegrass awarded VIPS $8,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program in Central Kentucky.