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.
The Snowy Owl Foundation awarded VIPS $5,000 to purchase materials and supplies for our preschool students at Kids Town.
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.
Louisville Downtown Lions Club gifted VIPS $40,000 for the Dr. Ralph Stengel Memorial Scholarship ($25,000), VIPS Day of Giving ($10,000), and Pickleball Sponsorship ($5,000).
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.
July

The Timothy John Sheehan Memorial Endowment Fund, in partnership with the Thomas P. and Sondra D. Sheehan Charitable Foundation, awarded VIPS $30,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP) in Hamilton County, Indiana.
The Louis & Mary Haddad Foundation gifted VIPS $1,500 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP) in Indiana.
August
The MacAdam Early Childhood & Literacy Fund at Blue Grass Community Foundation last year’s grant of $7,000 for the Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP) in these Kentucky counties: Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison, Magoffin, Montgomery, Morgan, Nicholas, Rowan, Scott, and Woodford.