Kosair Charities designates $17M for dozens of Kentucky nonprofits

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kosair Charities is dishing out $17 million to help local children.

The money is part of the charity's annual Gifts and Grants program for dozens of nonprofit organizations. Recipients include Family and Children's Place, Home of the Innocents and the Louisville Urban League.

A total of $10 million will be used this year, with the remainder slated for multi-year grants. Officials say the money is designated to help enhance the health and well-being of children in Kentucky and southern Indiana.

At least 83 nonprofits received grants ranging from $1,500 to over $5 million, including the following organizations:

AMPED (Academy of Music Production Education and Development) Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies
BAYA Corporation Kosair Charities Division of Pediatric Forensic Medicine
Bellewood & Brooklawn KY Circuit Court Clerks' Trust for Life
Big Brother Big Sisters of Kentuckiana La Casita Center
Bluegrass Center for Autism Louisville Central Community Center
Boys & Girls Club of Kentuckiana Louisville Metro Police Foundation
Camp Quality Louisville Urban League
CASA of the Heartland, Inc. Maryhurst
CASA of the River Region Nativity Academy at St. Boniface
CASA Program for Bullitt County, Inc. Neighborhood House
Children's Home of Northern Kentucky Silver Heights Camp & Retreat Center
Clark County Youth Shelter and Family Services Orchid House, Inc
DCCH Center for Children and Families Pikeville Medical Center
Dorman Preschool Center Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana
Down Syndrome of Louisville, Inc. Spina Bifida Association of KY
Dreams With Wings, Inc. St. Joseph Children's Home
Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana The Cabbage Patch Settlement House
Exploited Children's Help Organization The Center for Women and Families, Inc.
Family & Children's Place The Center of Owensboro-Daviess County
Family Ark The de Paul School
Family Community Clinic, Inc. TIGER Foundation
Father Maloney's Boys Haven, Inc. University Medical Center Inc dba UofL Hospital
FEAT (Families for Effective Autism Treatment) of Louisville UK Division of Pediatric Forensic Medicine
Floyd Memorial Foundation UofL Pediatric NeuroRecovery Program
Global Game Changers UofL James Graham Brown Cancer Center
Greater Louisville Fellowship of Christian Athletes Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS)
Green Hill Therapy Volunteers of America Mid-States
Hardin Memorial Health Foundation Wesley House Community Services
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy Youth Golf Coalition Inc
Home of the Innocents
Hosparus Health ADVISORY COUNCIL GRANTS
Huntington's disease society of America- Kentucky Chapter Bridge Kids International
J.O.Y. Ministries Decode Project, Inc.
Kentucky Diabetes Camp for Children, Inc. dba Camp Hendon DELTA Foundation, Inc
Kentucky Hemophilia Foundation, Inc. Kentucky Opera Association, Inc.
Kentucky Youth Advocates Kaylyn’s House of Joy
Safe Passage Louisville TKO
Shively Area Ministries Louisville Visual Art
Shriners Hospitals for Children Lexington Play Cousins Collective
Shriners International Education Foundation Uniting Partners (UP) for Women and Children
Spalding University
Special Olympics Kentucky