Give 502

Give 502 We have awarded over $80,000 in just our first 4 years. All contributions are held at the Community Foundation of Louisville, a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit.

Give502 is a giving circle for young people in the Louisville community, where each member donates $502 that are pooled together to award one large collective-grant to a local non-profit each year. What is the goal of [give] 502?

• Recruit 100 young people, raise $50,000 and make a financial and volunteer investment in one local nonprofit per year


What is [give] 502?

• Individuals contribut

e $502 annually, pooling their gifts with other members of the giving circle

• Non-profits submit a simple application asking how organizations will spend $50,000 and engage 100 potential advocates/volunteers

• Members join committees based on giving focus areas to review applications and determine a finalist through site-visits and in-depth vetting of the organizations

• Members vote on the finalists May 2014

• Members and the non-profit recipient celebrate with an award ceremony in June 2014


How can I join?

• Members are required to contribute $502 by April 15th, reside in the Louisville/Southern Indiana region and be between the ages of 21 and 40. What does membership involve?

• Members get a hands-on and behind-the-scenes engagement with nonprofits who submit applications

• Members work collectively to decide the most important needs of the community

• Members meet others with a shared investment in making Louisville a better place

• Members grow as leaders and connect with change-makers in the community

• Members celebrate with others at the final voting and granting parties in Spring 2014


How do I pay/Can I pay my membership in installments?

• Make an online contribution through the Community Foundation of Louisville’s website (www.cflouisville.org)

• Set-up monthly payments through your bank directed to the Community Foundation of Louisville - noting [give] 502

• Corporate matching is welcome (up to 50% of the annual contribution)


Is my contribution tax deductible?

• Yes. Can I encourage nonprofits to apply?

• Yes. All members should encourage nonprofits they are familiar with to apply. However, [give] 502 members will not be assigned to review nonprofits they are affiliated with during the grant review process. What if a nonprofit I support isn’t selected?

• The winner will be decided by a vote of all eligible members of [give] 502. This may mean that an issue you are passionate about or a nonprofit you work with is not selected. The purpose of this giving circle is to enhance our community through philanthropic investments so each award will improve our community. Who founded [give] 502?

• Emma Brown
• C.F. Callihan II
• Scott Herrman
• Josef Krebs
• Jean Lee
• Daniel Mudd
• Lindsey Ransdell
• Maria Sieckman
• Rudy Spencer
• Joel Stone
• Rebecca Weis

We were so proud to award our $25,000 grant check to UP for Women and Children to help expand its women's only shelter w...
12/21/2018

We were so proud to award our $25,000 grant check to UP for Women and Children to help expand its women's only shelter which is busting at the seams from capacity and need. Such an amazing story. We can't wait to see it grow! And a big thank you to Louisville Mayor's Office for proclaiming yesterday to be Give 502 Day! So many wonderful pictures from the event. $100,000 in total giving in just 5 years from young people collectively giving through Give 502 and Community Foundation of Louisville - What a way to ring in the Holidays and New Year!

Yesterday’s press conference was a big success! Thanks to all members who made our $25,000 grant for UP for Women and Ch...
12/21/2018

Yesterday’s press conference was a big success! Thanks to all members who made our $25,000 grant for UP for Women and Children possible! Thanks also to Mayor Greg Fischer for declaring December 20 Give 502 Day!

The shelter is a safe space to keep warm, shower, do laundry, and connect to services and support groups.

12/16/2018

Give 502 is very excited to announce that the winner of its 2018 grant is UP for Women and Children!! To celebrate, Give502 will be hosting a formal announcement at the Omni Louisville Hotel on Thursday at 4 pm. All members are invited to attend, and feel free to bring along any friends interested in attending!

Give 502 had its Final Grants Meeting last night where 20 young people met for 2+ hours to discuss our top 6 non-profit ...
11/16/2018

Give 502 had its Final Grants Meeting last night where 20 young people met for 2+ hours to discuss our top 6 non-profit applicants after site visits were held for each non-profit over the past month. Very powerful night. Can't wait to unveil our 3 Finalists for our $25,000 grant next week!! Stay tuned... Community Foundation of Louisville Yes Louisville

YPAL is hosting the YP Unite Summit on Nov. 8th and 9th. The Summit will bring together young professionals from across...
10/23/2018

YPAL is hosting the YP Unite Summit on Nov. 8th and 9th. The Summit will bring together young professionals from across the region for a day and of half of collaboration, innovation, and leadership development. There will be panel discussions and breakout sessions about a variety of topics ranging from public policy to professional development/leadership tips. Walter Woods, CEO of the Humana Foundation will keynote. You can find tickets and more information here:

And the Give 502 Grant's process keeps rolling along. Another great night reviewing and narrowing down our non-profit a...
10/18/2018

And the Give 502 Grant's process keeps rolling along. Another great night reviewing and narrowing down our non-profit applicants for our Year 5 grant tonight. Site visits and Finalists for our $25,000 grant this year will be coming out soon - Stay Tuned! Thanks again to Galaxie for hosting us

Great first Grants Meeting for Give 502 tonight. 20+ young people coming together to discuss local non-profits applying ...
10/11/2018

Great first Grants Meeting for Give 502 tonight. 20+ young people coming together to discuss local non-profits applying for our $25,000 grant this year - all through collectively giving! Thank you to Yes Louisville for hosting us! Community Foundation of Louisville

10/06/2018

Give502ers: Reminder that this year's first grant review meeting is this Wednesday, October 10th, starting at 5:30, and will kindly be hosted by Yes Louisville at their headquarters.

Non-profits don't forget about Give 502's Info Session THIS MONDAY MORNING downtown at Community Foundation of Louisvill...
08/24/2018

Non-profits don't forget about Give 502's Info Session THIS MONDAY MORNING downtown at Community Foundation of Louisville's office STARTING AT 8:00 AM (Note this is a change from our prior post - so please be there by 8:00 AM) - looking forward to answering any questions about this year's grant application/process!

Attention non-profits, Give 502's grant application for our 5th year award is now live! To apply for our 2018 grant, go to the application portal hosted by Community Foundation of Louisville at https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cflouisville and log on or create an account.

Give502 will also be hosting an information session for interested non-profits about the application and grant process on Monday, August 27 at the Community Foundation - NOTE IT'S AT 8AM NOW (NOT 8:30am)

Last recruiting event is a success and grants are now open - info session at 8:30 on Monday at Community Foundation of L...
08/22/2018

Last recruiting event is a success and grants are now open - info session at 8:30 on Monday at Community Foundation of Louisville! Come see how your organization can benefit from our engaged young professionals!

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