100% for the kids!

The WHAS Crusade for Children awarded

231 grants for 2024 - 2025 totaling $5,700,525.71.

SEE THE FULL LIST OF GRANTS BELOW

Our Mission:

The WHAS Crusade for Children makes life better for children with special needs by inspiring generosity with our community partners.

Thanks to generous contributions of goods and services, the Crusade is able to return 100 percent of all donations to organizations that serve children with special needs in all 120 Kentucky counties and more than 30 southern Indiana counties.

Every penny counts!

The Crusade’s annual average donations of over $5 million are only able to fund one-third of the up to $15 million in grant requests from Kentucky schools, hospitals and agencies.

100% for the kids!

The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. established in 1954 by WHAS-TV, raises money for agencies, schools and hospitals to make life better for children with special needs. In its first 71 years, the Crusade has raised more than $217 million.

One hundred percent of every donation made in Kentucky stays in Kentucky to help schools, hospitals, and agencies that provide direct services to children with special needs.