An Ongoing Investment In Education
In 2022, the Brown-Forman Foundation made the largest investment in its history, a 10-year, $50 million commitment to five organizations in West Louisville. These organizations are working to advance educational opportunities from early childhood through adult learning. We believe that quality education, from cradle to career, is critical to lifelong success and these programs have committed to support students throughout their educational journey.
Our five partner organizations are:
- Amped—Works with community partners aiming to provide support for youth, including social-emotional programming that centers on mentorship and music.
- Louisville Central Community Center—Creates better access to quality early education services, helping children start school with the necessary social, emotional, and academic skills to be successful.
- Louisville Urban League—Addresses the achievement gap that adversely affects Black and Brown students through critical programming that focuses on increasing access and removing barriers.
- Simmons College of Kentucky—Develops a teacher education program that prepares licensed secondary school teachers and addresses the racial inequities in the local and regional public schools.
- West End School—Offers boys an academically rigorous school, complete with wraparound counseling, enrichment, extracurricular activities, and invaluable mentorship. Brown-Forman, the Brown-Forman Foundation, the Brown family, and other Louisville leaders have also come together to create equitable opportunities at a new school for girls.