Evolve502

Join Us in Making a Difference for Louisville Students!

Education will change a life. And a city.

Your Give for Good gift on Sept. 10 can help drive this change.

This year, a local match pool of $2,500 doubles every gift up to $500. Give early to double the impact your gift can have on Evolve502 scholars.

Evolve502's mission is to help Louisville students take a tuition-free day one all the way to college and career success.

With the Evolve502 Scholarship, scholars can earn an associate degree, credential or up to 60 credit hours to use toward a four-year degree.

Our work doesn't end when students receive a scholarship and enroll in college. Some students fall off track because a gap opens along the way, like a broken laptop or a semester when money runs short. Sometimes it's a crisis that derails a month, or simply not having someone to call when things get hard. We’ve built a comprehensive student support program to make sure students have resources and people to support them as they navigate college and life.

Because of donors like you, more than 3,000 graduates from the JCPS classes of 2021 to 2025 have received support and enrolled at Jefferson Community and Technical College, Simmons College of Kentucky, or a KCTCS school. Our goal is to fund this same opportunity for every JCPS graduating class through 2033.

We can't do it without a community that shows up on Give for Good.

How Your Gift Takes Students from Day One to College and Career Success

The Evolve502 Scholarship: Getting to Day One
 A two-year, tuition-free postsecondary scholarship for eligible JCPS graduates, opening the door to community college, workforce training, or a pathway toward a four-year degree.

Opportunity Grants: Staying Enrolled
 For lower-income students, everyday expenses like gas to get to campus, food, or rent can be the difference between finishing a semester and dropping out. Opportunity Grants help keep our scholars in class.

Emergency Funds: Getting Through a Crisis
An unexpected bill, illness, or a family emergency can lead a student to drop out. Emergency Funds mean a single hard month financially doesn't have to end a student's college goals.

Support Coaching: Making It to Graduation Day
Coaches check in with students throughout their program, helping them manage challenges and stay motivated all the way to graduation.

Make a gift today.