We are excited to announce the local charities who will receive the proceeds from the 2024 Thoroughbred Classic! Please click on their names for more information on the good things that they do!
Allegro Dance Project
Our mission is to educate, entertain and inspire new audiences by sharing the art of dance through our contemporary dance company and through our outreach program, serving children with special needs. We move to move you!
Baby Health Service
Baby Health Service provides free, quality preventative and primary healthcare to the uninsured children of Central Kentucky from birth through age 18. We work with families from near and far to get children into school and to support them in staying there by providing physicals, sick visits, and vaccinations. We also support children’s mental well-being, dental health, and dietary educational needs. It has been our honor to care for children for over a century!
Bluegrass Parkinson’s Alliance
The mission of the Bluegrass Parkinson’s Alliance is to create a community of hope and encouragement by providing resources and support services to those affected by Parkinson’s Disease.
Broke Spoke
Our mission is to empower adults with the tools, space, skills, and community needed for better access to better bikes.
CASA
Through the power of volunteer advocacy, CASA of Lexington works to ensure that all victims of child abuse and neglect are given a chance to thrive in a safe, permanent home. CASA’s trained and supervised volunteers provide an independent voice for children, one child at a time, by speaking for their best interest in the family court system.
Central Kentucky Radio Eye
Radio Eye is a radio reading service, providing the reading of newspapers, magazines, and other printed material to people who are blind or print-impaired in Kentucky, and to producing quality programming designed to help those individuals lead enriched, productive, and independent lives.Volunteer readers provide listeners with equal access to dozens of newspapers, magazines, and special programming to offset the impact of sight loss or physical disability that prevents them from reading printed matter. Programs are broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to alleviate isolation and improve the quality of life for print-disabled listeners.
E7 Kids Cafe
E7 Kids Cafe is a community center and safe space for children in the East End of Lexington, KY. At E7, we strive to inspire curiosity and make reading and learning enjoyable, all while providing a free and reliable safe space where children can eat, play, and grow. Our no-barrier, cost-free Afterschool Program is open to any child between the ages of 4 and 17. All students who join us can enjoy homework help and one-on-one reading time with any one of our amazing mentors. Our Afterschool Program also includes supervised indoor AND outdoor play, with Duncan Park just across the street! Each child is given a free snack upon arrival, and served a free hot meal for dinner every evening.
Kentucky Equal Justice Center’s Maxwell Street Legal Clinic
Kentucky Equal Justice Center (KEJC) is a non-profit poverty law advocacy and research center. Our mission is to promote equal justice for all residents of the Commonwealth by serving as an advocate for low income and other vulnerable members of society.
Maxwell Street Legal Clinic is a trusted source of low-cost legal assistance for the immigrant and refugee communities of Kentucky. We provide assistance with family-based and humanitarian immigration relief.
Operation Secret Santa
Creating Christmas without barriers. We are a grassroots organization of volunteers who meet people exactly where they are at home, with no accessibility barriers or early calendar cut off dates. Our volunteer elves handpick toys for the children based on information provided on the nomination form. Santa’s list has grown longer every year and we continue to reach out to our community for donations for money, toys and time.
Bluegrass Runners Thoroughbred Classic 5K 