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Yarmuth Donates Congressional Salary to Charities
Kentucky Ag Connection - 05/18/2018
Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) announced the 31 Louisville non-profit organizations that shared his 2017 congressional income.
During his inaugural campaign in 2006, Congressman Yarmuth pledged to donate his entire salary to local charities, and he has kept his word in each of his 11 years in Congress -- totaling more than $1 million for Louisville organizations.
"At the state and federal level, we are seeing our elected officials turn their backs on the basic needs of our communities, and responsibility is increasingly falling to a handful of exceptional organizations to pick up the growing slack," Yarmuth said. "Charity will
never be able to replace the vital role of government, but these organizations each have a profound and positive impact on people's lives and greatly enrich our community. I am fortunate to be in a position to do a small part in helping in their good works."
Yarmuth donated various sums to the following 31 organizations:
- Alley Cat Advocates
- Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana
- Center for Women & Families
- Denny Crum Scholarship Fund
- Family Scholar House
- Fern Creek High School Ivy Plus Academy
- Filson Historical Society
- First Tee of Louisville
- Fund for the Arts
- Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville
- Jefferson Community and Technical College
- Jewish Community Louisville
- Kentucky Educational Television (KET)
- League of Women Voters Education Fund
- Louisville Downtown Partnership
- Louisville Metro Police Foundation
- Louisville Parks Foundation
- Louisville Urban League
- Louisville Zoo
- Maryhurst
- Metro United Way
- Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky
- Portland Museum
- Pride Inc.
- Safe Place
- Sarabande Books
- St. John Center
- Simmons College of Kentucky
- West End School
- YouthBuild
Yarmuth's salary in 2017 was $174,000. He has donated his entire after-tax Congressional income to Louisville non-profits each year he has served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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