Every year there are more grant applications than available funds. The WHAS Crusade for Children Advisory Panel must determine the best use of the donated funds to serve the largest number of special needs children. The panel consists of ten interdenominational ministers who give many hours of their time to the grant process.

The current panel members are:

Rev. Jim Brown
1st Presbyterian Church
Jeffersonville, Indiana

Dr. Charles Burton
Second Baptist Church
Taylorsville, Kentucky

Dr. Greg Earwood
Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Fr. Joe Graffis
St. Edward Catholic Church
Jeffersontown, Kentucky
Advisory Panel Chair

Rev. Sally McClain
Edenside Christian Church
Louisville, Kentucky

Rabbi Stanley Miles
Temple Shalom
Louisville, Kentucky

Dr. Tom Mobley
Nelson Christian Church
Bardstown, Kentucky
Advisory Panel Vice Chair

Rev. Conrad Moorer
Northside Church of Christ
Jeffersonville, Indiana

Rabbi Gaylia Rooks
The Temple
Louisville, Kentucky
Advisory Panel Secretary

Dr. John Wesley Slider
Director, Louisville District Initiatives
United Methodist Church
Louisville, Kentucky

Dr. Kevin Smith
Watson Memorial Baptist Church
Louisville, Kentucky

Fr. Tony Smith
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Louisville, Kentucky