Dr. Kish Cumi Price alleges the Louisville Urban League misappropriated millions of dollars in grants and other funding.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Urban League’s former president and CEO has filed a lawsuit against the nonprofit.
Dr. Kish Cumi Price became the group’s president in November 2022 after former President Sadiqa Reynolds announced her resignation last October.
The nonprofit said Price would be “transitioning out of the role, effective immediately” in late March.
In a new lawsuit, Price claims she was retaliated against for investigating the organization’s alleged mishandling of millions of dollars.
The lawsuit alleges Price was “informed of and began to witness” what she believed was the misappropriation of grants and other funds on her first day in the new role.
She also believed there were conflicts of interest among some of the nonprofit’s board members and officers.
In one instance, the lawsuit claims Price was informed $2 million of a $5.7 million gift had been used to …