Appalachian College Association Inc

LEXINGTON, KY EIN: 56-1758784 Website

ACA is an organization of 33 independent liberal arts higher education institutions that provides expanded and enhanced learning opportunities to faculty, staff, and students for the purpose of serving the educational and economic wellbeing of the people of Central Appalachia.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$40.7M

+11.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$397K

Grant Count

7

Avg Grant Size

$57K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$7M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$40,668,780$36,583,356$34,357,226
Revenue$5,086,965$6,304,923$4,966,701
Expenses$5,251,004$4,650,144$4,650,592
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$805,032$2,777,895$1,255,689
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$99K$198K$298K$397K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

Berea College$71KEmory & Henry University$65KMaryville College$58KUniversity of Pikeville$57KUnion Commonwealth Unive…$57KMars Hill University$57KFerrum College$32K

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Nancy E Rushing - Ap…President$155KLarry Hall - Appalac…Vice President$125K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Nancy E Rushing - Appalachian CollePresident40$154,745
Larry Hall - Appalachian College AsVice President40$125,331
Lee King - Lees-McRae CollegeInterim Chair/Treasurer1
Burton Webb - University of PikevilDirector1
Jim Stepp - Alice Lloyd CollegeDirector1
Cheryl Nixon - Berea CollegeDirector1
Jamie Caridi - Bethany CollegeDirector1
David Olive - Bluefield UniversityDirector1
Bradley Andrews - Brevard CollegeDirector1
Douglas Mann - Bryan CollegeDirector1
Joseph Hopkins - Campbellsville UniDirector1
Charles Fowler - Carson-Newman UnivDirector1
Chris Wood - Davis and Elkins ColleDirector1
John Wells - Emory and Henry CollegDirector1
Mirta Martin - Ferrum CollegeDirector1
L Thomas Smith - Johnson UniversityDirector1
Alexander Whitaker - King UniversitDirector1
Terry Allcorn - Kentucky ChristianDirector1
Paul Conn - Lee UniversityDirector1
Fred Whitt - Lenoir Rhyne UniversitDirector1
Jason McConnell - Lincoln MemorialDirector1
William Luckey - Lindsey Wilson ColDirector1
Tony Floyd - Mars Hill UniversityDirector1
Bryan Coker - Maryville CollegeDirector1
Bill Greer - Milligan UniversityDirector1
Paul Maurer - Montret CollegeDirector1
Tyler Forrest - Tennessee WesleyanDirector1
Scott Hummel - Tusculum UniversityDirector1
Marcia Hawkins - Union CommonwealthDirector1
Martin Roth - University of CharlesDirector1
Robert Pearigen - University of theDirector1
Damian Fernandez - Warren Wilson CoDirector1
James Moore - West Virginia WesleyaDirector1
Dianna M Vargo - Wheeling UniversitDirector1
Drew Van Horn - Young Harris CollegDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BarbourvilleBereaEmoryFerrumMars HillMaryvillePikeville

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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