Kentucky Association of Conservation

FRANKFORT, KY EIN: 80-0533467 Website

REPRESENT AND ASSIST KENTUCKY'S 121 LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND 35 WATERSHED CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS. PROVIDE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. ASSIST IN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DISTRICT TO ASSIST LANDOWNERS WITH CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENTS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$319K

+51.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+30.4% YoY

Grant Count

38

+15.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$29K

+13.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$333K$667K$1M$1M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$318,944$210,673$209,926
Revenue$1,212,327$964,144$402,422
Expenses$1,122,517$923,565$384,151
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$926$649$178
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$278K$556K$835K$1M21 grants202126 grants202233 grants202338 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ESTILL COUNTY CONSERVATI…$108KWARREN COUNTY CONSERVATI…$39KCARROLL COUNTY CONSERVAT…$38KBOONE COUNTY CONSERVATIO…$37KWOODFORD COUNTY CONSERVA…$37KADAIR COUNTY CONSERVATIO…$35KALLEN COUNTY CONSERVATIO…$35KNELSON COUNTY CONSERVATI…$35KFLEMING COUNTY CONSERVAT…$34KJEFFERSON COUNTY CONSERV…$33K

Grant Size Distribution

118 grants across all recorded years

117<$50K$50–100K1$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROD MURPHYAREA 1 DIRECTOR0.3
MATT ROGERSAREA 2 DIRECTOR0.3
VINCE THOMPSONAREA 3 DIRECTOR0.3
JOE BERNARD LUCKETTAREA 4 DIRECTOR0.3
JENNIFER BURGANAREA 5 DIRECTOR0.3
DOUG MCLEANAREA 6 DIRECTOR0.3
RODNEY DICKAREA 7 DIRECTOR0.3
DOUG DEROSSETTAREA 8 DIRECTOR0.3
DOUG HENSELYAREA 9 DIRECTOR0.3
ALLEN BRYANTPRESIDNET5
TED JESSUPVICE PRESIDENT4
STEVE COLEMANSECRETARY/TREASURER4
SHANE WELLSPAST PRESIDENT0.5
CRYSTAL RENFROEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

BarbourvilleBardstownBowling GreenBrandenburgBurlingtonCalhounCarrolltonColumbiaCynthianaDixonElizabethtownElktonFlemingsburgFraknfortFrankfortFrenchburgHardinsburgHartfordKevilLibert

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

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