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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by KCF KENTUCKY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$170,967
Total expenses
$129,229
Contributions and grants received
$170,967
Grants paid
$108,500
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$291,671
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$291,671
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$109,028
Management and general expenses
$20,201
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$109,028

Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $4,958

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $166,009

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $4,958

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $108,500 · program services $108,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $5,000 · program services $0 · management and general $5,000 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,000 · management and general $14,000 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,578 · program services $528 · management and general $1,050 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Form 990 Filing Fee

    total $41 · program services $0 · management and general $41 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Membership Fee

    total $95 · program services $0 · management and general $95 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Secretery of State Corporate Registration

    total $15 · program services $0 · management and general $15 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $249,933 · end of year $291,671

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $249,933 · end of year $291,671

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Supports powerful and innovative programs to build capacity for communities in Kentucky, to build a cleaner and sustainable future.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Supports powerful and innovative programs to build capacity for communities in Kentucky, to build a clean and sustainable future.

  • Clean and Sustainable Energy Project: clean energy and efficiency education and outreach. Monitoring of current landscape for dirtier fossil fuel options. Help public connect to resources on how to engage with merchant solar companies. With partners, educate the public on best practices for obtaining solar and energy storage systems including low-income households and focusing on developing energy democracy best practices. Educate the public on transportation related energy issues. Educate the public on health issues regarding fossil fuel usage. Publish solar energy guides for public education. Track merchant solar activity. Serve as a resource for merchant solar companies, farmers, landowners, neighbors, and anyone with questions about merchant solar facilities in Kentucky especially best practices. Work with community organizations, utilities and coalitions on energy efficiency, building codes and electrification.

    Expenses $32,000 · Grants $32,000

  • Climate Plan Education: Build and maintain a climate action web site. Distribute the booklet "Key Steps to Climate Action" guide. Educate the public on current climate change impacts in Kentucky. Educate the public on opportunities through Solarize Projects as new localities are added. Network with other local Climate Action groups and partner on projects as appropriate, amplifying their climate messaging. Inform the public of opportunities through Federal initiatives and tax benefits. Help build a toolkit for the US Climate Action Network actions in partnership with other USCAN members. Educate the public of the impacts of cryptocurrency mining on energy usage. This year we helped state and local governments, community organizations and utilities access funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Act and similar Federal programs.

    Expenses $20,000 · Grants $20,000

  • Infrastructure, Toxics and Waste: Support frontline communities engaging in the impacts of fossil fuel related infrastructure for just energy solutions while delaying the emerging new gas/fossil markets and waste projects that perpetuate the use of fossil fuels and plastics. Help communities make informed choices that improve their health, and their property rights. Educate the public on issues that hinder citizen's rights to protest toxic infrastructure, and to retire old infrastructure. Maintain the kybeyondfossilfuels.org website and Facebook pages. Educate the public and land rights, the Bernheim pipeline project, environmental issues with abandoned gas well and coal mines. Educate the public an the health impacts of waste streams including the impacts of PFAS chemicals. Educate stakeholders on opportunities in the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Act opportunities to address local pollution problems.

    Expenses $15,000 · Grants $15,000

  • Biodiversity Education: Promotion of information and awareness of Kentucky's rare and threatened plants and animals, to conserve what is native and threatened. Educate stakeholders about wildlife corridors. Aid the Dept of Transportation in identifying possible wildlife corridors and their application for federal grants for said corridors. Educate visitors to the Louisville Zoo, at Earth Day events, at Perryville's Springfest, Lexington's Greenfest, and Louisville's Earth Walk on biodiversity. Promote wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity.

    Expenses $10,000 · Grants $10,000

  • Non-partisan vote engagement involving texting and social media GOTV and voter registration efforts around the state officer elections.

    Expenses $8,000 · Grants $8,000

  • Land Conservation and Stewardship: Support the land conservation coalition. Support outdoor recreation initiatives to build a constituent base for land preservation. Work to preserve contiguous lands for wildlife corridors. Educate the public on climate resilience and the importance of contiguous lands. Distribute information on Federal funding for land conservation. Use social media and in-person events to educate stakeholders. Collect research on the economic impact of outdoor recreation. Coordinate with other land conservation organizations on projects related to this work. Work on farmland preservation.

    Expenses $15,000 · Grants $15,000

  • Culture and Heritage Project: Use of arts to advance our mission to the public and gain awareness of our organization. This includes the Wild and Scenic Film Festival and our Kentucky Voices evening.

    Expenses $9,028 · Grants $8,500

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Raymond Barry

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alice Howell

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donna DePenning

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • Kentucky Conservation Committee

    $98,000

    To execute various projects as specified at the beginning of the year and agreed upon in writing.

  • Moutain Association

    $10,000

    To provide leadership, technical and office support for the Kentucky Solar Energy Society. Mountain Association and KCF are both in a coalition with KSES.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441349349300309

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