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← KENTUCKY RESOURCES COUNCIL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by KENTUCKY RESOURCES COUNCIL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,260,413
Total expenses
$449,604
Contributions and grants received
$1,257,788
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,307
Other revenue
$318
Total assets, end of year
$1,002,797
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,109
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$996,688
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$378,375
Management and general expenses
$48,207
Fundraising expenses
$23,022
Program service expenses (Part III)
$378,375

Program services were 84.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,257,788

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,307 · excluded $2,307

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $318 · excluded $318

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $318

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $114,107 · program services $101,709 · management and general $8,783 · fundraising $3,615

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $127,820 · program services $91,202 · management and general $21,939 · fundraising $14,679

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,109 · program services $2,438 · management and general $243 · fundraising $428

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,707 · program services $3,727 · management and general $980

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,324 · program services $17,936 · management and general $1,981 · fundraising $407

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $109,998 · program services $109,998

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $5,557 · program services $5,557

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $2,250 · fundraising $2,250

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $16,191 · program services $11,566 · management and general $4,625

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,721 · program services $2,693 · fundraising $28

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $24,187 · program services $21,074 · management and general $3,099 · fundraising $14

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,708 · program services $1,447 · management and general $2,261

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,429 · management and general $1,429

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,293 · program services $4,858 · management and general $1,429 · fundraising $6

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,690 · program services $1,095 · fundraising $1,595

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,673 · program services $2,395 · management and general $1,278

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $840 · program services $680 · management and general $160

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $89,309 · end of year $219,540

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $101,978 · end of year $783,257

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,211 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $10,008

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $10,008

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,619 · end of year $6,109

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $175,879 · end of year $185,711

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $810,977

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

KENTUCKY RESOURCES COUNCIL (KRC) IS A PUBLIC-INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF KENTUCKY. KRC USES LEGAL AND STRATEGIC ADVOCACY TO PROTECT KENTUCKY'S NATURAL RESOURCES, ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE, AND TEACH CITIZENS TO BE EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. WE PROVIDE OUR LEGAL SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CANNOT FIND OR AFFORD REPRESENTATION ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.

  • THE LARGEST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY DEFENSE. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS LIVING "DOWNWIND, DOWNSTREAM, AND DOWNHILL" OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, WHO CANNOT AFFORD OR FIND REPRESENTATION. WE ALSO WORK PROGRAMMATICALLY THROUGH LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL KENTUCKIANS AND TO ASSURE THAT THOSE WHO POLLUTE OUR LAND, AIR, OR WATER ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS YEAR OUR LEGAL TEAM ALSO FILED AMICUS BRIEFS IN SEVERAL COURT CASES WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR KENTUCKIANS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE, JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ZONING DECISIONS, AND THE PROTECTION OF WETLANDS. WE SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENTS ON IMPORTANT PROPOSED FEDERAL RULEMAKINGS IMPACTING CITIZEN COMPLAINTS OF MINING VIOLATIONS AND ON THE DISPOSAL OF COAL ASH.

    Expenses $199,096

  • THE SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WHICH INCLUDES OUR KENTUCKY ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (KELI) COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, BRINGING IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS TO GIVE CITIZENS TOOLS TO BETTER PROTECT THE PLACES THEY LIVE AND LOVE. KRC ALSO TABLED AND GAVE PRESENTATIONS AT PUBLIC EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, RAISING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND DOING OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TO CREATE A CLEANER, HEALTHIER KENTUCKY.

    Expenses $87,877

  • THE THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS THE KENTUCKY ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (KEAP), A NEW INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, HEALTH, AND JUSTICE IN KENTUCKY. KEAP COMBINES MEANINGFUL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, SCIENCE- BACKED INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL AND LEGAL EXPERTISE TO ENSURE THAT KENTUCKY'S ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS BETTER PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR CLIMATE. KRC ALSO CONTINUES TO REPRESENT SEVERAL COALITIONS OF ALLIED LOW-INCOME, CLEAN ENERGY, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE PARTNERS IN CASES BEFORE THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WORKING TO PROTECT RATEPAYERS AND FIGHTING FOR A CLEANER, MORE SUSTAINABLE, AND MORE EQUITABLE ENERGY FUTURE.

    Expenses $77,244

  • THE LAST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, WHICH CONDUCTS RESEARCH, PROVIDES POLICY ANALYSIS, AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON IMPORTANT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IMPACTING KENTUCKY. KRC ALSO ENGAGED IN, WITHIN IRS LIMITS, LOBBYING ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MATTERS, INCLUDING TESTIFYING AGAINST LEGISLATION WEAKENING PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES AND WATER QUALITY AND ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER REGULATION OF LAND APPLICATION OF MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SLUDGE, KNOWN AS "BIOSOLIDS."

    Expenses $14,158

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JOE CHILDERS

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BETSY BENNETT

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIM HEINE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SARAH LYNN CUNNINGHAM

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALISON BROTZGE-ELDER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROY CRAWFORD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ABIGAIL FLETCHER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ARNITA GADSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JIM HAYS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAUREN HEBERLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEANNE MARIE HIBBERD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADAM JOHNSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JANE RICHARDS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HANNAH WEINSTEIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ASHLEY WILMES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $111,186
    From this org
    $102,394
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,792
    Hours/week
    40

  • THOMAS FITZGERALD

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $112,646
    From this org
    $111,421
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,225
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,421
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,225
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $112,646

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
THOMAS FITZGERALD RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,250

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
27 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420899349300017

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