KENTUCKY WATERWAYS ALLIANCE INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

C023

Classification

1000

Street

330 NORTH HUBBARDS LANE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• WATERSHED PROGRAM - RESTORE KWA'S WATERSHED PROGRAM INCLUDES A BROAD RANGE OF INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON REDUCING NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION AND STRENGTHENING LOCAL WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP. THROUGH ITS SEPTIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, KWA PROVIDES INSTALLATION AND REPAIR SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, REPLACING FAILING SYSTEMS THAT THREATEN WATER QUALITY IN AREAS SUCH AS THE RED RIVER GORGE. THIS WORK IS FUNDED IN PART THROUGH EPA 319 GRANTS. THE WATERSHED SEED GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES UP TO 4,000 IN PROJECT-BASED FUNDING TO SMALL NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ADDRESSING NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION ISSUES ACROSS ALL SEVEN OF KENTUCKY'S MAJOR RIVER BASINS. KWA ALSO FACILITATES PEER SUPPORT AND LEARNING THROUGH THE KENTUCKY WATERSHED NETWORK, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER WATERSHED LEADERS STATEWIDE. LOCALLY, THE RED RIVER FESTIVAL COMBINES COMMUNITY EDUCATION, OUTDOOR RECREATION, STREAM CLEANUPS, AND LIVE MUSIC TO CELEBRATE AND PROTECT THE WATERSHED. THE FESTIVAL IS A KEY RECIPIENT OF RECENT KENTUCKY RIVER AUTHORITY GRANTS. WHILE IT IS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THIS WORK, THE BENEFITS EXTEND BEYOND DIRECT PARTICIPANTS. FOR EVERY FAMILY THAT RECEIVES A SEPTIC SYSTEM INSTALLATION, THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM REDUCED WATER CONTAMINATION. IN FY25, KWA FUNDED SEVEN SEED GRANT PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE, EACH LED BY ORGANIZATIONS WITH DEEP COMMUNITY TIES. THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE ATTENDED THE RED RIVER FESTIVAL. KWA ALSO PILOTED THE GREEN RIVER ACCESS AND TIRE IDENTIFICATION PROJECT, WHICH ALLOWS USERS STATEWIDE TO SCAN A QR CODE AND MARK THE LOCATION OF WASTE TIRES IN WATERWAYS. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES THE KENTUCKY AQUATIC RESOURCE FUND (KARF), A COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2009 BY KWA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE'S KENTUCKY FIELD OFFICE. MANAGED BY KWA AS THE FUND'S FINANCIAL STEWARD, KARF POOLS RESOURCES FROM MULTIPLE AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, SURVEYS, WATERWAY MONITORING, STREAM AND RIPARIAN HABITAT RESTORATION, DAM AND BARRIER REMOVAL, THREATENED SPECIES PROPAGATION AND REINTRODUCTION, VOLUNTARY LAND-PRESERVATION AGREEMENTS, AND MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANT-DRIVEN CONSERVATION PROJECTS. IN FY25, KARF SUPPORTED TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN KENTUCKY'S WATERWAYS, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF THE PINEVILLE DAM ON THE CUMBERLAND RIVER.

  Expenses $2,129,576 · Grants $355,641

• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - CELEBRATE IN 2025, KWA DEEPENED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ON-THE-GROUND ACTION, PUBLIC STORYTELLING, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS. OUR COMMONWEALTH SWEEP CLEANUP SERIES MOBILIZED OVER 200 VOLUNTEERS IN ALL SEVEN OF KENTUCKY'S MAJOR RIVER BASINS REMINDING KENTUCKIANS THAT CLEAN WATER STARTS WITH LOCAL CARE. THIS ON-THE-GROUND WORK IS AMPLIFIED BY A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY THAT'S ALSO A CORE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: OUR WELL-RECEIVED SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, OUR EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH-PERFORMING E-NEWSLETTER (WITH A 60% OPEN RATE), AND OUR BIANNUAL PRINT MAGAZINE ALL HELP CONNECT, INFORM, AND MOBILIZE KENTUCKIANS AROUND WATER ISSUES. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS ALLOW KWA TO REACH THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR-BUILDING NOT JUST AWARENESS, BUT A GROWING MOVEMENT FOR CLEAN, HEALTHY WATERWAYS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.

  Expenses $160,842 · Revenue $5,087

• WATER POLICY AND ADVOCACY - PROTECT IN 2025, KWA'S WATER POLICY WORK MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES, AND WE'VE CONTINUED TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN SHAPING THE BIPARTISAN OHIO RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM, WORKING CLOSELY WITH FELLOW NGOS AND CONGRESSIONAL CHAMPIONS-REP. MORGAN MCGARVEY (D-KY) AND REP. ERIN HOUCHIN (R-IN)-TO ADVANCE A FEDERAL RESTORATION OFFICE AND SECURE LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THE RIVER'S HEALTH. WE ALSO LED THE ADVOCACY AGAINST SENATE BILL 89-WHICH WOULD HAVE ROLLED BACK PROTECTIONS FOR GROUNDWATER, WETLANDS, AND HEADWATERS- COORDINATING COALITION EFFORTS TO DEFEND KENTUCKIANS' WATER RIGHTS. TOGETHER, THESE ACHIEVEMENTS DEMONSTRATE KWA'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN CRAFTING EFFECTIVE WATER POLICY AT BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS

  Expenses $141,570

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $1,888,426

  Expenses

  $2,674,224

  Contributions

  $1,627,517

  Grants paid

  $355,641

• 2023

  Revenue

  $988,240

  Expenses

  $2,238,028

  Contributions

  $610,642

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $5,337,538

  Expenses

  $10,832,257

  Contributions

  $5,292,594

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $5,370,457

  Expenses

  $10,848,791

  Contributions

  $5,318,747

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,310,795

  Expenses

  $2,176,015

  Assets (EOY)

  $18,040,069

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,943,874

  Expenses

  $3,662,930

  Assets (EOY)

  $10,302,132

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,178,765

  Expenses

  $5,204,071

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,149,130

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,681,556

  Expenses

  $3,678,822

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,847,942

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,738,646

  Expenses

  $4,788,907

  Assets (EOY)

  $13,198,129

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $920,247

  Expenses

  $1,087,625

  Assets (EOY)

  $6,995,616

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,368,488

  Expenses

  $1,369,244

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,159,277

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $678,415

  Expenses

  $668,290

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,488,929

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,025,809

  Expenses

  $883,495

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,741,967

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $2,015,526

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,403,253

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• THE NATURE CONSERVANCY

  $355,641

  2025 · WATERSHED

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Grants received

• THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC

  $61,500

  2024 · C02 MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $61,267

  2024 · UNRESTRICTED

• NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION

  $46,321

  2022 · CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE

• THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC

  $41,450

  2023 · C02 MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• GROUNDWORK OHIO RIVER VALLEY INC

  $40,000

  2023 · MOSAIC WATER FDN OHIO RIVER RESTORATION

• THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC

  $37,100

  2022 · C02 MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION

  $21,812

  2024 · CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE

• RIVER NETWORK

  $7,000

  2023 · RIVER CONSERVATION

• NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION

  $5,736

  2023 · CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE

• RIVER NETWORK

  $5,628

  2022 · RIVER CONSERVATION

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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