2025-03-19T13:29:06-05:00 2024-06-30 351178661 BLUE & CO LLC 250 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 2900 LEXINGTON KY 40507 990 2023-07-01 311042931 KENTUCKY RESOURCES COUNCIL INC KENT 5028752428 PO BOX 1070 FRANKFORT KY 40602 ASHLEY WILMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5028752428 2025-03-17 1 1 CHRISTINE R MINGUS P02171833 8592531100 2025-03-17 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ASHLEY WILMES PO BOX 1070 FRANKFORT KY 40602 631173 0 X WWW.KYRC.ORG X 1982 KY 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. 13 13 8 13 0 0 1257788 608922 0 0 2307 21170 318 1081 1260413 631173 0 0 0 0 270067 503854 2250 0 33297 177287 181385 449604 685239 810809 -54066 1002797 1090122 6109 4387 996688 1085735 X 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. 0 0 289046 THE LARGEST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS THE KENTUCKY ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (KEAP), 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. 128018 THE SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM FOR KRC IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY DEFENSE PROGRAM. WE 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. WE REPRESENT OUR CLIENTS FREE OF CHARGE TO REDUCE THE ECONOMIC BARRIERS THAT TOO OFTEN OBSTRUCT THE QUEST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. 119738 THE THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WHICH INCLUDES ONLINE AND IN PERSON PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICS SUCH AS PROTECTING KENTUCKY'S WATERWAYS, TO GIVE CITIZENS TOOLS TO BETTER PROTECT THE PLACES THEY LIVE AND LOVE. KRC ALSO TABLED AND OUR STAFF GAVE TALKS AT PUBLIC EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, RAISING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND DOING OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TO CREATE A CLEANER, HEALTHIER KENTUCKY. 56414 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 SAFETY PROTECTIONS FOR COAL MINE WORKERS AND LEGISLATION IMPOSING ADDITIONAL BARRIERS AND DELAYS ON RETIRING AGING AND UNECONOMIC FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS. 56414 593216 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 KY X X SARAH MITCHUM 5028752428 PO BOX 1070 FRANKFORT KY 40602 ASHLEY WILMES DIRECTOR 40.00 X 118589 0 7503 TIM HEINE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE MARIE HIBBERD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL FLETCHER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETSY BENNETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIANNA BLUFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON BROTZGE-ELDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE CHILDERS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROY CRAWFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH LYNN CUNNINGHAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARNITA GADSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HAYS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRASANTHI PERSAD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH WEINSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 118589 0 7503 1 0 0 0 0 608922 608922 21170 21170 1081 1081 1081 631173 0 0 22251 130835 108120 18138 4577 312027 271382 19775 20870 8581 7578 378 625 17788 17785 3 34623 29649 3052 1922 87716 87716 39286 35686 3600 4216 3780 60 376 20901 11056 5485 4360 6802 2826 3976 1800 1800 11031 9168 1443 420 5864 5686 34 144 3136 2186 950 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 527 492 35 MISCELLANEOUS 106 106 685239 593216 58726 33297 219540 22288 783257 920208 10008 10008 0 0 0 147626 1002797 1090122 6109 4387 6109 4387 X 185711 599643 810977 486092 996688 1085735 1002797 1090122 X -54066 123320 19793 X 0 0 0 X 272484 357626 426821 1257788 608922 2923641 272484 357626 426821 1257788 608922 2923641 1434452 1489189 513 639 2307 21170 24629 258 6908 318 1081 8565 2956835 0.50360 0.49260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3401 10121 13522 579694 593216 113982 28496 0 0 56912 53718 75675 113982 300287 450431 3712 4988 10046 13522 32268 14228 13430 18919 28496 75073 112610 436 2032 2087 3401 7956 123320 4513 20464 671 147626 97213 14215 12432 540 123320 86951 19736 -8939 535 97213 62992 552 23776 369 86951 55568 10000 -2278 298 62992 1.00000 1 0 10008 10008 0 0 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 147626 147626 PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT IS TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR KRC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COMPLETE COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 WAS PROVIDED BY EMAIL TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS (GOVERNING BODY) BEFORE IT WAS FILED. IT WAS REVIEWED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION WAS BASED ON RESEARCH INCLUDING HOW OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS COMPENSATE KEY EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT. THE SALARIES WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST HELD BY OTHERS 19,793.