2026-09-14T14:11:15-07:00 2025-10-31 832956170 R & R CPAS 1025 Dove Run Rd Ste 203 Lexington KY 40502 990 2024-11-01 310981031 Kentucky Humanities Council Inc KENT 8592575932 206 East Maxwell Street Lexington KY 40508 Hope Wilden Chairman 2026-09-14 true true Thomas Cory Reitz P01407307 8593533100 2024 Hope Wilden 1708340 false X www.kyhumanities.org X 1972 KY THE KENTUCKY HUMANITIES COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO TELLING KENTUCKY'S STORY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CREATE A LEGACY OF PRIDE IN THE WEALTH OF KENTUCKY'S CULTURE, BUILDING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORTING LOCAL HUMANITIES PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. 23 23 8 65 3719 1111030 1500194 245291 20237 151761 184190 55 3719 1508137 1708340 70579 11566 0 590613 666688 0 60464 838924 762954 1500116 1441208 8021 267132 7393071 9265611 122770 806726 7270301 8458885 X THE KENTUCKY HUMANITIES COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO TELLING KENTUCKY'S STORY THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT CREATE A LEGACY OF PRIDE IN THE WEALTH OF KENTUCKY'S CULTURE, BUILDING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORTING LOCAL HUMANITIES PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. false false 561031 331884 166152 THE KENTUCKY BOOK FAIR KBF: AN ANNUAL TWO-DAY EVENT, FURTHERS THE COUNCIL'S MISSION BY INTRODUCING KENTUCKY READERS OF ALL AGES TO AUTHORS AND BOOKS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND GENERATING DISCUSSIONS OF HUMANITIES TOPICS. THE COUNCIL RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE CENTENNIAL CAMPFIRES INITIATIVE ALLOWING FOR THE ENHANCEMENT, EXPANSION AND ELEVATION OF THE KBF, OUR STATE'S PREMIER LITERARY EVENT. INCLUDING STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THERE WERE OVER 7,000 ATTENDEES AT THE KENTUCKY BOOK FAIR AND KBF SCHOOL DAYS. 252244 94490 164561 CHAUTAUQUA AND SPEAKER'S BUREAU PROGRAM: THIS ONGOING PROGRAM DEVELOPS HISTORICAL CHARACTERS WHO HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON KENTUCKY'S HISTORY. THE CHARACTERS TRAVEL TO ALL 120 KENTUCKY COUNTIES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT KENTUCKY'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE CHARACTERS PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND/OR COMMUNITIES TO FURTHER AWARENESS OF THE HUMANITIES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR THE COUNCIL PROVIDED OVER 300 PRESENTATIONS, SERVING APPROX. 20,000 ATTENDEES. 120377 47536 112233 PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME: THIS ONGOING PROGRAM ADDRESSES INTER-GENERATIONAL ILLITERACY AND TARGETS AT-RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. EACH PROGRAM LASTS 6 WEEKS AND USES AWARD-WINNING HUMANITIES BASED CHILDREN?S BOOKS TO HELP FAMILIES BECOME LIFE-LONG READERS AND LEARN TO TALK ABOUT LIFE-CHANGING ISSUES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WE SERVED OVER 2,000 AT RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. 87419 164108 202667 GENERAL PROGRAMS: THE COUNCIL BRINGS TOGETHER SCHOLARS AND NON-SCHOLARS TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS WHICH EXPLORE AND APPLY THE HUMANITIES TO ISSUES OF CURRENT PUBLIC INTEREST. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING A BIANNUAL MAGAZINE, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SMALL REGRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS IN FURTHERING HUMANITIES. WE DISTRIBUTED 50,000 COPIES OF OUR SIGNATURE PUBLICATION KENTUCKY HUMANITIES MAGAZINE. SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDED KENTUCKY READS: DEAR ANN PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS, YOUTH INNOVATION IN RURAL AMERICA MEDIA PROGRAMS, SMITHSONIAN VOICES AND VOTES TRAVELING EXHIBITION, AND MINI-GRANTS TO FUND GRASSROOTS PROGRAMS. THE COUNCIL CONTINUED WITH THE MEDIA PROGRAM THINK HUMANITIES, PRODUCING APPROX. 50 PODCASTS AND 1,000 THINK HISTORY. THROUGH SPECIAL PROGRAMMING WE REACHED OVER 850,000 PEOPLE. 87419 164108 202667 1021071 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 99 0 true 8 true true true false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 23 23 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false KY X The Organization 8592575932 206 East Maxwell St Lexington KY 40508 BILL GOODMAN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 154072 0 0 BRIAN CLARDY Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SELENA SANDERFER DOSS Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BEN FITZPATRICK Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW REED Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS OWEN Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HOPE WILDEN Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PENELOPE PEAVLER Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LIBBY PARKINSON Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LOU ANNA RED CORN Vice Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS HARTLEP Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS HARTMAN Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC JACKSON Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH MCCUTCHEN Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE GLOVER YATES Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN PARKER Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AARON ASBURY Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL LYNCH Exec Committee Memb 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TERI CARTER Exec Committee Memb 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SIERRA ENLOW Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELICA PREKOPA Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TAYLOR STUCKEY Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN YARMUTH Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Pool Assoc. 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THE COUNCIL HOLDS INVESTMENTS FOR ENDOWMENT PURPOSES TO ENABLE IT TO BECOME SELF-SUSTAINING. Part X : FIN48 Footnote THE COUNCIL HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THEREFORE, NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECORDED. TAX YEARS STILL OPEN UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND CHANGE. false false false false false false false false false BILL GOODMAN Executive Dir. 154072 154072 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE 990 RETURN IS PREPARED BY THE COUNCIL'S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR WHO SENDS AN ELECTRONIC COPY TO THE FISCAL OFFICER. THE FISCAL OFFICER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE 990 RETURN AND FORWARDS A COMPLETE ELECTRONIC COPY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE COUNCIL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN ITS BYLAWS. ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE ORIENTATION TO THE POLICIES. WHEN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES VOTE, GRANT, AWARD, ETC., EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT AND ABSTAIN FROM ACTION. ALL ABSTENTIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b THE FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS PUBLISHES A REFERENCE DOCUMENT ANNUALLY THAT CONTAINS A SALARY SURVEY OF NATIONAL AVERAGES FOR STATE HUMANITIES COUNCIL POSITIONS. KENTUCKY HUMANITIES COUNCIL IS WITHIN RANGE OF THE MEDIAN SALARY FOR LISTED POSITIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AUTHORIZES SALARY INCREASES FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES BASED ON CURRENT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE COUNCIL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE COUNCIL RECEIVED NO REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC DURING THE CURRENT YEAR. AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE PEOPLE WITH FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE DISTRIBUTED WITHIN THE COUNCIL'S SPRING MAGAZINE TO INDIVIDUALS ON THE COUNCIL'S MAILING LIST AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT KYHUMANITIES.ORG.