Nonprofit · EIN 31-0968842
KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN
Tax-exempt · FRANKFORT, KY 40601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,054,220 | $1,861,046 | $5,193,174 | $22,160,647 | $443,890 | $21,716,757 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,415,476 | $2,019,594 | $4,395,882 | $16,375,038 | $413,538 | $15,961,500 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,795,433 | $1,319,024 | $2,476,409 | $11,048,589 | $464,191 | $10,584,398 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,074,675
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $947,183
- Royalties
- $1,778
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $270,555
- Net income from fundraising events
- $30,584
- Other revenue
- $32,362
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,365,171
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $80,348
- Other salaries and wages
- $142,215
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $299,757
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $17,250
- Occupancy
- $9,600
- Travel
- $3,020
- Program services (functional)
- $1,645,710
- Management and general (functional)
- $195,709
- Fundraising (functional)
- $19,627
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,375,038
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,160,647
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $443,890
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,716,757
- Publicly traded securities
- $20,317,922
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,663,594
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $53,163
- Gross receipts
- $13,238,813
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 43
- Year formed
- 1958
- State of legal domicile
- KY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN DUNCAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $80,348 |
| JACK N LACKEY JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATASHA CAMENISCH LITTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| G KENT PRICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSAY H HINTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J ANDREW JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE MCGEHEE-SHACKLETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS G BENGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J HADDEN DEAN | KBF VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWNA M VANHOOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY A CASE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAITLIN J GRIMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEENA G OMBRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA T SUNDERLAND | KBF PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN G AMATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
27 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARON A COLE-FUNFSINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SADHNA G TRUE | KBF IMMED. PAST PRES. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| REWA MEDHAT ZAKHARIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA L CRAVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| S BETH MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY E WALTERS | KBF PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MIRANDA D CLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RHONDA M COPLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL WAGNER KENNEDY | KBF SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTICE KELLY THOMPSON | DIRECTOR/ IOLTA TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JDG JACQUELINE CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JDG M BRENT HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JDG PAUL E CRAFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDITH DAAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL E SALAMANCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELANIE B JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| W FLETCHER SCHROCK | KBA PAST PRESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE L STANLEY | YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| L MILLER GRUMLEY | DIRECTOR / IOLTA CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLAY M STEVENS | IOLTA SEC-TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LUTHER DEATON JR | IOLTA TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RHONDA JENNINGS BLACKBURN | KBA PRES. REP. / IOLTA TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| OLIVIA H GILKISON | IOLTA TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMANDA HILL | IOLTA TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EILEEN M O'BRIEN | IOLTA TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA SIMPSON | IOLTA TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES A DIETZ | IOLTA TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 41 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guion Johnstone | Executive Director | 40 | $95,825 |
| Jack N Lackey Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Natasha Camenisch Little | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| G Kent Price | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lindsay H Hinton | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| J Andrew Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie McGehee-Shacklette | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas G Benge | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John M Gambrel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kelly Kirby Ridings | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bradley A Case | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Deena G Ombres | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melinda T Sunderland | KBF Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| J Hadden Dean | KBF Secretary-Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Joshua E Santana | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sadhna G True | KBF President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Rewa Medhat Zakharia | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Delores Woods Baker | KBF Immed. Past Pres. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jessica L Craven | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Emily E Walters | KBF President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Miranda D Click | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rachel Wagner Kennedy | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rhonda M Copley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jdg Jacqueline Caldwell | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jdg Susan Wesley McClure | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kyle Bunnell | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jdg Paul E Craft | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| W Fletcher Schrock | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Judith Daar | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amy D Cubbage | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mary J David | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melanie B Jacobs | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| L Miller Grumley | IOLTA Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Clay M Stevens | IOLTA Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rebecca Simpson | IOLTA Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Eileen M O'Brien | IOLTA Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth G Weber | IOLTA Sec-Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Olivia H Gilkison | IOLTA Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Brittany N Riley | IOLTA Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Luther Deaton Jr | IOLTA Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Justice Kelly Thompson | IOLTA Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guion L Johnstone | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $89,237 |
| Rebecca Simpson | Trustee Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Brittany N Riley | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Luther Deaton Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rhonda M Copley | IOLTA Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| L Miller Grumley | IOLTA Sec/Trea Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Eileen M O'Brien | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth G Weber | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie McGehee-Shacklette | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Douglas G Benge | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kelly Kirby Ridings | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Judge David L Holton II | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Don W F Rodgers | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melinda T Sunderland | KBF Sec/Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| J Hadden Dean | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Allison J Donovan | KBF Imm Past Pre Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Joshua E Santana | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sadhna G True | KBF Pres-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Delores Woods Baker | KBF President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Judge Earl-Ray Neal | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Judith Daar | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mary J Davis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Emily E Walters | KBF VP Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Miranda D Click | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rachel Wagner Kennedy | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Richard W Martin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Clay M Stevens | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JD Meyer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Natasha C Little | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| G Kent Price | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| J Andrew Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John M Gambrel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jessica L Craven | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amy D Cubbage | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kelly Thompson | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jack N Lackey Jr | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lindsay H Hinton | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bradley A Case | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jdg Jacqueline Caldwell | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jdg Patricia Summe | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Donald H Combs III | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melanie B Jacobs | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 514 W MAIN ST, FRANKFORT, KY 40601-1812
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUSAN H DUNCAN, 514 W MAIN ST, FRANKFORT, KY 406011812
- Signed the 990
- SUSAN H DUNCAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (502) 564-3795
- Website
- WWW.KYBARFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RFH PLLC
Mission
TO PROMOTE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN THE SOCIETY.
Program accomplishments
- FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LEGAL SERVICE PROGRAMS IN KENTUCKY.Expenses $1,611,710 · grants $1,331,171
- PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIPS.Expenses $34,000 · grants $34,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-0968842
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $22,160,647
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,238,813
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,054,220 | $1,861,046 | $22,160,647 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,415,476 | $2,019,594 | $16,375,038 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,795,433 | $1,319,024 | $11,048,589 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,475,124 | $1,258,442 | $8,361,690 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-0968842).
Questions about KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN
- What is the EIN of KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN is 31-0968842.
- Is KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUSAN H DUNCAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 42 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does KENTUCKY BAR FOUNDATION IN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,054,220, expenses of $1,861,046 and total assets of $22,160,647 at year end.
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