Nonprofit · EIN 61-0959617
JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · ASHLAND, KY 41102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $134,432 | $180,528 | -$46,096 | $1,034,624 | $29,387 | $1,005,237 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $177,582 | $162,208 | $15,374 | $1,046,449 | $23,614 | $1,022,835 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $122,956 | $164,169 | -$41,213 | $1,041,608 | $23,743 | $1,017,865 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $43,565
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $52,017
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $40,245
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $33,650
- Other revenue
- $38,850
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $89,764
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $101,153
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $950
- Occupancy
- $32,948
- Travel
- $1,409
- Depreciation
- $11,437
- Program services (functional)
- $129,045
- Management and general (functional)
- $51,483
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,046,449
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,034,624
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $29,387
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,005,237
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $393,500
- Gross receipts
- $889,652
- Employees
- 2
- Year formed
- 1979
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR THAYLE ANDERSON | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BECKHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HAL BLYTHE | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROY BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN MCGINNIS CALLIHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDY CLARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LEIF CLARKE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| TIMOTHY GAMPP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR JAMES M GIFFORD | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DUANE GILLIAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIMBERLY HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAULA KOPACZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN W MCCAULEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCOMIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LANCE MCCOMIS | GENERAL COUN Trustee or director | – | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE ONKST | CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID PALMORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EDWINA PENDARVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATHY ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MILDRED ENYART SCARBOROUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JANE STUART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR CHARLIE SWEET | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JUDY THOMAS | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHAYLYN WEBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN MCGINNIS | BOARD MEMBER Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR THAYLE ANDERSON | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BECKHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HAL BLYTHE | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROY BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN MCGINNIS CALLIHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RONALD CARTEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LEIF CLARKE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| TIMOTY GAMPP | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR JAMES M GIFFORD | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DUANE GILLIAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIMBERLY HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAULA KOPACZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN W MCCAULEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCOMIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCOMIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LANCE MCCOMIS | GENERAL COUN Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WAYNE ONKST | CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID PALMORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EDWINA PENDARVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATHY ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MILDRED ENYART SCARBOROUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JANE STUART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR CHARLIE SWEET | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JUDY THOMAS | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN MCGINNIS | BOARD MEMBER Institutional trustee | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR THAYLE ANDERSON | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HAL BLYTHE | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROY BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN MCGINNIS CALLIHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RONALD CARTEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR JAMES M GIFFORD | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DUANE GILLIAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIMBERLY HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HOWARD KIM HARRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHERRY HORSLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAULA KOPACZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BUZZY LEMING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCOMIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LANCE MCCOMIS | GENERAL COUN Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN MCGINNIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DON RUBY MILLER | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WAYNE ONKST | CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID PALMORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EDWINA PENDARVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATHY ROBERTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MILDRED ENYART SCARBOROUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JANE STUART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR CHARLIE SWEET | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JUDY THOMAS | EMERITUS MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4440 13TH ST, ASHLAND, KY 41102-5432
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DR JAMES M GIFFORD
- Signed the 990
- DR JAMES M GIFFORD, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (606) 326-1667
- Website
- WWW.JSFBOOKS.COM
- Return prepared by
- KELLEY GALLOWAY SMITH GOOLSBY PSC
Mission
PRESERVING THE HUMAN AND LITERARY LEGACY OF JESSE STUART AND OTHER KENTUCKY AND APPALACHIAN WRITERS.
Program accomplishments
- PRESERVING THE HUMAN AND LITERARY LEGACY OF JESSE STUART AND OTHER KENTUCKY AND APPALACHIAN WRITERS. SALES OF BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS.Expenses $127,891
- PRESERVING THE HUMAN SAND LITERARY LEGACY OF JESSE STUART AND OTHER KENTUCJKY AND APPALACHIAN WRITERS. SALES OF BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS.Expenses $1,154
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-0959617
- 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
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,034,624
- Income (IRS master file)
- $889,652
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $134,432 | $180,528 | $1,034,624 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $177,582 | $162,208 | $1,046,449 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $122,956 | $164,169 | $1,041,608 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $146,123 | $173,998 | $1,092,494 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 61-0959617).
Questions about JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC is 61-0959617.
- Is JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC 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 JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DR JAMES M GIFFORD.
- Who are the officers and directors of JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does JESSE STUART FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $134,432, expenses of $180,528 and total assets of $1,034,624 at year end.
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