Public Charity

HEADWATERS INC

HEADWATERS INC, of Whitesburg, KY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $89K in revenue, $84K in expenses, $109K in total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $74K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 262850223 Whitesburg, KY Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$89K
Total Expenses$84K
Total Assets$109K
Grant Records4
Funding Total$74K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

In response to water-quality concerns, community members formed Headwaters in 2005 to promote local water resource management and encourage the stewardship of Letcher County waterways. Headwaters works with a variety of community members, local educators, elected leaders, researchers and academics to lead water sampling efforts and school and community environmental education.

Where $100 goes at Headwaters Inc

How Headwaters Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $100 for programs

$54
Because the three rivers, Kentucky, Cumberland, and Big Sandy, with Headwaters in Letcher County continue to have frequent water quality violations, Headwaters' work to assist in determining causes…
54% of program spending
$46
Because Headwaters, Inc.'s vision is to be a part of a community where members are committed to and take responsibility for clean water and a desirable environment, our…
46% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Board Secretary/Treasurer Amelia Pickering
Board President Courtney Rhoades Mullins
Mtn Drinking Water Coordinator Deborah Sexton
Board Member Jennifer Honeycutt
Executive Director Justin Branham
Board Member Ron Brunty

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$73,500 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $89K $84K $109K
2024 $96K $63K $104K
2023 $66K $57K $71K
2022 $104K $68K $62K
2021 $62K $64K $26K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $62K to $89K (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $109K.

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