Public Charity

KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION INC

KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in LOUISVILLE, KY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.5M revenue, $2.7M expenses, $32.3M total assets. 59 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 310999046 LOUISVILLE, KY Single Organization Support NTEE: A11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$2.7M
Total Assets$32.3M
Grant Records59
Funding Total$4.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SOLICITATION AND RECEIPT OF GIFTS, GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, CORPORATIONS, AND OTHER SOURCES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, TO FINANCE THE CAPITAL, OPERATING AND PROGRAMMING COSTS OF THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS CORPORATION.

Where $100 goes at Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation Inc

How Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$16 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 $84 for programs

$38
Operating support for the kentucky center for the arts corporation
46% of program spending
$24
Support for education program-kentucky governor's school for the arts - students attend a 3-week in person intensive arts education program
28% of program spending
$16
Lease agreement with the kentucky center for the arts corporation for the operations of the brown theatre
19% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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 MEMBER Brad Keller
BOARD MEMBER Carolle Jones Clay
BOARD MEMBER Charles Moyer
BOARD MEMBER Chase Sanders
BOARD MEMBER Chris Kipper
TREASURER Cindy Zipperle

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,196,022 35 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,802,247 15 grants
Youth Development
$31,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$30,000 1 grant
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$24,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $2.7M $32.3M
2024 $2.8M $3.2M $30.7M
2023 $3.3M $3.0M $29.6M
2022 $2.3M $2.1M $27.4M
2021 $2.3M $1.8M $30.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.3M to $3.5M (+52%), with total assets most recently reported at $32.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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