Public Charity

Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky Inc

Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky Inc, of Prestonsburg, KY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.2M in revenue, $6.6M in expenses, $6.7M in total assets. 56 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 610848948 Prestonsburg, KY Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.2M
Total Expenses$6.6M
Total Assets$6.7M
Grant Records56
Funding Total$20.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To promote equal access to justice, to encourage self-sufficiency, to empower and to improve the lives of low income and other vulnerable people and families in eastern and south central Kentucky by providing them high quality legal assistance.

Where $100 goes at Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky Inc

How Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$83
During 2025, Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of KY, Inc
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,336 cases; 240,000 people
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
Housing Counseling
$70,309
2025
Support Addiction Recovery
$26,000
2024
CIVIL LEGAL AID
$2,547,354
2024
APPALRED CENTRAL INTAKE AND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR APPALACHIAN KENTUCKY
$298,700
2024
Housing Counseling
$75,218

Showing up to 5 of 56 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Board Member - Start 04/25 Alex Gibson
Executive Director Angeleigh Dorsey
Board Chair Carolyn Layne
Board Member Damon Preston
Board Member Daniel Venters
Board Member Donald Jones

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$18,675,370 19 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$387,423 7 grants
General Support
$345,162 13 grants
Education
$97,775 4 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$18,750 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.2M $6.6M $6.7M
2024 $6.2M $6.4M $7.2M
2023 $6.3M $5.4M $7.4M
2022 $5.1M $4.7M $5.8M
2021 $4.8M $4.3M $5.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.8M to $6.2M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.7M.

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