2024-03-29T09:26:02-05:00 2023-06-30 351178661 BLUE & CO LLC 250 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 2900 LEXINGTON KY 40507 990 2022-07-01 311042931 KENTUCKY RESOURCES COUNCIL INC KENT 5028752428 PO BOX 1070 FRANKFORT KY 40602 ASHLEY WILMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5028752428 2024-03-27 1 ASHLEY WILMES 999009999 1 CHRISTINE R MINGUS P02171833 8592531100 2024-03-27 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ASHLEY WILMES PO BOX 1070 FRANKFORT KY 40602 1260413 0 X WWW.KYRC.ORG X 1982 KY KENTUCKY RESOURCES COUNCIL (KRC) IS A PUBLIC-INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF KENTUCKY. KRC USES LEGAL AND STRATEGIC ADVOCACY TO PROTECT KENTUCKY'S NATURAL RESOURCES, ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE, AND TEACH CITIZENS TO BE EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. WE PROVIDE OUR LEGAL SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CANNOT FIND OR AFFORD REPRESENTATION ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. 14 14 6 14 0 0 426821 1257788 0 0 639 2307 9908 318 437368 1260413 0 0 0 0 274118 270067 500 2250 23022 95660 177287 370278 449604 67090 810809 193498 1002797 7619 6109 185879 996688 X KENTUCKY RESOURCES COUNCIL (KRC) IS A PUBLIC-INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF KENTUCKY. KRC USES LEGAL AND STRATEGIC ADVOCACY TO PROTECT KENTUCKY'S NATURAL RESOURCES, ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE, AND TEACH CITIZENS TO BE EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. WE PROVIDE OUR LEGAL SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CANNOT FIND OR AFFORD REPRESENTATION ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. 1 0 199096 THE LARGEST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY DEFENSE. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS LIVING "DOWNWIND, DOWNSTREAM, AND DOWNHILL" OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, WHO CANNOT AFFORD OR FIND REPRESENTATION. WE ALSO WORK PROGRAMMATICALLY THROUGH LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL KENTUCKIANS AND TO ASSURE THAT THOSE WHO POLLUTE OUR LAND, AIR, OR WATER ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS YEAR OUR LEGAL TEAM ALSO FILED AMICUS BRIEFS IN SEVERAL COURT CASES WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR KENTUCKIANS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE, JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ZONING DECISIONS, AND THE PROTECTION OF WETLANDS. WE SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENTS ON IMPORTANT PROPOSED FEDERAL RULEMAKINGS IMPACTING CITIZEN COMPLAINTS OF MINING VIOLATIONS AND ON THE DISPOSAL OF COAL ASH. 87877 THE SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WHICH INCLUDES OUR KENTUCKY ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (KELI) COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, BRINGING IN LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS TO GIVE CITIZENS TOOLS TO BETTER PROTECT THE PLACES THEY LIVE AND LOVE. KRC ALSO TABLED AND GAVE PRESENTATIONS AT PUBLIC EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, RAISING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND DOING OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TO CREATE A CLEANER, HEALTHIER KENTUCKY. 77244 THE THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS THE KENTUCKY ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (KEAP), A NEW INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, HEALTH, AND JUSTICE IN KENTUCKY. KEAP COMBINES MEANINGFUL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, SCIENCE- BACKED INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL AND LEGAL EXPERTISE TO ENSURE THAT KENTUCKY'S ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS BETTER PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR CLIMATE. KRC ALSO CONTINUES TO REPRESENT SEVERAL COALITIONS OF ALLIED LOW-INCOME, CLEAN ENERGY, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE PARTNERS IN CASES BEFORE THE KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WORKING TO PROTECT RATEPAYERS AND FIGHTING FOR A CLEANER, MORE SUSTAINABLE, AND MORE EQUITABLE ENERGY FUTURE. 14158 THE LAST PROGRAM AREA FOR KRC IS THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, WHICH CONDUCTS RESEARCH, PROVIDES POLICY ANALYSIS, AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON IMPORTANT ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IMPACTING KENTUCKY. KRC ALSO ENGAGED IN, WITHIN IRS LIMITS, LOBBYING ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MATTERS, INCLUDING TESTIFYING AGAINST LEGISLATION WEAKENING PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES AND WATER QUALITY AND ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER REGULATION OF LAND APPLICATION OF MUNICIPAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SLUDGE, KNOWN AS "BIOSOLIDS." 14158 378375 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 KY X SARAH MITCHUM 5028752428 PO BOX 1070 FRANKFORT KY 40602 JOE CHILDERS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETSY BENNETT VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM HEINE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH LYNN CUNNINGHAM SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON BROTZGE-ELDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROY CRAWFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL FLETCHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARNITA GADSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HAYS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN HEBERLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNE MARIE HIBBERD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE RICHARDS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH WEINSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY WILMES DIRECTOR 40.00 X 102394 0 8792 THOMAS FITZGERALD FORMER DIRECTOR 0.00 X 111421 0 1225 213815 0 10017 2 1 0 0 0 1257788 1257788 2307 2307 318 318 318 1260413 0 0 2625 114107 101709 8783 3615 127820 91202 21939 14679 3109 2438 243 428 4707 3727 980 20324 17936 1981 407 109998 109998 5557 5557 2250 2250 16191 11566 4625 2721 2693 28 24187 21074 3099 14 3708 1447 2261 1429 1429 6293 4858 1429 6 2690 1095 1595 3673 2395 1278 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 840 680 160 449604 378375 48207 23022 89309 219540 101978 783257 2211 0 10008 10008 0 0 193498 1002797 7619 6109 7619 6109 X 175879 185711 10000 810977 185879 996688 193498 1002797 810809 0 X 0 0 0 X 233001 272484 357626 426821 1257788 2547720 233001 272484 357626 426821 1257788 2547720 1286349 1261371 22 513 639 2307 3481 2141 258 6908 318 9625 2560826 0.49260 0.70550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2087 7959 10046 368329 378375 75675 18919 0 0 54876 56912 53718 75675 241181 361772 4796 3712 4988 10046 23542 13719 14228 13430 18919 60296 90444 558 436 2032 2087 5113 10008 10008 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THOMAS FITZGERALD FORMER DIRECTOR 111421 0 0 0 0 0 1225 0 0 0 112646 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A THOMAS FITZGERALD RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,250 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 THE KENTUCKY ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (KEAP) IS A NEW THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2023 AS DESCRIBED ON LINE 4C. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COMPLETE COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 WAS PROVIDED BY EMAIL TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS (GOVERNING BODY) BEFORE IT WAS FILED. IT WAS REVIEWED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION WAS BASED ON RESEARCH INCLUDING HOW OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS COMPENSATE KEY EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT. THE SALARIES WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.