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COMMONWEALTH FUND FOR KET INC

EIN: 61-1285473Lexington, KYZIP: 40502
A112 - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE AND PUBLIC PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION (AUTHORITY) AND THE RELATED KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION FOUNDATION, INC. (FOUNDATION). THE FUND'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO RECEIVE, HOLD AND ADMINISTER FUNDS PROVIDED BY ITS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, WHICH ARE CONCENTRATED PRIMARILY IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUTHORITY AND THE FOUNDATION.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$11M$0$50.2M
2023$15M$0$45.2M

Compensation

2024

SHAE HOPKINS
Exec Director/ceo
board member
$0
$0
$0
$133,577
MICHELE RIPLEY
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$35,331
ALICE K HOUSTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VICKIE YATES BROWN GLISSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BILL JONES
Treasurer
board treasurer
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIMBERLY D PATTON
Secretary
board secretary
$0
$0
$0
$0
SEAN MASTAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
D R BALL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HILMA PRATHER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT M BECK JR
Director (authority)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONOVAN BLACKBURN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICK NICHOLSON
Board Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN S DOMASCHKO
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MELANIE SIMPSON-CONLEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL A OWSLEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIRA S BALL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM T YOUNG JR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAN GRIFFITH
Director (authority)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

SHAE HOPKINS
Director (Authority)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$140,302
MICHELE RIPLEY
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$24,139
D R BALL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MIRA S BALL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT M BECK JR
Director (Authority)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONNA MOORE CAMPBELL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VICKIE YATES BROWN GLISSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAN GRIFFITH
Director (Authority)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALICE K HOUSTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BILL JONES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL A OWSLEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HILMA PRATHER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MELANIE SIMPSON-CONLEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM T YOUNG JR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONOVAN BLACKBURN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SEAN MESTAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIMBERLY D PATTON
Secretary
board secretary
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN S DOMASCHKO
Treasurer
board treasurer
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICK NICHOLSON
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

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