Covington Business Council

Public charity · Grantmaker Covington, KY EIN: 31-1107891

Covington Business Council is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Covington, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $88K in total assets.

Covington Business Council at a glance

Total assets
$88,190
+12.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Covington Business Council funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Covington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$88,190————
2024$78,658————
2023$84,346$52,526$48,629——
2022$80,449$50,795$17,905——
2021$46,759$71,672$38,274——
2020$13,361$5,000$21,082$10,5521

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Covington Business Council is led by Pat Frew, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pat Frew

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Milburn

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Paeth

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Bradford

    Board Memer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Reeder

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Webb

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Dale Silver (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeanne Schroer (2020–2022) — Board Memer
  • Former: Rodger Peterman (2020–2022) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Covington Business Council

How large is Covington Business Council?

Covington Business Council reported $88K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ.

What is Covington Business Council?

Covington Business Council is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Covington, KY. It holds $88K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Covington Business Council operate?

Covington Business Council has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is Covington Business Council's EIN?

Covington Business Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1107891. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 23, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)

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