Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc

LOUISVILLE, KY EIN: 61-0485432 Website

THE HONORABLE ORDER OF KENTUCKY COLONELS, INC. GRANTS MONEY TO 501(C)(3) ENTITIES THAT DEMONSTRATE A NEED THAT OTHERWISE CANNOT BE MET AND THAT WILL ENHANCE OR EXTEND THEIR CHARITABLE OR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$23.5M

+4.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.5M

+1.2% YoY

Grant Count

358

+49.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

-32.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$23,508,357$22,603,376$22,834,295
Revenue$5,282,802$4,514,179$5,665,961
Expenses$6,203,185$6,777,993$6,261,747
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,112,600$1,267,491$218,878
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$5M135 grants2020174 grants2021255 grants2022239 grants2023358 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

The Hope Initiative$500KDisaster Services Corpor…$202KDisaster Services Corpor…$175KDisaster Services Corpor…$159KHousing Oriented Ministr…$133KThe Hope Initiative$125KKCTCS$100KMayfield Graves LTRG Inc$100KNew Lease on Life Inc$100KHousing Development Alli…$98K

Grant Size Distribution

1,161 grants across all recorded years

1117<$50K20$50–100K17$100–250K5$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SHERRY CROSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$191KGERARD KAUFFMANNDIRECTOR OF FINANCE$81K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ALEX LYTTLETREASURER0.5
GARY BOSCHERTCOMMANDING GENERAL0.5
NICK ISINGADJUTANT GENERAL0.5
TAD MYRESECRETARY0.5
DEBORAH WILLIAMSTRUSTEE0.5
FRED MINNICKTRUSTEE0.5
HAL SULLIVANTRUSTEE0.5
JEFF KENNEDYTRUSTEE0.5
JEFF PAQUINTRUSTEE0.5
JIM ROGERSTRUSTEE0.5
KIM LEANHARTTRUSTEE0.5
LYNN ASHTONTRUSTEE0.5
MARY VITALETRUSTEE0.5
MOLLY SUTHERLANDTRUSTEE0.5
RICK HOBGOODTRUSTEE0.5
WADE CONNERTRUSTEE0.5
GERARD KAUFFMANNDIRECTOR OF FINANCE17$80,954
SHERRY CROSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$191,244

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

AshcampAshlandBarbourvilleBardstownBeattyvilleBentonBereaBerlinBledsoeBoonevilleBowling GreenBucknerCadizCaliforniaCentral CityCincinnatiClermontColumbusConcordCovington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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