Kentucky Education Association

FRANKFORT, KY EIN: 61-0245450 Website

TO UNITE, ORGANIZE AND EMPOWER MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES, TO ENSURE A QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR EVERY KENTUCKY STUDENT AND TO BE THE PREEMINENT VOICE FOR QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$19.5M

+8.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$371K

-35.4% YoY

Grant Count

15

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$25K

-35.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$13M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$19,472,686$18,002,512$16,691,819
Revenue$9,434,406$9,418,245$9,841,056
Expenses$8,810,778$8,622,163$10,843,520
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$898,417$574,750$630,267
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$143K$287K$430K$573K14 grants202114 grants202214 grants202315 grants202415 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

KENTUCKY EDUCATION ASSOC…$151KKEA-CENTRAL DISTRICT$36KNORTHERN KENTUCKY EDUCAT…$26KEASTERN KENTUCKY EDUCATI…$21KSECOND DISTRICT EDUCATIO…$18KTHIRD DISTRICT EDUCATION…$17KFIRST DISTRICT EDUCATION…$16KFOURTH DISTRICT EDUCATIO…$14KFIFTH DISTRICT EDUCATION…$14KKENTUCKY EDUCATION SUPPO…$14K

Grant Size Distribution

72 grants across all recorded years

66<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$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 2025 IRS filing

MARY RUBLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$164KEDDIE LEE CAMPBELLPAST PRESIDENT$141KRICH MULLINSEMPLOYEE$138KEDWARD ISHMAELEMPLOYEE$134KJOEL WOLFORDPRESIDENT$112KPAUL MORTELLFORMER FINANCE DIRECTOR$108KELANA CRANEEMPLOYEE$102KBRIDGET BROWNEMPLOYEE$101K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
EDDIE LEE CAMPBELLPAST PRESIDENT40$140,716
JOEL WOLFORDPRESIDENT40$111,800
TYLER MURPHYDIRECTOR
NORAA RANSEYDIRECTOR
CHIFFON WINSTONDIRECTOR
HARSH UPADHYAYDIRECTOR
HEATHER THOMAS-DEALDIRECTOR
TOM BERRYDIRECTOR
KRYSTAL GOODEDIRECTOR
LUKE INGLISHDIRECTOR
MICHELLE EWINGDIRECTOR
TRISH CLICKDIRECTOR
CASSIE LYLESDIRECTOR
NATALIE RASHADDIRECTOR
RYAN DITTMERDIRECTOR
KATHRYN PUNSLYDIRECTOR
ALAN YOUNGDIRECTOR
ERIN GRACEDIRECTOR
JIM SPROULDIRECTOR
DALE WARRENDIRECTOR
MATTHEW POWELLDIRECTOR
MARCIE VIOXDIRECTOR
JOLENA SIZEMOREDIRECTOR
EDEN GABBARDDIRECTOR
APRIL BACK-STEVENSDIRECTOR
VICKIE GREGORYDIRECTOR
MELISSA MCBRIDEDIRECTOR
ADAM SPINKSDIRECTOR
TAMMY BERLINDIRECTOR
SUSAN CINTRADIRECTOR
JESSICA HILERVICE PRESIDENT40
MICHAEL KRALDIRECTOR
MATTHEW CALLAHANDIRECTOR
LAURA SCHNEIDERDIRECTOR
SCOTT HOLLANDIRECTOR
JANICE DEANDIRECTOR
MARY RUBLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$164,007
BRIDGET BROWNEMPLOYEE40$101,226
RICH MULLINSEMPLOYEE40$138,274
EDWARD ISHMAELEMPLOYEE40$134,089
ELANA CRANEEMPLOYEE40$101,968
PAUL MORTELLFORMER FINANCE DIRECTOR40$108,135

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

BarbourvilleBlackeyBowling GreenCampbellsvilleElizabethtownFlorenceFrankfortGraysonHazardLexingtonLondonLouisvilleMadisonvilleMayfieldMurrayOwensboroPaducahPrestonsburgRussell SpringsTaylorsville

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

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