Kentucky River Area Development District
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Kentucky River Area Development District at a glance
In short: Kentucky River Area Development District gave $163K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $163,258
- -62.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $40,815
- -62.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $43,266
- Total assets
- $8,113,683
- +26.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kentucky River Area Development District funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Leslie County Fiscal Court ($72K). Together the top 4 received $163K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 24 (46%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Kentucky River Area Development District gives
- Giving fell 47% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $163K (2025) to $437K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $163K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie County Fiscal Court Hyden, KY | Aging Program | $71,702 |
| Knott County Fiscal Court Hindman, KY | Aging Program | $64,756 |
| Breathitt Co Senior Citizens Center Jackson, KY | Aging Program | $21,775 |
| Appalachian Research & Defense Hazard, KY | Aging Program | $5,025 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,113,683 | $25,679,713 | $23,638,143 | $163,258 | 4 | $16,464 |
| 2024 | $6,406,268 | $20,431,469 | $19,854,492 | $436,512 | 4 | $3,530 |
| 2023 | $5,945,545 | $6,007,276 | $6,295,145 | $428,884 | 5 | $2,141 |
| 2022 | $5,754,107 | $5,574,327 | $5,420,606 | $307,471 | 5 | $1,650 |
| 2021 | $5,857,667 | $4,838,342 | $5,160,679 | $323,614 | 6 | $3,304 |
| 2020 | $5,722,355 | $4,516,237 | $4,904,678 | $347,008 | 6 | $4,240 |
| 2019 | $5,668,090 | $4,870,949 | $5,460,135 | $382,551 | 6 | $2,942 |
About Kentucky River Area Development District
Based on IRS filings
Kentucky River Area Development District is a public charity, based in Hazard, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $163K. Net investment income was $16K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kentucky River Area Development District is led by Michelle Allen, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 40 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michelle Allen
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$86K (2019) → $103K (2025)
Craig Lindon
Chairman
Secretary & Director → Vice Chairman, 2024
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2022
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derrick Bowling
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Hall
Director
Secretary → Chairman & Director, 2023
Chairman & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Garry Campbell
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hiram Cornett
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judge Jeff Dobson
Director
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judge Raymond Banks
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judge Scott Alexander
Director
Chairman → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judge William R. Lewis
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Parke
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Perkins
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Carrol Joseph
Director
Director → Treasurer & Director, 2023
Treasurer & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Donald Happy Mobelini
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor James W. Craft
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Kathi May
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Laura Thomas
Director
Treasurer → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Scott Cornett
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Scott Jackson
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Todd Depriest
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meriwether Wash-Hall
Director
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Pilgrim
Director
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2020
Chairman → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Lyons
Director
On filings since 2022
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Harley
Director
On filings since 2022
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bobby Mayes
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eugenia Stewart Napier
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harold Watley
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jduge Terry Adams
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judge Steve Mays Jr.
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Ricky Burke
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Trish Hall
Director
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benny McCall
Director
On filings since 2024
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Drewey Lovins
Director
On filings since 2024
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Butler Iacono
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Simmie Ray Bowling
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Olinger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judge Jeff Noble
Vice Chairman
Parliamentarian → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mayor Nelson Bobrowski
Treasurer
Director → Parliamentarian, 2024
Parliamentarian → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lonnie Brewer
Secretary
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judge Zeke Little Jr.
Parliamentarian
Director → Parliamentarian, 2025
On filings since 2023
0 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Gregory Whtison (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jessica Butler (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Mayor Paul Robbie Turner (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Ray D. Moore (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carlos Campbell (2023) — Director
- Former: Clayton Church (2023) — Director
- Former: Dena Rice (2023) — Director
- Former: Wade Gibbs (2023) — Director
- Former: Gregory Whitson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Judge Cale Turner (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Judge Chuck Caudill (2019–2022) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Judge Terry Adams (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mayor Ernest Back (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mayor Susan Polis (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mayor Tom Burns (2019–2022) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Mayor Tracy Neice (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Zach Sandlin (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Bennie McCall (2022) — Director
- Former: Dale Bishop (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Doug Brandenburg (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Eugene Stewart (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Everett Marshall (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jack Burkich (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Shirley Halcomb (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Roy Darrell Herald (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Neil Napier (2020) — Director
- Former: Ellis Tincher (2019) — Director
- Former: Freddie Combs (2019) — Director
- Former: Kimberly King (2019) — Director
- Former: Mayor Charles Long (2019) — Director
- Former: Mike Miller (2019) — Former Executive Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $103K, to Michelle Allen (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Kentucky River Area Development District
How much does Kentucky River Area Development District give each year?
Kentucky River Area Development District gave $163K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $437K across 4 grants.
What is Kentucky River Area Development District's typical grant size?
Kentucky River Area Development District's median grant in 2025 was $43,266, and its average grant was $40,815, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Kentucky River Area Development District give grants?
Kentucky River Area Development District gives mostly in Kentucky: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Kentucky River Area Development District give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Kentucky River Area Development District's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Aging Program" (4 grants).
How large is Kentucky River Area Development District?
Kentucky River Area Development District reported $8.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.7M.
What is Kentucky River Area Development District's EIN?
Kentucky River Area Development District's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-0675786. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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