Kentucky Sheriff's Association
for continuation. The purpose of the Kentucky Sheriffs Association shall be to encourage social, charitable, and educational activities among the Sheriffs To continue the education of the various Sheriffs and their Deputies within the Commonwealth of Kentucky in all phases of law enforcement practices, prodedure and technique To resist the constant
Kentucky Sheriff's Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $641,295
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $387,902
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $15,600
- -41.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $424,527
- +57.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kentucky Sheriff's Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Kentucky Sheriff's Association gives
- Giving grew 50% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $49K (2020) to $73K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $73K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| KY Sheriff's Boys and Girls Ranch Gilbertsville, KY | — | $72,924 |
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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 | $641,295 | $387,902 | $424,527 | — | — | $15,600 |
| 2024 | $660,228 | $383,474 | $270,367 | — | — | $26,632 |
| 2023 | $546,975 | $413,977 | $326,968 | $72,924 | 1 | $11,095 |
| 2022 | $461,261 | $319,744 | $300,477 | $70,628 | 1 | $1,581 |
| 2021 | $440,804 | $323,826 | $271,816 | $71,530 | 1 | $2,304 |
| 2020 | $389,984 | $226,173 | $190,252 | $48,630 | 1 | $2,238 |
| 2019 | $354,063 | $133,689 | $285,114 | $66,522 | 1 | $132 |
About Kentucky Sheriff's Association
Based on IRS filings
Kentucky Sheriff's Association is a public charity, based in Covington, KY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $641K in total assets. Net investment income was $16K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kentucky Sheriff's Association is led by Jerry Wagner, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jerry Wagner
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ramon Pineiroa
President
2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024
1st Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Root
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Moore
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walt Sholar
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Milam
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Flynn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Weedman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Nettes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Sparks
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Wakefield
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Berl Purdue Jr.
Past President
2nd Vice President → Past President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Ward
Secretary, Treasurer & Nsa 1st Vice President
President → Nsa Board of Director, 2022
Nsa Board of Director → Secretary, Treasurer & Nsa 1st Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Jansen
Past President
1st Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Hampton
Past President
President → Director, 2021
Director → Past President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johnny Bivens
1st Vice President
3rd Vice President → 2nd Vice President, 2024
2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Grosser
3rd Vice President
Director → 3rd Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Berl Perdue Jr.
Past President
1st Vice President → President, 2022
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brett Hightower
2nd Vice President
Director → Sgt at Arms, 2024
Sgt at Arms → 2nd Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Youngman
Sgt at Arms
Director → Sgt at Arms, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Brian Maines (2019–2024) — 3rd Vice President
- Former: Chuck Korzenborn (2019–2024) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: John Aubry (2019–2024) — Nsa 1st Vice President
- Former: John Hunt (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Shain Stephens (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Jimmy Clements (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: David Charles (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Chris Quire (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Patrick Boggs (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Mickey Arnold (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Sparrow (2019–2022) — Nsa Board of Director
- Former: Kevin Corman (2021) — Director
- Former: Curt Folger (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Keith Cain (2019–2020) — Nsa Board of Director
- Former: Sam Steger (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bobby Jack Woods (2019) — Director
- Former: Johnny Clements (2019) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about Kentucky Sheriff's Association
How large is Kentucky Sheriff's Association?
Kentucky Sheriff's Association reported $641K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $388K.
Where does Kentucky Sheriff's Association operate?
Kentucky Sheriff's Association has awarded grants in Kentucky.
What is Kentucky Sheriff's Association's EIN?
Kentucky Sheriff's Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1158889. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
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