Kentucky Nurses Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HEALTH FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY BY ADVANCING THE PRACTICE OF NURSING THROUGH NURSING EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIP AND HEALTHCARE RESEARCH.
- Income
- $55,319
- Spending
- $49,527
- Reserves
- 34.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 64%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $19,027 spent. THE MISSION OF THE KENTUCKY NURSES FOUNDATION (KNF) IS TO ADVANCE AND EXPAND NURSING PRACTICE AND THE TRANSLATION OF EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE THROUGH CLINICIANS, EDUCATORS, LEADERS, RESEARCHERS, HEALTHCARE POLICY MAKERS AND STUDENTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HEALTH FOR THE CITIZENS OF KENTUCKY. THE KNF, ESTABLISHED IN 1975 AS A 501(C)(3) STATUS FOUNDATION, HAS BOTH A CONTRACTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KENTUCKY NURSES ASSOCIATION (KNA), TO ENHANCE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STRATEGIC GOALS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. IN KEEPING WITH THE BYLAWS (2017), THE KNF HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SUPPORTING THE ENDEAVORS OF THE KNA MISSION.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2015 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1977.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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