Kentucky Civic Engagement Table Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
COMMON GROUND KENTUCKY COORDINATES RESOURCES TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING THE ORGANIZED PEOPLE POWER AND COMMUNITIES OF CARE THAT LEAD TO A THRIVING COMMONWEALTH FOR ALL KENTUCKIANS.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 318
- Highest pay
- $146,312, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
- $460,806 spent. ADVOCACY BASED ON LIVED EXPERIENCE (A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF KENTUCKY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE) - ORGANIZED, MOBILIZED, EDUCATED, AND BUILT RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST AMONG KENTUCKIANS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF INCARCERATION, THOSE WITH ACTIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY, AND THOSE WHO ARE LOVED ONES IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION AND ADDICTION, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE HEALTHY CIVIC PARTICIPATION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES
- $406,196 spent. VOTER ENGAGEMENT - COORDINATED VOTER ENGAGEMENT AMONG ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE NON-PARTISAN VOTER EDUCATION RESOURCES IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH KENTUCKY THAT HELP MAKE VOTING EASY AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL KENTUCKIANS; COORDINATED A NON-PARTISAN COALITION TO SUPPORT VOTER ACCESS TO ELECTION PARTICIPATION ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.
- $365,150 spent. BLACK LEADERSHIP ACTION COALITION OF KENTUCKY (A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF KENTUCKY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE) - INVESTED IN BLACK KENTUCKIANS THROUGH MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO TRANSFORM CURRENT SYSTEMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE.
- $113,881 spent. KCET GENERAL PROGRAM - IN SUPPORT OF OUR TEN YEAR VISION, HONED A STATEWIDE COORDINATION STRATEGY AND BUILT NATIONAL AND STATE-LEVEL RELATIONSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIONS TO BRING VISIBILITY AND INVESTMENT TO KENTUCKY.
- $224,210 spent. STRENGTHENING PARTNERS - PROVIDING TRAINING, STRATEGIC COORDINATION, DATA, AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, AND REGRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 December 2024.
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 September 2020.
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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