Concerned Letcher Countians
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Public education about environmental and social strengths of the eastern Kentucy region and the best choice of industries for people, the local communities, forests and farmland for both present and future generations.
- Income
- $80,000
- Spending
- $12,341
- Reserves
- 65.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 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 (1)
- $12,341 spent. Please see Schedule O: Public education utilizing multiple media outlets. This included newspaper ad buys in local newspapers, social media with Facebook and Instagram accounts, billboards, yard signs, and t-shirts. The message was to show the natural resources in the county and encourage citizens to protect them by ecotourism or youth education while avoiding economic options that would impede rural community growth. This included work with Appalachian Rekindling Project, a nonprofit providing opportunities for economic growth using traditional methods to restore surface mined land to agricultural use. Established a website that carries up-to-date news about developments in the area regarding the natural environmental and economic changes. The website includes video that were developed and posted on Facebook and Instagram and has sections describing Concerned Letcher Countians' goals. The website also includes quotes by local citizens about what they think would help the region grow and develop and whether they support or oppose particular projects. A survey and email message option allows visitors to the site to leave their contact information and their opinions and concerns. Invited a consultant who was a former Federal Bureau of Prisons Director to a meeting to educate those in attendance about how the FBOP prioritizes projects, how they view Letcher County as a site for a facility or not, and how citizens can best communicate concerns to the FBOP. This allowed local citizens to question and share concerns with a person who had been the highest office holder in the FBOP and to gain knowledge about how best to protect the community, including landowners who do not want to sell their land. This was a learning experience for members of the community.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 November 6, 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 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 March 2025.
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 November 4, 2026.
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