BARDSTOWN FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $194K · expenses $161K · assets $720K

Also known as
EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
EIN
31-1145221
Address
308 N 5TH ST, BARDSTOWN, KY 40004-1406
NTEE code
B20I
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 1985 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Kelly Bedtelyon (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO BE USED TO AID IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE BARDSTOWN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 21 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

21 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Amy Farrell PRESIDENT2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dwight Newton VICE PRESIDE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Johnson TREASURER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rachel Miller SECRETARY2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Drew Ballard DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Margie Bradford DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sarah Hite DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Doug Hubbard DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Laura Ganoe DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jason Floyd DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Aj Lewis DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Susan Rapier DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jacob Shams DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sharon Shanks DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rob Smotherman DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kelly Lynn Bedtelyon EXECUTIVE DI2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rose Ann Lucas Downs (former) PRESIDENT2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Brent Smith (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Ryan Clark (former) DIRECTOR2021 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Edelen (former) DIRECTOR2021 1 $0 reported 1
Kathy Reed (former) DIRECTOR2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 16 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY FARRELL PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
DWIGHT NEWTON VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
LISA JOHNSON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RACHEL MILLER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
DREW BALLARD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGIE BRADFORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH HITE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG HUBBARD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA GANOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JASON FLOYD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
AJ LEWIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN RAPIER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACOB SHAMS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON SHANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROB SMOTHERMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY LYNN BEDTELYON EXECUTIVE DI1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 18 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 14 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSE ANN LUCAS DOWNS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
AMY FARRELL VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
DWIGHT NEWTON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LISA JOHNSON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
DREW BALLARD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGIE BRADFORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH HITE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG HUBBARD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA GANOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JASON FLOYD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
AJ LEWIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RACHEL MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN RAPIER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACOB SHAMS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON SHANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRENT SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROB SMOTHERMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY LYNN BEDTELYON EXECUTIVE DI1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 17 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 14 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DREW BALLARD PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSE ANN LUCAS DOWNS VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
AMY FARRELL TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
DWIGHT NEWTON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JASON FLOYD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG HUBBARD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA BLINCOE GANOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON SHANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH HITE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
AJ LEWIS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LISA JOHNSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RACHEL MILLER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN RAPIER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGIE BRADFORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACOB SHAMS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRENT SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY LYNN BEDTELYON EXECUTIVE DI1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 16 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 14 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DREW BALLARD VICE PRESIDE1 $0$0$0 $01
KELLY LYNN BEDTELYON EXECUTIVE1 $0$0$0 $01
MARGIE BRADFORD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN CLARK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ROSE ANN LUCAS DOWNS TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
LISA EDELEN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA BLINCOE GANOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH HITE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG HUBBARD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN RAPIER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY REED DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JACOB SHAMS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
SHARON SHANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRENT SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
AMY FARRELL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JASON FLOYD PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 3 grants to organizations · $146K

Listed grants add up to $146,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $150,026. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $132K
2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $25K
2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $261K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,902$160,537 $720,299$720,299 $167,304$0 -015
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$186,950$146,824 $652,198$652,198 $170,475$0 -014
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,163$36,854 $567,977$567,977 $46,986$0 -014
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$313,980$265,848 $524,574$524,574 $298,747$0 -014

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $223,019 in all, tax years 2013 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE INC DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2019 2$207,965 2019$176,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$6,000 2023$6,000
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIO OF LOUISVILLE DEPOSITORY INC Public charity Exact 2015 1$5,000 2015$5,000
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AMERICAN GREETINGS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BARDSTOWN FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION” 2013-2015 3$3,000 2015$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BARDSTOWN FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION” 2020-2023 4$1,054 2023$151
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THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION LEADERSHIP INCKYB20 $200,000$212,844 President$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
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WILMORE FOUNDATIONS ACADEMYKYB20 $225,733$201,490 Executive Director$20,040 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOLKYB20 $132,251$135,524 Vice President$12,506 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
SMITHTOWN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INCKYB20 $129,710$109,038 Administrator$42,685 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
KORE ACADEMY INCKYB20 $260,913$266,687 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
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UNION POINTE ACADEMY CORPKYB20 $245,030$268,509 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
BATAVIA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCEILB20 $296,173$256,768 ADMINISTRATOR$11,994 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
STILLWATER PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATIONOKB20 $257,187$250,134 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, similar name
PRESTON EDUCATION FOUNDATIONIDB20 $138,982$155,268 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x
BLACKWELL PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION INCOKB20 $209,034$95,742 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
TIFT COUNTY FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE INCGAB20 $229,338$135,346 EXECUTIVE DI$55,563 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, similar name
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JOHNSTON COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCNCB20 $202,516$65,524 GRANT CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,126,72532 142016–2024 PADUCAH PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC; WHITE SALMON VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC; GOLETA EDUCATION FOUNDATION and 10 more
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$388,08633 122019–2025 WELLSPRING CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC; HUGS ACROSS THE COUNTY INC; FANARI-ACADEMY OF GREEK EDUCATION INC; NOGGIN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION and 8 more
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RAY AND KAY ECKSTEIN CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$172,2003 12022–2024 PADUCAH PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$159,0007 32020–2024 BATAVIA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE; MINIDOKA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 331 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; OUR LADY OF MERCY SCHOOL FOUNDATION
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA INC DAF sponsor$153,51817 22014–2024 STILLWATER PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION; BLACKWELL PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $160,537 spent · pay $0 · grants $150,026 · events $589
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $149,591$149,591-- 93.2%
Fees: investment management $5,535-$5,535- 3.4%
Fees: accounting $2,050-$2,050- 1.3%
Office expenses $1,377-$1,377- 0.9%
Other (as described)WORKFORCE SIGN $930$930-- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $589-$589- 0.4%
Grants to US individuals $435$435-- 0.3%
Other (as described)STATE FILING FEE $30-$30- 0.0%
Total$160,537100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $146,824 spent · pay $0 · grants $132,015 · events $723
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $132,015$132,015-- 89.9%
Other (as described)ENDOWMENT FUND $6,000$6,000-- 4.1%
Fees: investment management $5,188-$5,188- 3.5%
Fees: accounting $1,800-$1,800- 1.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $723-$723- 0.5%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIP $500$500-- 0.3%
Other (as described)STUDENT DANCE PERFORMANCE $300$300-- 0.2%
Fees: other services $298-$298- 0.2%
Total$146,824100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $36,854 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,334 · events $830
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $25,334$25,334-- 68.7%
Other (as described)ENDOWMENT FUND $5,000$5,000-- 13.6%
Fees: investment management $3,890-$3,890- 10.6%
Fees: accounting $1,800-$1,800- 4.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $830-$830- 2.3%
Total$36,854100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $265,848 spent · pay $0 · grants $261,536 · events $336
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $261,536$261,536-- 98.4%
Fees: other services $3,976-$3,976- 1.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $336-$336- 0.1%
Total$265,848100%

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