Kentucky · Nonprofit
ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC
ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,192 to it, the largest being FELBURN FOUNDATION ($1,192). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $54k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $1k
- Net assets
- $564k
What Rockcastle Karst Conservancy Inc does
Mission
To purchase, lease, or otherwise manage caves and karst for conservation of watersheds, biology, environmental protection, scientific research, and exploration. To preserve the historic value and property of the Great Saltpetre Cave which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places recognized July 2013 Dept of Interior, register #13000535
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Management and upkeep of Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve (GSP) in Rockcastle County, KY. Provide public access to property and cave via hosting educational tours for schools, youth groups, and other nonprofit organizations. Host annual Open House event for general public for cave tours. Host annual Karst-O-Rama (KOR) festival for experienced cavers. Educate visitors about the history and prehistory of GSP Cave listed on the National Register. Sponsor guest and miscellaneous groups to experience the cave. All hosting and maintenance supported by volunteers.
$41,183 spent$46,374 earned by the program100% of program spendingAcquire new cave entrances. Environmental protection through preservation of karst, watersheds, and cave entrances. Raise public awareness of importance of clean water and biodiversity, both in and out of the cave using brochures, newsletters, and direct communication to existing membership. Recruit others to become members of RKC.
$74 spent$2,564 earned by the program0% of program spendingAttend special events to broadcast the mission of RKC to cave land owners and general public. Raise funds by donation requests for land acquistion using display booth at festivals and gatherings. Recruit general public to become members of RKC.
$0 spent0% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $41,257.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $505k to $579k (+15%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
11% of ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (92% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Patrick Gibson
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Kentucky, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 3,152 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,152 environment nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
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In Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC?
- ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,192 to it, the largest being FELBURN FOUNDATION ($1,192). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,192 in grants to ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC.
- Who is the largest funder of ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC?
- FELBURN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,192 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ROCKCASTLE KARST CONSERVANCY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kentucky. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing