Kentucky · Nonprofit
THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC
THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $76,540 to it, the largest being DAVID W HENDERMAN FOUNDATION INC ($52,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $230k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $77k
- Net assets
- $2.4M
What The Educational Foundation of the Kentucky Society of Cpas Inc does
Mission
The educational foundation of the kentucky society of certified public accountants (educational foundation), founded in 1961, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the number of college degrees in kentucky, expanding the pipeline of financial professionals in the business marketplace, improving the financial literacy of kentucky's youth and revealing to students the boundless career opportunities open to those who pursue an accounting degree.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
The foundation supports a cpa firm at junior achievement biztown in louisville and in lexington. Ja biztown combines in-class learning with hands on learning at biztown. Through the efforts of the foundation, ja now includes a cpa in each of the other store fronts at biztown. These efforts expose approximately 28,000 5th graders each year to the accounting profession.the foundation provides scholarships to college students who are pursuing a degree in accounting. These scholarships are awarded after a comprehensive application process and review. During the 2024-25 fiscal year, the foundation awarded 34 scholarships for a total of $61,500. The foundation currently has 28 named scholarships which require a $50,000 pledge. Extensive fundraising efforts allow the foundation to support the cpa firm at both the louisville and lexington biztowns and provide the scholarships. We have been successful because of the overwhelming support from the cpa community. Their contributions have allowed the foundation to continue programs at the grade school, high school and college level. We understand that everyone including public practice firms and industry are dealing with the issue of a…
$99,828 spentof which $61,500 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $99,828.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2020 to 2021, from $1.6M to $2.0M (+26%).
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.
56% of THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Darlene Zibart
CEO
Board chair
Lori L Elam
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $4k → $8k.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 18% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS 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.
How concentrated its funding is
THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 68% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 82% · 2018 51% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 50% · 2022 95% · 2023 64% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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
100% of THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC's grant income comes from Kentucky funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $14k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Kentucky
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC?
- THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC (Kentucky) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $76,540 to it, the largest being DAVID W HENDERMAN FOUNDATION INC ($52,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $76,540 in grants to THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS INC?
- DAVID W HENDERMAN FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $52,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE KENTUCKY SOCIETY OF CPAS 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 6 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