Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION EXISTS SOLELY TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (KHS). KHS'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC THROUGH KENTUCKY HISTORY IN ORDER TO CONFRONT THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE. SINCE 1836 THE COMMONWEALTH HAS ENTRUSTED KHS TO BE THE KEEPER OF ITS LEGACY. KHS HAS CONTINUED TO RE-IMAGINE THIS COMMITTMENT, DEEPENING IT TO ALSO HELP THE PUBLIC RECOGNIZE HISTORY'S VALUE AND USE IT TO ADDRESS THE ENDURING EDUCATIONAL/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL, AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES FACING US TODAY.
KHSF EXISTS SOLELY TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE KY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE KHS MISSION IS TO EDUCATE & ENGAGE THE PUBLIC THROUGH KY HISTORY TO CONFRONT THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE.
THERE IS A STRONG PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KHS AND THE KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION. OVER THE YEARS, THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS RESULTED IN THE BUILDING OF THE THOMAS D. CLARK CENTER FOR KENTUCKY HISTORY, THE ACQUISITION OF SOME OF KENTUCKY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL TREASURES, THE EXPANSION STATEWIDE OF THE HISTORICAL MARKERS PROGRAM, AND MANY IMPORTANT EDUCATION INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE NATIONALLY AWARD-WINNING HISTORYMOBILE AND HISTORYSMARTS PROGRAMS, AND NATIONAL HISTORY DAY. MORE THAN 4,500 KENTUCKY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE EACH YEAR. IN ANY GIVEN YEAR INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS GIVE TO NEARLY FORTY DIFFERENT KHS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT KHS. THESE GIFTS HELP MAKE KHS COLLECTIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO TEACH KENTUCKY STUDENTS IMPORTANT CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS BY ENGAGING THEM IN THE HISTORICAL PROCESS. THEY ALSO HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF LOCAL HISTORY RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH, PRESERVE OUR HERITAGE, AND TEACH US WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A KENTUCKIAN.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| The Honorable Tommy Tu | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Wilson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Thornton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Stewart | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Rickard | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Quinn Ramer | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Gray | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Munninghoff | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Chip Atkins | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas High | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Rich | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Stewart | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gerald Smith | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Ruehling | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lois Mateus | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Prichard | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Crit Luallen | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Marion Forcht | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Maggy Patterson | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Rufus M Friday | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| James C Klotter | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Libby Jones | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Alvey | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| David Smith | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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