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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: January 2025 Expires: January 2027

Kentucky Refugee Ministries

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(502) 479-9180
969-B Cherokee Road
Louisville , KY, 40204
https://kyrm.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Kentucky Refugee Ministries meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Kentucky Refugee Ministries is dedicated to providing resettlement services to refugees through faith- and agency-based co-sponsorship in order to promote self-sufficiency and successful integration into the community. It is committed to offering access to community resources and opportunities and to promoting awareness of diversity for the benefit of the whole community.

Year, State Incorporated:
1992, KY

Kentucky Refugee Ministries provides comprehensive resettlement services for refugees and immigrant families. The services refugees first receive are designed to help them meet basic needs during their first few months in Kentucky. Services can include: initial housing placements, case management to establish food, cash assistance, and medical support (mental, social emotional and physical health), ESL classes, employment services, educational and career services, programming for children, youth and elders, cultural orientation classes, legal immigration support, and support to become permanent residents and naturalized U.S. citizens. Additionally, Kentucky Refugee Ministries provides advocacy with legal and case management services in the Home Studies Post-Release Services (HSPRS) (unaccompanied minors), victim advocacy (VOCA), and family reunification programs. Kentucky Refugee Ministries connects refugees to each other and with the wider Kentucky community through educational and cultural events as well as through volunteer coordination. Co-sponsorship and volunteer engagement connects new arrivals to a small team of volunteers who help set up homes and connect families to resources and community.

For the year ended September 30, 2022, Kentucky Refugee Ministries's program expenses were:

Resettlement and Immigration $18,511,417
Total Program Expenses $18,511,417

Chief Executive
John Koehlinger, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Rev. Amy Real Coultas

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Canon to the Ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky

Board Size
14

Paid Staff Size
172

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.), Solicitations for Used Cars, Solicitations for Used Clothing

In addition, Kentucky Refugee Ministries is a Metro United Way member agency. % of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 0.66%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Kentucky Refugee Ministries's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Direct client assistance grants $11,684,924
Program grants $6,262,200
Contributions $991,684
In-kind contributions $218,869
Interpreter services and other $205,633
Immigration services $148,494
Special events $91,240
Change in value of beneficial interest $-23,228
Total Income $19,579,816

Programs: 94% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $19,579,816
Total expenses: $19,592,958
  Program expenses $18,511,417
  Fundraising expenses $125,140
  Administrative expenses $956,401
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-13,142
Beginning Net Assets $2,015,672
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $2,002,530
Total Liabilities $1,318,875
Total Assets $3,321,405
Ending net assets as reported above include $1,320,848 without donor restrictions and $681,682 with donor restrictions.

Total assets as reported above include $132,243 in property and equipment, net.

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