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LEXINGTON FORUM INC

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Plain text LEXINGTON FORUM INC. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2010–2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/311110366. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). LEXINGTON FORUM INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2010–2025]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/311110366

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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2010–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $86K · expenses $74K · assets $44K

EIN
31-1110366
Address
PO BOX 23917, LEXINGTON, KY 40523-3917
Website
HTTPS://WWW.LEXINGTONFORUM.ORG
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
Cross-check
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Mission

LEXINGTON FORUM, INC., IS COMMITTED TO THE HEALTHY DISCUSSION OF COMMUNITY ISSUES AND TO THE USE OF ALL OF ITS RESOURCES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE LEXINGTON/FAYETTE COMMUNITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Dawn Brockman (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2010 $7,200$7,200 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

26 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
Luke Morgan PAST PRESIDENT2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Robin Mcguffin PRESIDENT2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Michele Ripley DIRECTOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Monica Bounds DIRECTOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Larry Smith DIRECTOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Justin Posey PRESIDENT ELECT2024-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Mandy Higgins DIRECTOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Davonna Saier DIRECTOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 2
Ralph Coldiron DIRECTOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 3
Lisa Smith DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 2
Heather Dieffenbach DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 3
Michelle Buerger DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Megan Holley-Slaughter (former) PAST PRESIDENT2024 1 $0 reported 1
Allen Norvell (former) TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Pamela Goodwine (former) DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Christie Hockensmith (former) DIRECTOR & PAST PRESIDENT2010 0 $0 reported 3
Kim Sweazy (former) DIRECTOR2010 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Ellestad (former) DIRECTOR2010 0 $0 reported 1
R Allen Norvell (former) DIRECTOR & TREASURER2010 0 $0 reported 1
Tom Martin Bowne (former) DIRECTOR2010 0 $0 reported 1
Darryl Terry (former) DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT ELECT2010 0 $0 reported 1
Ray Garman (former) DIRECTOR2010 0 $0 reported 1
Bill Goodman (former) DIRECTOR2010 0 $0 reported 1
Wanda Bertram (former) DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT2010 0 $0 reported 1
Jay Blanton (former) DIRECTOR2010 0 $0 reported 1
Juli Gaworski (former) DIRECTOR2010 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LUKE MORGAN PAST PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN MCGUFFIN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
MICHELE RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MONICA BOUNDS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
LARRY SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
JUSTIN POSEY PRESIDENT ELECT1 $0-$0 $02
MANDY HIGGINS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DAVONNA SAIER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
RALPH COLDIRON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $03
LISA SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
MICHELLE BUERGER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HEATHER DIEFFENBACH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $03
2024 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LUKE MORGAN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN MCGUFFIN PRESIDENT ELECT1 $0-$0 $01
MEGAN HOLLEY-SLAUGHTER PAST PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ALLEN NORVELL TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
MICHELE RIPLEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
PAMELA GOODWINE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MONICA BOUNDS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
LARRY SMITH DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
JUSTIN POSEY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
MANDY HIGGINS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DAVONNA SAIER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
RALPH COLDIRON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $03
2010 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $7K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAWN BROCKMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR4 $7,200-$0 $7,2001
KIM SWEAZY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN ELLESTAD DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
R ALLEN NORVELL DIRECTOR & TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTIE HOCKENSMITH DIRECTOR & PAST PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $03
TOM MARTIN BOWNE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DARRYL TERRY DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT ELECT0 $0-$0 $01
RAY GARMAN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BILL GOODMAN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
WANDA BERTRAM DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
JAY BLANTON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
JULI GAWORSKI DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,431$73,993 $44,481$44,481 $5,000$40,305 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,124$65,189 $32,043$32,043 $2,500$33,490 ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,468$43,278 $16,145$16,145 -$19,125 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $13,750 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. 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
NISOURCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LEXINGTON FORUM INC” 2022-2024 3$13,750 2024$2,500
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Where the money went

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2025 · Form 990EZ · $73,993 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $73,993 100.0%
Total$73,993100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $65,189 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $65,189 100.0%
Total$65,189100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $43,278 spent · pay $7,200 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,847 82.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $7,200 16.6%
Printing, publications, postage $231 0.5%
Total$43,278100%

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