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US nonprofit · EIN 610444710 · Lexington, KYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 610444710) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Kentucky High School Athletic Association's network

18 people6 organisationsi18 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Angela PassafiumeDirector2022
4 yrs
Brian CourtneyDirector2023
3 yrs
Claudette HeraldDirector2023
3 yrs
Damon KelleyDirector2022
4 yrs
Darrell BillingsPresident-Elect2020
6 yrs
David ZubererDirector2023
3 yrs
Debbie BeichlerDirector2020
6 yrs
Gavin WashingtonDirector2022
4 yrs
Greg HowardDirector2021
5 yrs
James DemlerDirector2022
4 yrs
Joe HendersonDirector2022
4 yrs
Larry ColdironDirector2021
5 yrs
Lucy MooreDirector2020
6 yrs
Marty MillsDirector2022
4 yrs
Matt WilhoitePresident2021
5 yrs
Michael PhillipsDirector2023
3 yrs
Randy McCallonDirector2023
3 yrs
Russell ThompsonDirector2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Chad CollinsGeneral Counselsince 2020
Julian TackettCommissioner/Sec/Treassince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Julian TackettCommissioner/Sec/Treas40$188k$11k
Chad CollinsGeneral Counsel40$122k$25k
Eugene CopeSr Assc. Commissioner, Chief of Staff40$113k$11k
Darren BilberryAssistant Commissioner40$107k$11k
David ZubererDirector5$0
Noel CrumDirector5$0
Damon KelleyPresident-Elect5$0
Donna MoirDirector5$0
Greg HowardPresident5$0
Chuck MullinsDirector5$0
James DemlerDirector5$0
Brian CourtneyDirector5$0
Matt WilhoiteDirector5$0
Brandy CarverDirector5$0
Jeremy RoachDirector5$0
Terry YeastDirector5$0
Randy McCallonDirector5$0
Gavin WashingtonDirector5$0
Claudette HeraldDirector5$0
Mandi HudsonDirector5$0
Russell ThompsonDirector5$0
Michael PhillipsDirector5$0
David CouchDirector5$0

About

Legal name
Kentucky High School Athletic Association
EIN
610444710
Address
2280 Executive Dr, Lexington, KY, 40505-4808
State
Kentucky
Mission
To organize, regulate and supervise all high school sports activities in kentucky. It will establish, promote and deliver the highest quality interscholastic programs and activities in an efficient and progressive manner that emphasizes participation, safety, sportsmanship and integrity to enhance the educational experience of the student-athlete. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
N41Z Recreation and sports
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Recreation & Sports
Size band
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1917
Principal officer
Julian Tackett (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1972
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDarrell Billings
≥6years on the filingsDebbie Beichler
≥6years on the filingsLucy Moore
≥5years on the filingsGreg Howard

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$7.8m
Total liabilities
$204k
Net assets or fund balances
$7.6m
Contributions and grants received
$2.5m
Program service revenue
$3.5m
Employees
0
Volunteers
350