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US nonprofit · EIN 610447248 · Hindman, KYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 610447248) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

Hindman Settlement School Inc's network

18 people7 organisationsi18 people and 7 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 (7) 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Susie Hampton Merida Chair (also filed as Susan Merida)Chairman2018
8 yrs
Aurelia Radulescu MDDirector2023
3 yrs
Brian K Lewis (also filed as Brian Lewis)Treasurer2018
8 yrs
Colby HallDirector2023
3 yrs
George FletcherDirector2018
8 yrs
Jenny WilliamsCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Karen WattsDirector2019
7 yrs
Kayla SteltencampDirector2022
4 yrs
Kristin SmithDirector2023
3 yrs
Lois C Weinberg (also filed as Lois Weinberg, Lois Weinberg)Director2018
8 yrs
Linda ConradDirector2023
3 yrs
Michael L Sloane II (also filed as Michael Sloane)Vice Chair2018
8 yrs
Michael Palencia-RothDirector2019
7 yrs
Peggy Rasnick JusticeDirector2023
3 yrs
Raymond W McLain (also filed as Raymond McLain)Director2018
8 yrs
Robert GipeDirector2025
1 yr
Tucker BallingerDirector2018
8 yrs
Valerie Smith-BartleyDirector2022
4 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
Brent HutchinsonFormer Executive Directorsince 2018
Will AndersonFormer Ex. Dir.since 2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 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
Will AndersonFormer Ex. Dir.40$126k
Susie Hampton MeridaChairman2$0
Brian LewisTreasurer2$0
George FletcherDirector2$0
Michael SloaneVice Chair2$0
Michael Palencia-RothDirector2$0
Tucker BallingerDirector2$0
Valerie Smith-BartleyDirector2$0
Linda ConradDirector2$0
Colby HallDirector2$0
Peggy Rasnick JusticeDirector2$0
Jenny WilliamsSecretary2$0
Raymond McLainDirector2$0
Aurelia Radulescu MDDirector2$0
Kristin SmithDirector2$0
Kayla SteltencampDirector2$0
Karen WattsDirector2$0
Lois WeinbergDirector2$0
Robert GipeDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Hindman Settlement School Inc
EIN
610447248
Address
Po Box 844, Hindman, KY, 41822-0844
State
Kentucky
Mission
To provide educational and service opportunities for the people of the mountains, while keeping them mindful of their heritage. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B24Z Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Principal officer
Susie Hampton Merida (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1948
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
8, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsSusie Hampton Merida
≥8years on the filingsBrian K Lewis
≥8years on the filingsGeorge Fletcher
≥8years on the filingsLois C Weinberg

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$15.2m
Total liabilities
$313k
Net assets or fund balances
$14.9m
Contributions and grants received
$2.2m
Program service revenue
$227k
Employees
120
Volunteers
52

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$3.3m$3.2m$30k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.