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US nonprofit · EIN 991184271 · Lexington, KYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 991184271) - 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.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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Black Soil Charitable Fund Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$871k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$675k
$35k liabilities
Net assets
$641k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
1.4 years on average
Staff
9
15 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Black Soil Charitable Fund Inc's network

4 people4 organisationsi4 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

4 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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian Johnson ChairCo Chair2025
1 yr
Ericka Emerson ChairCo Chair2025
1 yr
Charles RowlandSecretary/Treasurer2025
1 yr
ED HolmesVice Chair2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ashley SmithExecutive Director2025

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
Ashley SmithExecutive Director40$32k$4k
Ericka EmersonCo Chair1$0
Brian JohnsonCo Chair1$0
Ed HolmesVice Chair1$0
Charles RowlandSecretary/Treasurer1$0

About

Legal name
Black Soil Charitable Fund Inc
EIN
991184271
Address
820 Lane Allen Road, Lexington, KY, 40504-3615
State
Kentucky
Mission
The mission of black soil ky is to reconnect black kentuckians to their heritage and legacy in agriculture. By bringing together urban families with rural and urban-based black farmers/growers/producers across the state, we help introduce opportunities in agriculture that promote self-sufficiency, encourage healthy living, and activate cooperative economics.our vision is to help foster a... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
K30 Food, agriculture and nutrition
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2024
Principal officer
Ashley Smith (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥1years on the filingsBrian Johnson
≥1years on the filingsEricka Emerson
≥1years on the filingsCharles Rowland
≥1years on the filingsED Holmes

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
$675k
Total liabilities
$35k
Net assets or fund balances
$641k
Contributions and grants received
$1.5m
Program service revenue
$55k
Employees
9
Volunteers
15

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.5m$871k$640k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.