$4.7M in expenses

The honorable order of kentucky colonels, INC (HOKC) grants money to 501(c)(3) entities that demonstrate fiscal responsibility and the mission to strengthen the lives of kentuckians or to highlight and enhance the culture of the commonwealth. The organization focuses on kentucky charities and conducts a "good works program" that focuses its large grant-making activities on charitable organizations operating in kentucky. See schedule o for additional information. It receives hundreds of grant applications annually and through a careful winnowing and vetting process, seeks to ensure that its contributions are allocated in a dedicated and reasonable way. The organization also has an ongoing emergency grant process for kentucky nonprofits and also raises and distributes funds to provide disaster relief. In 2024, HOKC granted $4,533,108 to 366 organizations who served more than three million individuals in the state of kentucky. Since HOKC began as a 501(c)(3)organization, close to $68 million dollars has been awarded.