Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 42.540 (2026)

Annual reports of nonprofit fiduciary holding funds for benefit of state

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organization. Notwithstanding KRS 41.290, every nonprofit fiduciary holding funds for the benefit of any form of state organization, including, but not limited to, Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Western Kentucky University, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, and the State Fair Board shall make a report according to generally accepted accounting principles of all money received and disbursed during each fiscal year, on or before the fifteenth of July, showing receipts, expenditures, depositories, rates of interest paid by depositories, investments, and rates of return in investments to the Office of the Controller. These fiduciaries include, but are not limited to, Eastern Kentucky University Foundation; Kentucky State University Foundation, Inc.; Morehead State University Foundation, Inc.; Morehead Alumni Foundation, Inc.; Eagle Athletic Foundation, Inc.; Murray State University Foundation; Northern Kentucky University Foundation, Inc.; University of Kentucky Research Foundation; University of Kentucky Athletics Association; the Fund for the Advancement of Education and Research in the University of Kentucky Medical Center; Health Care Collection Service, Inc.; McDowell Cancer Network, Inc.; University of Kentucky-Business Partnership Foundation, Inc.; Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc.; University of Louisville Foundation, Inc.; University of Louisville Hospital, Inc.; University of Louisville Institute of Industrial Research, Inc.; University of Louisville Medical School Fund, Inc.; the College Heights Foundation; KFEC Research and Development Foundation, Inc.; Kentucky Export Resources Authority, Inc.; and all similar nonprofit fiduciaries for the benefit of any form of state organization and their successors. Effective: May 30, 1997 History: Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 32, effective May 30, 1997; and ch. 4, sec. 39, effective May 30, 1997. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 325, sec. 22, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 382, sec. 14, effective July 15, 1982. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/28/97). This section was amended by 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 32, and ch. 4, sec. 39, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been compiled together under KRS 7.136(3).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: Frankfort Publ'g Co. v. Kentucky State Univ. Found., Inc., 834 S.W.2d 681 (Ky. 1992).
Frankfort Publ'g Co. v. Kentucky State Univ. Found., Inc., 834 S.W.2d 681 (Ky. 1992). · cites it 2× “Further, it is undisputed that the Foundation, and others like it, are subject to the provisions of KRS 42.540, enacted after the inception of the Kentucky Open Records Act, and accordingly are specifically required to make an annual report and accounting to the state investment…”
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