Scott Wartman

swartman@enquirer.com

People with disabilities in Kentucky won't get the $400,000 state lawmakers budgeted over the next two years after Gov. Matt Bevin vetoed money for the Arc of Kentucky, which trains and employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

It's not clear how much this will affect the local chapter, the Point/Arc of Northern Kentucky.

The Arc has 10 chapters in Kentucky.

The Point/Arc of Northern Kentucky operates four businesses in the region, including Covington coffee shop The Point Perk, a commercial laundry in Dayton, Ky. a silk screening company and a commercial cleaning company.

The state organization and the Covington-based Point/Arc didn't return messages Thursday on what this would mean for the future of these endeavors. Bevin made the vetoes this week in the two-year, $21 billion Kentucky state budget passed by the General Assembly April 15. Bevin, in his veto message, said non-profits shouldn't rely on state government money.

"The ARC of Kentucky is an excellent advocate for disabled and handicapped Kentuckians," Bevin wrote in his veto message. "While their work should be applauded, non-profits are strongest when they are not dependent upon tax dollars for operations. We encourage ARC of Kentucky to continue to move forward with their passionate advocacy and focus their fundraising efforts on private sector and foundation support."

Private foundations and organizations do provide money for the Point/Arc. A $35,000 grant from the Hatton Foundation allowed the Point/Arc to open the Point Perk coffee shop in Covington in December. The Enquirer reported in March the organization was seeking $30,000 to keep the Point Perk coffee shop open.

The Point/Arc had total revenues in 2014 of $1.1 million and total assets of $7.6 million, according to the organization's 990 forms filed with the IRS. The organization operates on a combination of grants and income produced from its businesses. according to the filings.