The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Kentucky
Kentucky is home to 21k nonprofit organizations. In aggregate, these organizations account for $40b in revenue and employ 271.2k individuals.
Where Do Kentucky
Nonprofits Focus?
The IRS classifies nonprofits along 25 different categories or NTEE classifications.
*Remaining NTEE categories account for 0 organizations.
Where are Nonprofits
located in Kentucky?
| City | Organization Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 2,323 | 31,594 | $5,170,744,693 | $766,919,817 |
| Bowling Green | 632 | 10,596 | $1,401,920,235 | $74,810,993 |
| Frankfort | 484 | 1,936 | $495,993,062 | $67,588,648 |
| Owensboro | 427 | 10,851 | $1,330,277,097 | $80,532,984 |
| Paducah | 354 | 3,440 | $490,042,669 | $513,013,620 |
| Elizabethtown | 285 | 1,438 | $255,514,942 | $3,796,471 |
| Covington | 269 | 2,645 | $236,853,089 | $141,308,550 |
| Richmond | 267 | 1,299 | $111,668,764 | $2,156,264 |
| Somerset | 240 | 896 | $298,997,527 | $20,618,362 |
| Hopkinsville | 239 | 2,359 | $407,841,052 | $10,946,953 |
| Georgetown | 239 | 1,116 | $89,469,759 | $8,055,099 |
| Ashland | 206 | 7,321 | $993,850,284 | $189,857,048 |
| Florence | 201 | 1,532 | $86,960,641 | $29,622,684 |
| Nicholasville | 192 | 410 | $194,052,284 | $14,321,265 |
| Danville | 190 | 3,716 | $502,900,651 | $287,795,249 |
| Madisonville | 180 | 2,391 | $335,609,130 | $17,505,580 |
| Winchester | 172 | 1,065 | $1,353,956,717 | $47,845,187 |
| London | 169 | 799 | $66,706,717 | $0 |
| Henderson | 163 | 1,848 | $608,745,240 | $114,311,977 |
| Murray | 158 | 181 | $30,705,606 | $6,309,596 |
Explore Nonprofits in Kentucky
Legacy Foundation Of Kentuckiana Inc
Lexington, KY
Assets: $122m
Revenue: $8m
MISSION:
LEGACY FOUNDATION OF KENTUCKIANA INC'S PURPOSE IS TO ASSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE MINISTRY BY IMPROVING THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND CREATING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES IN THE SIX COUNTIES SERVED: BULLITT, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, NELSON, AND SHELBY IN KENTUCKY AND CLARK IN SOUTHERN INDIANA.
Western Kentucky University Foundation
Bowling Green, KY
Assets: $122m
Revenue: $9m
MISSION:
PROGRAM SERVICES BENEFITTING WKU FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS - APPROXIMATELY 19,075 SERVED IN 2022.
Kentucky Farm Bureau Benefits Tr
Louisville, KY
Assets: $119m
Revenue: $479k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide for the payment of life, sick, accident, or other benefits to the voluntary members of associations or their dependents or designated beneficiaries. This code is used exclusively for organizations exempt from federal taxes under 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Childrens Hospital Foundation
Louisville, KY
Assets: $117m
Revenue: $23m
Employees: 34
MISSION:
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS AND AWARDS GRANTS TO NORTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AFFILIATED WITH NORTON HEALTHCARE.
Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
Brandenburg, KY
Assets: $116m
Revenue: $68m
Employees: 86
MISSION:
PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBER OWNERS ON A PATRONAGE BASIS. SERVE AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 30,975 CONSUMERS MONTHLY.
Federation Of Appalachian Housing Enterprises Inc
Berea, KY
Assets: $115m
Revenue: $25m
Employees: 98
MISSION:
FAHE BRINGS PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESOURCES TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES, AND A THRIVING APPALACHIA THROUGH EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND SECURITY FOR ALL. AS LEADERS WE SPEAK WITH A UNIFIED VOICE TO INFLUENCE POLICY, PHILANTHROPY, AND SYSTEMS CHANGE.
Frontier Nursing University Inc
Versailles, KY
Assets: $114m
Revenue: $42m
Employees: 278
MISSION:
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING OFFERING COMMUNITY-BASED, DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Norton Healthcare-Indiana Inc
Louisville, KY
Assets: $114m
Revenue: $49m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to operate twenty-four hour medical institutions that provide diagnostic and treatment services for people whose illnesses require an overnight stay. Most hospitals also provide a variety of services on an outpatient basis. Use this code for hospitals not specified below.
Breeders Cup Limited
Lexington, KY
Assets: $113m
Revenue: $48m
Employees: 42
MISSION:
TO CONDUCT THE BREEDERS' CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF QUALITY, SAFETY AND INTEGRITY AND TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF THOROUGHBRED BREEDING, RACING AND SALES THROUGH PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND SERVICE.
Bingham Fund For Excellence In Teaching At Transylvania Univ
Lexington, KY
Assets: $111m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
PROMOTES TEACHING QUALITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FACULTY OF TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation
Campbellsville, KY
Assets: $111m
Revenue: $57m
Employees: 60
MISSION:
DISTRIBUTION SALES OF ELECTRICITY TO A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 27,841 CONSUMERS ON A PATRONAGE BASIS.
Young Mens Christian Association Of Greater Louisville
Louisville, KY
Assets: $107m
Revenue: $48m
Employees: 3k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the separately incorporated, local YMCA, YWCA, YMHA, YWHA sites.
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY
Assets: $106m
Revenue: $76m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE IS TO SERVE THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS BY PROVIDING A LIVING-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WITHIN AN ATMOSPHERE OF ACTIVE CARING AND CHRISTIAN CONCERN WHERE EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY, LEARNS AND GROWS AND FEELS LIKE A REAL HUMAN BEING.
College Heights Foundation Inc
Bowling Green, KY
Assets: $106m
Revenue: $11m
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO DESERVING STUDENTS ATTENDING WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS.
Rockcastle County Hospital Inc
Mt Vernon, KY
Assets: $104m
Revenue: $84m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
ROCKCASTLE HOSPITAL IS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY.
Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation Inc
Mckee, KY
Assets: $100m
Revenue: $22m
Employees: 64
MISSION:
PROVIDE TELEPHONE SERVICE TO MEMBER OWNERS ON A PATRONAGE BASIS. SERVE AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 6,300 CUSTOMERS ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
Brown-Forman Foundation
Louisville, KY
Assets: $100m
Revenue: $21m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the private foundations whose grant funds are derived primarily from the contributions of a profit-making business organization.
21st Century Parks Inc
Louisville, KY
Assets: $98m
Revenue: $12m
Employees: 53
MISSION:
TO CREATE AND PRESERVE PARKLANDS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
Hosparus Inc
Louisville, KY
Assets: $97m
Revenue: $87m
Employees: 764
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF HOSPARUS IS TO ASSIST IN MEETING THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.
Methodist Health Inc
Henderson, KY
Assets: $97m
Revenue: $135m
Employees: 755
MISSION:
METHODIST HEALTH PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES WITH A COMPASSIONATE AND CARING SPIRIT TO PERSONS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OF THE TRI-STATE. AT METHODIST HEALTH, OUR VALUES ARE BASED ON OUR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY. WE DEFINE QUALITY AS THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS AND EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE CUSTOMERS WE SERVE. OUR VALUES ARE QUALITY IN EVERYTHING WE DO, RESPECT FOR ALL PEOPLE, EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE USE OF RESOURCES, INNOVATION TOWARD CONTINUOUS SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT, PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE WE SERVE AND WITH SUPPLIERS, EDUCATION FOR CONTINUOUS GROWTH AND KNOWLEDGE AND PRIDE IN WORKMANSHIP. TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, METHODIST HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE TRI-STATE BY DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES, PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, PROVIDING CHARITY CARE TO THOSE IN NEED, PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, OFFERING SPIRITUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT, SUPPORTING HEALTH RELATED