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.
City | Organization Count | |||
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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 |
Clermont, KY
Assets: $67m
Revenue: $7m
Employees: 94
MISSION:
TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE THROUGH LAND CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES.
Midway, KY
Assets: $66m
Revenue: $33m
Employees: 502
MISSION:
MIDWAY UNIVERSITY ENGAGES AND CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE INDIVIDUAL GROWTH, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP, AND MEANINGFUL CAREERS THROUGH PERSONALIZED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.
Owensboro, KY
Assets: $65m
Revenue: $31m
Employees: 546
MISSION:
FOSTER A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION THAT NOURISHES, STIMULATES AND PREPARES FUTURE LEADERS INTELLECTUALLY, SPIRITUALLY AND PHYSICALLY TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN LIFE
Lexington, KY
Assets: $65m
Revenue: $196m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE CENTRAL APPALACHIA AN ABUNDANCE OF HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED SERVICES THROUGH ITS HOSPITAL, CLINICS AND HOME HEALTH OPERATIONS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $65m
Revenue: $9k
MISSION:
THE FELIX E. MARTIN JR. FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF MUHLENBERG COUNTY, KENTUCKY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE COUNTY, BOTH TODAY AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $65m
Revenue: $110m
Employees: 181
MISSION:
TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING BY PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES.
Paintsville, KY
Assets: $65m
Revenue: $28m
Employees: 48
MISSION:
PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO MEMBER OWNERS ON A PATRONAGE BASIS. SERVE AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY 12,636 CONSUMERS MONTHLY.
Paducah, KY
Assets: $63m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 213
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to operate facilities including theaters for the performing arts.
Erlanger, KY
Assets: $63m
Revenue: $31m
Employees: 506
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the residential facilities for older adults who are unable to function in an independent living environment because they need assistance with toileting, bathing, dressing, medication, meals and housekeeping and other activities of daily living, but do not require nursing care on a regular basis.
Vanceburg, KY
Assets: $63m
Revenue: $85m
Employees: 471
MISSION:
PROVIDING QUALITY AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES RESIDING IN LEWIS AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES
Latonia, KY
Assets: $62m
Revenue: $31m
Employees: 350
MISSION:
PROVIDE CARE FOR RESIDENTS THAT HONORS THEIR PAST, ENRICHES THEIR PRESENT AND EMPOWERS THEIR FUTURE.
Erlanger, KY
Assets: $62m
Revenue: $20m
MISSION:
EMPOWERING VETERANS TO LEAD HIGH-QUALITY LIVES WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. SEE PART III.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $60m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 4
MISSION:
THE NORTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS AND AWARDS GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $60m
Revenue: $82m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES HALF-WAY HOUSES, RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT (SCH. O) PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR EX-OFFENDERS.
Owensboro, KY
Assets: $60m
Revenue: $42m
Employees: 46
MISSION:
PLANNING, COORDINATION AND DIRECT DELIVERY OF MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
Paducah, KY
Assets: $59m
Revenue: $4m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.
Berea, KY
Assets: $59m
Revenue: $620k
MISSION:
BEREA COLLEGE SCIENCE AND HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC. (BCSHF) FORMED TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, AND OPERATE A SCIENCE AND HEALTH CURRICULUM BUILDING IN SUPPORT OF BEREA COLLEGE. BCSHF IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN SUPPORT OF THE TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE OF BEREA COLLEGE.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $58m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 14
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the cooperative 501(c)(14) associations that use money deposited by a group of people (e.g., fellow employees) and lend it out again to people in the same group at favorable interest rates.
Covington, KY
Assets: $58m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 148
MISSION:
IT IS THE MISSION OF ST. CHARLES CARE CENTER, INC. TO SERVE THE SENIOR POPULATION AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO ENRICH ONE ANOTHER IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF MUTUAL TRUST, WILLING COOPERATION, AND SINCERE UNDERSTANDING. THE SENIOR POPULATION IS SERVED BY PROVIDING HOUSING, HEALTH CARE AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $58m
Revenue: $47m
Employees: 372
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide technical assistance for nonprofit organizations who need management support in areas like board development; facility administration; fiscal administration; grant writing; personnel administration; program planning, development or evaluation; service delivery; volunteer utilization; or public relations.