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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Louisville, KY
Assets: $841k
Revenue: $137k
MISSION:
TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF INDIA'S CULTURAL TRADITIONS, UNIVERSAL UNDERSTANDING AND HARMONY; TO PUBLISH THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HINDUISM; TO ORGANIZE LECTURES AND SEMINARS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF INDIAN TRADITIONS; CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AIMED AT ALLEVIATING HUMAN SUFFERING, AND TO PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING, MEDICINE, AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS FOR THOSE IN NEED REGARDLESS OF CASTE, SEX, CREED, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $841k
Revenue: $813k
Employees: 2
MISSION:
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY AUTHOR FORUM PRODUCES LITERARY EVENTS WITH RENOWNED WRITERS AND INTERVIEWERS. RECORDINGS OF THE LIVE EVENTS, GREAT CONVERSATIONS, ARE AVAILABLE NATIONALLY ON PUBLIC TV. THE GREAT PODVERSATIONS PODCAST FEATURES ADDITIONAL WRITERS AND IS ON ALL NATIONAL PLATFORMS.
Frankfort, KY
Assets: $840k
Revenue: $116k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to support and fund raise for a single institution within the Education major group.
Bowling Green, KY
Assets: $839k
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
CCSA IS A CONSORTIUM OF U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, WHICH JOINTLY OFFERS STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING REGIONS. CCSA PARTICIPANTS CAN RECEIVE HIGHER EDUCATION CREDIT UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE.
Hopkinsville, KY
Assets: $839k
Revenue: $3k
MISSION:
TO ACCOUNT FOR FIXED ASSETS OF AFFILIATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
Combs, KY
Assets: $838k
Revenue: $25k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the private foundations that make grants based on charitable endowments. Because of their endowments, they are focused primarily on grantmaking and generally do not actively raise funds or seek public financial support. These are the most common type of private foundation. They are generally endowed, usually from a single individual or family. Private foundations are considered family foundations if relatives or the original donor are still active on the board of trustees or in the operation of the foundation.
Falls Of Rough, KY
Assets: $838k
Revenue: $122k
MISSION:
THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ALL THE AREA AS A FIRST CALL PROVIDER AND SERVES AS A BACKUP UNIT TO THE SURROUNDING AREA. VOLUNTEERS ARE TRAINED TO SERVE IN A SAFE AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $835k
Revenue: $131k
MISSION:
TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF ENDOCRINE SURGERY, TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND ART OF ENDOCRINE SURGERY AND TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE.
Cynthiana, KY
Assets: $834k
Revenue: $135k
Employees: 4
MISSION:
TO FOSTER FRATERNAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE MEMBERS AND TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES THROUGH MANPOWER AND MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
Paris, KY
Assets: $832k
Revenue: $394k
Employees: 29
MISSION:
TO SAVE AND PROTECT HOMELESS ANIMALS THROUGH RESPONSIBLE ADOPTIONS, TO PROVIDE HUMANE CARE FOR ALL ANIMALS ENTRUSTED TO US, ADVOCATE FOR ANIMAL WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND BY PROMOTING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PETS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $832k
Revenue: $13
Employees: 1
MISSION:
TO ESTABLISH SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR HORSERACING, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-DOPING PROGRAMS
Owensboro, KY
Assets: $831k
Revenue: $324k
Employees: 1
MISSION:
PROVIDE SAFE AFFORDABLE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR SINLE WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. WOMEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED AN ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM OR HAVE OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES
Hopkinsville, KY
Assets: $830k
Revenue: $82k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to are responsible for the control and extinction of fires; and the inspection of buildings, hillside property and industrial plants to ensure compliance with fire codes.
Danville, KY
Assets: $830k
Revenue: $40k
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CASEY COUNTY STUDENTS TO ATTEND SOMERSET COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
Paducah, KY
Assets: $829k
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 5
MISSION:
THE PADUCAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS A MEMBERSHIP OF DIVERSE ECONOMIC INTERESTS UNIFIED TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO ITS MEMBERS AND LEADERSHIP IN PROMOTING QUALITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN PADUCAH, MCCRACKEN COUNTY, & THE REGION.
Jeffersontown, KY
Assets: $827k
Revenue: $824k
Employees: 5
MISSION:
TO SERVE AND ASSIST ITS MEMBERSHIP BY ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT, WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE JEFFERSONTOWN.
Florence, KY
Assets: $827k
Revenue: $648k
MISSION:
TO FIND THE CAUSE OF AND CURE FOR ALS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALS.
Bowling Green, KY
Assets: $826k
Revenue: $-29k
MISSION:
THE HOUSING CORPORATION'S PRIMARY FUNCTION IS THE OWNERSHIP OF THE FRATERNITY HOUSE THAT IS UTILIZED BY THE SIGMA NU FRATERNITY OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Benton, KY
Assets: $825k
Revenue: $637k
Employees: 7
MISSION:
TO INCLUCATE THE PRINCIPLES OF CHARITY, JUSTICE, BROTHERLY LOVE AND FIDELITY; TO RECOGNIZE A BELIEF IN GOD; TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE HAPPINESS OF ITS MEMBERS; TO QUICKEN THE SPIRIT OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM; TO CULTIVATE GOOD FELLOWSHIP; TO PERPETUATE ITSELF AS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GOVERNMENT, THE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF THE ELKS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SERVE THE PEOPLE AND OMMUNITIES THROUGH BENEVOLENT PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATING THE ELKS CARE AND ELKS SHARE.
London, KY
Assets: $825k
Revenue: $6m
Employees: 35
MISSION:
TO RESEARCH AND PROMOTE EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AND PUBLIC POLICY TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLBEING WITH A FOCUS ON ADDICTIVE AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND OTHER CHRONIC LIFESTYLE DISEASES.