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: $701k
Revenue: $92k
Employees: 1
MISSION:
TO SUPPORT KEEP IN JAPAN WITH FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE STRIVING TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING WITH GLOBAL IMPACT IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.
Latonia, KY
Assets: $701k
Revenue: $315k
Employees: 7
MISSION:
THE ORGANIZATION UNITES THE MEMBERS IN THE BOND OF FRATERNITY, BENEVOL7 CHARITY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF SOCIAL & RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE MEMBERS & THEIR FAMILIES.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $700k
Revenue: $299k
Employees: 1
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide opportunities for people to satisfy their inner needs and enhance their spiritual growth through organized worship or through other devotional activities under the auspices of one of the group of religious faiths that is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Use this code for Christian denominations that are not specified below as well as their ministries, missions or missionary activities; bible camps and schools. (rev. 11/04)
Lebanon, KY
Assets: $700k
Revenue: $68k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to represent the interests of agricultural producers and rural communities.
Madisonville, KY
Assets: $700k
Revenue: $95k
Employees: 2
MISSION:
THE FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION UNITES ITS MEMBERS IN THE BONDS OF FRATERNITY, BENEVOLENCE, AND CHARITY.
Paducah, KY
Assets: $697k
Revenue: $823k
Employees: 10
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE FAMILIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY WITH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND TREATMENT THAT PREVENTS CHILD ABUSE, ENCOURAGES FAMILY STABILITY, PROMOTES HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, ENHANCES WELL-BEING AND CULTIVATES SAFE, NURTURING FAMILIES.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $697k
Revenue: $458k
Employees: 6
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide food, clothing, household goods, cash and other forms of short-term emergency assistance for indigent individuals and families who have insufficient resources to meet their basic needs.
Villa Hills, KY
Assets: $695k
Revenue: $67k
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.
Paducah, KY
Assets: $694k
Revenue: $10m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide medical care services where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.
Versailles, KY
Assets: $693k
Revenue: $292k
MISSION:
TO PROMOTE HIGHER BUSINESS STANDARDS AND BETTER BUSINESS METHODS WITHIN ALL OF THE CLERK'S OFFICES OF THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $692k
Revenue: $239k
Employees: 7
MISSION:
THE NORTH LIMESTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING ON THE LIVABILITY OF THE NORTH LIMESTONE CORRIDOR. WE TIE OUR PROJECTS TO LIVABILITY THROUGH OUR 3 PROGRAMMING TENANTS: 1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING; 2) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 3) COMMUNITY & CULTURAL INITIATIVES.
Glasgow, KY
Assets: $692k
Revenue: $338k
Employees: 7
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to build, rehabilitate, manage and/or provide rental housing for low-income individuals and families, older adults and people with disabilities; or which make purchasable housing available to low or moderate income families by offering lower priced housing and/or affordable payment plans, by arranging for interest or mortgage subsidies or by involving eventual owners in the construction process (sweat equity).
Calvert City, KY
Assets: $691k
Revenue: $907k
Employees: 35
MISSION:
TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE & MAINTAIN GOLF COURSE, SWIMMING POOL, PRO SHOP & CART STORAGE FACILITIES
Morehead, KY
Assets: $691k
Revenue: $133k
Employees: 1
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the religious organizations whose form of Christian faith and practice originated with the principles of the Reformation. Use this code for Protestant churches as well as their ministries, missions or missionary activities; bible camps and schools; and bible distribution programs.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $689k
Revenue: $155k
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE HOUSING TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH/INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
Elizabethtown, KY
Assets: $688k
Revenue: $363k
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.
Richmond, KY
Assets: $687k
Revenue: $54k
MISSION:
PROVIDES MEALS TO LOW INCOME PERSONS AND FAMILIES AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
Ashland, KY
Assets: $687k
Revenue: $33k
MISSION:
SUPPORT A HOUSING PROJECT FOR MENTALLY ILL AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN ROWAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY. ORIGINAL PROJECT WAS SOLD IN 2016.
Whitesville, KY
Assets: $687k
Revenue: $264k
Employees: 1
MISSION:
TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE ITEMS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE RESIDENTS OF WHITESVILLE AND DAVIESS COUNTY, KENTUCKY., AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE STUDIES AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THAT END IN DAVIESS COUNTY, KY, INCLUDING ALL CITIES AND TOWNS LOCATED IN DAVIESS COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
Richmond, KY
Assets: $686k
Revenue: $785k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the organizations whose members are followers of the religious philosophy that originated on the Indian subcontinent and is marked by an outlook that tends to view all forms and theories as aspects of one eternal being and truth; a belief in ahimsa, karma, dharma, samsara and moksha; and the practice of the way of works, the way of knowledge or the way of devotion as the means of release from the round of rebirths.