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 |
Bowling Green, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 19
MISSION:
TO BE THE LEADER IN BRINGING TOGETHER THE RESOURCES TO BUILD A STRONGER, MORE CARING COMMUNITY.
Melber, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 32
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide alternative living arrangements for people who require care, supervision and support on a 24-hour basis or during part of the day.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $584k
MISSION:
SAINT JOSEPH BEREA FOUNDATION SUPPORTS CHI SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH'S DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE BY INSPIRING DONORS TO MAKE A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE THROUGH THEIR PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT IN OUTSTANDING PATIENT CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES, THE EDUCATION OF CAREGIVERS, ADVANCED CLINICAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO QUALITY MEDICAL CARE.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $3m
MISSION:
GRANTING OF DREAMS TO CRITICALLY AND/OR CHRONICALLY ILL CHILDREN
Louisville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 43
MISSION:
TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS THAT IGNITE THE POWER AND PROMISE OF YOUTH.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $474k
Employees: 3
MISSION:
THE KENTUCKY LIONS EYE FOUNDATION PROVIDES VISION SERVICES THROUGH EDUCATION, DETECTION, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND EMPOWERMENT. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, WE ENABLE GREATER INDEPENDENCE AND INCREASED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL KENTUCKIANS WHILE FOCUSING ON CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN FINANCIAL NEED.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $5m
Employees: 124
MISSION:
STUDENT-SPECIFIC STUDY PROGRAM TO HELP CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITES TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY INTO THE ADULT WORLD. WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH FAMILIES, BLUEGRASS ASPIRES TO REMEDIATE DEFICITS AND STRENGTHEN ABILITIES IN THE CRITICAL AREAS OF COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL INTERACTION, EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $288k
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.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 9
MISSION:
LHOME IS A MISSION-DRIVEN, NONPROFIT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE LOAN PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL COACHING SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, HOMEOWNERS, AND RESIDENTS OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. LHOME IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (CDFI), CERTIFIED BY THE U.S. TREASURY. LHOME IS SHORT FOR THE LOUISVILLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND MICRO-ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND, INC.LHOME IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES OF LOUISVILLE'S LOW- AND MODERATE- INCOME CENSUS TRACTS, PRIMARILY OUR WEST AND SOUTH END NEIGHBORHOODS, AND CREATING INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH OPPORTUNITIES, PARTICULARLY FOR LOUISVILLE'S BLACK AND BROWN RESIDENTS. OVER 70% OF LHOME CLIENTS ARE NON-WHITE, AND OVER 90% RESIDE IN THESE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND DISCRIMINATED SECTIONS OF OUR CITY.
Fort Mitchell, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $154k
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.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $5m
MISSION:
PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THE AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME, ELDERLY, AND SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, CREED, OR STATUS AND TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO SERVE THE VARIOUS HOUSING NEEDS FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS, ELDERLY OR SPECIAL NEEDS PERSONS
Owensboro, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $388k
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.
Madisonville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 181
MISSION:
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSOCIATION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL WE COME IN CONTACT WITH BY CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES BASED UPON CHRISTIAN VALUES THAT STRENGTHEN SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY AND TOMORROW.
Hopkinsville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 25
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE HOSPICE CARE AND SUPPORT TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $459k
Employees: 2
MISSION:
THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THEIR CULTURE AND THE CULTURE OF OTHERS THROUGH THE COLLECTIONS, INTERPRETATION AND EXHIBITION OF THE ARTS - JEWELRY, FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY AND TEXTILES.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT YOUNG PEOPLE BY SUPPLYING ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTORING AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF WELL ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITIES.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $40m
Employees: 141
MISSION:
KENTUCKY REFUGEE MINISTRIES PROVIDES SERVICES TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $418k
Employees: 18
MISSION:
IN ORDER TO SUPPORT JAPANESE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO JAPANESE COMMUNITY. CENTRAL KENTUCKY AREA.
Richmond, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 11
MISSION:
TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF MADISON COUNTY WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO WATER THROUGH OTHER UTILITY DISTRICTS
Prestonsburg, KY
Assets: $5m
Revenue: $440k
MISSION:
TO SUPPORT OTHER CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT OR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITHIN EASTERN KENTUCKY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, ESTABLISHING PROGRAMS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH RELATED COMMUNITY SERVICES.