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: $3m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 27
MISSION:
HOUSE OF RUTH PROVIDES HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV AND AIDS.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 30
MISSION:
AN INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE A COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVEMENT AND WHOSE FAMILIES DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $1m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to operate societies, professional councils, and other organizations that bring together individuals or organizations with a common professional or vocational interest within the Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics major group area.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
A MEMBER DRIVEN ORGANIZATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT BY CREATING AND MAINTAINING A ROBUST FRAMEWORK FOR EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICES, LESSONS LEARNED AND CURRENT IT GOVERNMENT TRENDS.
Bowling Green, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 25
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE HOMES AND HEALING FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN AND DISPLACED SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $570k
Employees: 4
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to represent the interests of agricultural producers and rural communities.
Owensboro, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $3m
MISSION:
THE BASIC FUNCTIONS OF OUR AGENCY IS TO SEEK OUT, IDENTIFY AND WORK TOWARD MITIGATING THE CAUSES OF POVERTY WITHING THE COMMUNITY; TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY MORE RESPONSIVIE TO THE NEEDS AND INTEREST OF THE LOW-INCOME BY MOBILIZING AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND INSTILLING A GREATER INSTITUTIONAL SENSE; AND TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF PRIORITIES AMONG PROJECTS AS NEEDED FOR THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES FOR SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $173k
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.
Glasgow, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $639k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to make available to members and their guests and facilities for recreational activities, sports and games. Also included are social clubs that provide opportunities for people to meet and socialize with their peers at dances, parties, picnics, barbecues and other companionable events; and special interest clubs which enable people to share hobbies or other interests with individuals with those same interests.
Bowling Green, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $151k
MISSION:
PHI UPSILON OMICRON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC. RAISES FUNDS FOR AND DISTRIBUTES SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS TO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND ALUMNI IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $75k
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.
Maysville, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 115
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the separately incorporated, local YMCA, YWCA, YMHA, YWHA sites.
Newport, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $1m
MISSION:
WAVE FOUNDATION INSPIRES AND FOSTERS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS OF AQUATIC LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, AND VOLUNTEERISM.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $326k
Employees: 4
MISSION:
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION WITH A PHILANTHROPIC MISSION.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $731k
Employees: 10
MISSION:
TO MAINTAIN A NONSECTATIAN CHAPEL AND A CEMETERY OF APPROXIMATELY 50 ACRES.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $125k
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: $3m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 14
MISSION:
NFCA IS A PROFESSIONAL GROWTH ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN'S FASTPITCH SOFTBALL COACHES AT ALL LEVELS. WE EDUCATE COACHES, REPRESENTING THEIR BEST INTERESTS IN OTHER SOFTBALL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROMOTE THE SPORT.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $691k
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.
Ft Mitchell, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $4m
Employees: 135
MISSION:
THE CLUB PROVIDES SOCIAL INTERACTION, ATHLETIC AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AMONG ITS MEMBERS.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $3m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
TO STIMULATE APPRECIATION FOR AND CELEBRATE THE HERITAGE OF EMBROIDERY.