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 |
Owensboro, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 82
MISSION:
OPPORTUNITY CENTER SERVICES AND SUPPORT EMPOWERS ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO LEAD THEIR BEST LIVES.THE OPPORTUNITY CENTER WAS FOUNDED IN 1956 BY A GROUP OF LOVING PARENTS WHO DESIRED THAT THEIR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION. MAINSTREAM SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO THOSE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN. THESE DEDICATED AND CARING PARENTS BANDED TOGETHER TO CREATE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FOUNDED THE ORGANIZATION. SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE DECADES SINCE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS PERSEVERED AND ADAPTED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WE SUPPORT. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO EMPOWER THE ADULT INDIVIDUALS WE SUPPORT TO LEAD THEIR BEST LIVES, AND DETERMINE FOR THEMSELVES HOW THEY WILL CONQUER THE WORLD!
Ashland, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 3
MISSION:
PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE WAGES, WORKING CONDITIONS, BENEFITS, AND TRAINING FOR ALL MEMBERS WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH EMPLOYERS.
White Mills, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $654k
Employees: 24
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TO YOUTH IN A CAMP SETTING
Lagrange, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $855k
Employees: 6
MISSION:
HUMANE SOCIETY OF OLDHAM COUNTY, INC. IS A STANDALONE NO-KILL ANIMAL RESCUE HELPING ANIMALS IN OLDHAM AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
Maysville, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $495k
MISSION:
OPERA HOUSE- PROVIDES A BUILDING FOR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES FOR MAYSVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
Nicholasville, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide a formal education for children and adolescents in kindergarten or first grade through grade twelve.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $405k
MISSION:
DAY SPRING FOUNDATION, INC PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR DAY SPRING INC, NEW DAY INC, DAY SPRING BAXTER AVE INC, DAY SPRING HOMES INC AND DAY SPRING WOODS INC ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.
Richmond, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS WITH HOUSING FACILITIES AND SERVICES SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THEIR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, SPIRITUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS, AND TO PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH, SECURITY, HAPPINESS AND USEFULNESS IN LONGER LIVING.
Louisville, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $397k
Employees: 2
MISSION:
MUTUAL SYMPATHY AND COUNSEL AND UNITED EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE.
Mt Sterling, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $353k
Employees: 2
MISSION:
LEVEE ROAD WATER ASSOCIATION PROVIDES WATER UTILITY SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KENTUCKY
Monticello, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $84k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to support and fund raise for a single institution within the Education major group.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $112k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is for named trusts not classified elsewhere. (rev. 11/04)
Frankfort, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 16
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide education services where the major purpose is unclear cannot be accurately assigned.
Benton, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $33k
MISSION:
SOLICIT CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Paducah, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 35
MISSION:
THE PADUCAH MCCRACKEN COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS WHICH ENHANCE PERSONAL WELL BEING, PROMOTE FRIENDSHIPS, AND FACILITATE SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY.
Middlesboro, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $259k
MISSION:
TO PROMOTE BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BELL COUNTY KENTUCKY.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
ASSIST IN PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED.
Lexington, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $381k
Employees: 9
MISSION:
TO DEVELOP COMMUNITIES THROUGH POVERTY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
Frankfort, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 5
MISSION:
BROADENS THE PERSPECTIVES OF CURRENT AND EMERGING LEADERS THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION THAT INSPIRES THEM TO ADVANCE KENTUCKY.
Frankfort, KY
Assets: $2m
Revenue: $3m
Employees: 9
MISSION:
TO PROMOTE THE HISTORY AND GROWTH OF THE BOURBON INDUSTRY AND ITS MEMBERS.