The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Kentucky
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.
Where are Nonprofits
located in Kentucky?
| 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 |
Explore Nonprofits in Kentucky
Fayette Alliance Foundation Inc
Lexington, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $692k
Employees: 5
MISSION:
TO CONDUCT AND PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES RELATING TO LAND USE IN LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
Wrather And Belcher Fund Inc
Murray, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $73k
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.
The Humes Japanese Garden Foundation Inc
Georgetown, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $73k
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.
Gardner Crenshaw Foundation
Campbellville, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $198k
MISSION:
TO PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN NEED.
Franklin Country Club Inc
Franklin, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 58
MISSION:
THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITY FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Lake Cumberland Development Council Inc
Russell Springs, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $153k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide technical assistance, venture capital, loans, loan guarantees or other forms of management support to encourage the establishment and growth of business and industry in rural areas.
Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc
Bowling Green, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $109k
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO PROMOTE SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND TO SERVE AS WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY'S AGENT IN THE RECEIPT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INCOME, AND IN THE PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES.
Bethany House Abuse Shelter Inc
Somerset, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $1m
Employees: 18
MISSION:
BETHANY HOUSE ABUSE SHELTER PROVIDES A SAFE HAVEN AND COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN.
Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center Inc
Bowling Green, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 20
MISSION:
THE BARREN RIVER AREA CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER PROVIDES SPECIALIZED DIRECT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE FROM AGES 0 - 17 AND THEIR NON- OFFENDING FAMILY/CAREGIVERS LIVING IN ALLEN, BARREN, BUTLER, EDMONSON, HART, LOGAN, METCALFE, MONROE, SIMPSON, AND WARREN COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY.
Swope Group Employee Benefit Fund
Elizabethtown, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $3m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to act as vehicles for their parent corporations to set aside funds for workers compensation, medical malpractice, general liability claims, and other insurance purposes.
Saint Vincent De Paul-St James-E- Town-Store Inc
Elizabethtown, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $407k
MISSION:
PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE-CONSIGNMENT AND DONATION STORE WITH PROFITS GOING TO HELP THE POOR OF HARDIN COUNTY, KY. TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SVDP OUTREACH OF ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASISTANCE FOR RENT, UTILITIES, MEDICINE, FOOD, ETC.
Elizabethtown Country Club
Elizabethtown, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
OPERATIONS OF GOLF COURSE , CLUB HOUSE & SWIMMING POOL FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTRY CLUB.
Lincoln County Educational Fund Inc
Stanford, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $167k
MISSION:
PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL ASSIATANCE TO GRADUATES OF LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH.
Kentucky National Guard Memorial Fund Inc
Frankfort, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $133k
MISSION:
TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY BY PROVIDING A DIGNIFIED MONUMENT COMMEMORATING THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.
William H Olson M D Scholarship Tr
Campbellsville, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $37k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to enable students who demonstrate financial need to obtain the financial assistance they require to meet their educational and living expenses while in school.
Leslie Combs Ii Trust No 2
Lexington, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $66k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is for named trusts not classified elsewhere. (rev. 11/04)
Winchester Cemetery Company Statutory Perpetural Care Fund
Lexington, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $81k
MISSION:
TO MAINTAIN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR 20% OF SALES OF CEMETERY LOTS TO BE SET ASIDE, AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERPETUAL CARE OF THE LOTS OF THOSE BURIED IN THE CEMETERY.
Divine Shakti Foundation
Louisville, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $432k
MISSION:
THE GOAL OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO HOLISTICALLY PROVIDE FOR THE WELL BEING OF WOMEN, THEIR CHILDREN, AND ORPHANED/ABANDONED CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD.
Better Business Bureau Consumer Education Fund Inc
Louisville, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $203k
MISSION:
THE FUND WAS INCORPORATED TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION PURPOSES OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, INC., REGARDING CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE FUND SERVICES THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Pendennis Club Inc
Louisville, KY
Assets: $1m
Revenue: $2m
Employees: 67
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.