Nonprofits in Kentucky

Name: Top 20 Kentucky nonprofits
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There are 25,486 organizations in Kentucky. Combined, these Kentuckian nonprofits employ 280,741 people, earn more than $46 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $84 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Kentucky cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Louisville	6,757	118,609	$19,596,891,704	$33,244,178,472
Lexington	4,595	34,062	$7,458,943,823	$15,213,338,272
Cincinnati, OH	2,171	26,935	$4,123,117,910	$7,853,765,377
Bowling Green	1,356	12,620	$1,886,554,397	$3,509,167,150
Elizabethtown	929	3,579	$496,852,141	$738,371,985
Huntington, WV	803	12,547	$1,925,513,278	$3,199,828,710
Owensboro	705	10,929	$1,469,000,801	$4,037,626,395
Clarksville, TN	627	3,601	$646,086,586	$897,688,978
Evansville, IN	233	2,045	$761,429,489	$809,406,281

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Job trends for Kentucky nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,343
1-10	1,276
11-25	488
26-100	444
101 to 1,000	290
1,000+	47

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Kentucky is driven by large organizations like Baptist Healthcare System, Norton Healthcare, University of Louisville Hospital, St Elizabeth Healthcare, and Community Medical Associates.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, managed care organizations, colleges, hospital systems, and community clinics.

Sizes of nonprofits in Kentucky

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,840
$250k to $1M	1,772
$1M to $5M	922
$5M to $25M	382
$25M to $100M	154
$100M+	62

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Baptist Healthcare System, Norton Healthcare, St Elizabeth Healthcare, Uofl Health-Louisville, and East Kentucky Power Cooperative earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Kentucky.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.8% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Kentucky with more than $100 million account for 67.3% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, public utilities, hospital systems, managed care organizations, and colleges.

Types of nonprofits in Kentucky

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	4,266	6,079	$419,114,813	$779,490,699
Educational institutions	3,136	28,972	$4,353,012,909	$12,036,672,837
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,218	8,119	$691,733,707	$1,814,384,592
Human service organizations	1,945	29,937	$2,506,172,222	$3,616,655,810
Business and community development organizations	1,772	4,814	$882,909,625	$1,938,788,445
Foundations	1,738	848	$1,759,768,619	$8,590,998,177
Mutual assistance organizations	1,548	921	$733,155,936	$1,601,797,599
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,331	4,327	$352,912,837	$1,116,263,903
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	883	5,177	$4,524,409,263	$12,695,983,732
Animal organizations	658	1,043	$118,488,712	$316,301,679

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1-20 of 25,486

Home of the Innocents

The home provides loving, therapeutic care to children who are victims of abuse, abandonment and neglect, as well as skilled care to medically fragile children and children with autism.

Revenue

$104.5m

Assets

$207.5m

Employees

710

EIN

61-0445834

IRS type

501(c)(3)

God's Pantry Food Bank serves 50 counties of central and eastern Kentucky. To reduce hunger in Central and Eastern Kentucky through community cooperation, making the best possible use of all available resources.

Revenue

$90.4m

Assets

$43.4m

Employees

EIN

31-0979404

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Seminary, a community called to prepare theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled men and women to evangelize and to spread scriptural holiness throughout the world through Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit and to the glory of God.

Revenue

$50.7m

Assets

$375.0m

Employees

544

EIN

61-0445823

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Disabled American Veterans

Disabled American Veterans empowers and supports over a million veterans annually, ensuring access to benefits and advocating for their rights with dignity.

Revenue

$176.5m

Assets

$654.7m

Employees

682

EIN

31-0263158

IRS type

501(c)(4)

Kentucky Hospital Association

The Kentucky Hospital Association advocates for hospitals, provides timely data and education, and supports community health improvement through policy monitoring and collaboration.

Revenue

$37.7m

Assets

$90.2m

Employees

EIN

61-0574577

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Kentucky Education Association

To unite, organize and empower members to advocate for themselves, to ensure a quality public Education for every Kentucky student and to be the preeminent voice for quality public Education.

Revenue

$9.4m

Assets

$19.5m

Employees

EIN

61-0245450

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Kentucky Association of Health Plans

Kentucky Association of Health Plans advances health maintenance organization industry initiatives as a trade association for the HMO industry, located in Lexington, KY.

Revenue

$5.5m

Assets

$18.6m

Employees

EIN

61-1093712

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Asphalt Institute

Asphalt Institute promotes safe use and quality performance of petroleum asphalts via education, publications, training, engineering and marketing leadership.

Revenue

$9.6m

Assets

$14.8m

Employees

EIN

61-1148531

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Tri-County Economic Development Corporation

Build a World-Class economy in Northern Kentucky through the expansion of existing businesses and the creating and attraction of high quality, primary industry employers.

Revenue

$5.5m

Assets

$14.4m

Employees

EIN

61-1125577

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Kentucky Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association enforces Supreme Court rules for attorney discipline and education, maintaining standards for lawyers and providing legal conventions.

Revenue

$7.7m

Assets

$18.2m

Employees

EIN

61-0488768

IRS type

501(c)(6)

King's Daughters' Health (KDH)

Founded in 1899, King's Daughters' Health is a not-for-profit organization that provides exceptional health care to a five-county area in Southeast Indiana and North Central Kentucky.

Revenue

$151.1m

Assets

$349.0m

Employees

945

EIN

35-0895832

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Access Ventures

The organization is working to impact the world by making holistic investments to help all people, communities and businesses realize their full potential.

Revenue

$8.0m

Assets

$37.8m

Employees

EIN

46-3061287

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Casey County Hospital District

Casey County Hospital District delivers quality medical care, including emergency services and rehabilitation, through its 24-bed facility and rural health clinics in Liberty, KY.

Revenue

$70.3m

Assets

$141.2m

Employees

287

EIN

06-1705652

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community Health Centers of Western Kentucky

To provide affordable primary healthcare services in muhlenberg and logan counties, Kentucky, and in medically under-served urban, suburban, and rural areas having limited available Health resources.

Revenue

$14.5m

Assets

$25.0m

Employees

122

EIN

61-1268014

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated

Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated is a public transportation program operating in eighteen Kentucky counties that provides transportation services to rural Kentucky residents for doctor's appointments, jobs, education and other locations.

Revenue

$26.4m

Assets

$30.2m

Employees

211

EIN

61-1167841

IRS type

501(c)(3)

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation is a grantmaking public charity foundation in Louisville, KY whose mission is: Foundation manages real estate for the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

Revenue

$34.4m

Assets

$415.5m

Employees

EIN

47-2373203

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Frances N Alden Charitable Trust

Louisville-based private foundation funding scholarships, national landmark restoration, grief counseling services, and grants to various organizations.

Revenue

$5.8m

Assets

$45.5m

Employees

EIN

86-6493305

IRS type

501(c)(3)

J Rogers Badgett SR Foundation

The J Rogers Badgett SR Foundation is a private foundation located in Madisonville, KY that made 17 grants last year. Its grantees include the MSU Foundation, and it is supported by Bentley F Badgett II.

Revenue

$5.8m

Assets

$44.7m

Employees

EIN

31-1755149

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community Hospice

Hospice is a concept of healthcare that provides for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients with life-limiting illnesses, as well as caring for the needs and feelings of the patient's entire family.

Revenue

$19.9m

Assets

$49.9m

Employees

149

EIN

31-0970252

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Campbellsville University

A Christian institution in Kentucky offering non-credit technical programs and certificates, as well as associate, undergraduate, and graduate degrees.

Revenue

$118.9m

Assets

$198.7m

Employees

1,868

EIN

61-0469267

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Kentucky

Nonprofits by major Kentucky cities

Job trends for Kentucky nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Kentucky

Types of nonprofits in Kentucky

Directory of nonprofits in Kentucky

Home of the Innocents

God's Pantry Food Bank

Asbury Theological Seminary

Disabled American Veterans

Kentucky Hospital Association

Kentucky Education Association

Kentucky Association of Health Plans

Asphalt Institute

Tri-County Economic Development Corporation

Kentucky Bar Association

King's Daughters' Health (KDH)

Access Ventures

Casey County Hospital District

Community Health Centers of Western Kentucky

Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated

University of Louisville Real Estate Foundation

Frances N Alden Charitable Trust

J Rogers Badgett SR Foundation

Community Hospice

Campbellsville University

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