Nonprofits in Kentucky

There are 4,549 organizations in Kentucky. Combined, these Kentuckian nonprofits employ 239,751 people, earn more than $30 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $55 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Kentucky cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Louisville	1,282	93,391	$12,598,800,087	$21,306,989,378
Lexington	976	36,633	$5,439,202,082	$11,029,809,932
Cincinnati, OH	360	21,027	$2,243,072,715	$3,912,542,084
Bowling Green	195	9,772	$1,240,454,855	$2,068,116,648
Huntington, WV	137	10,843	$1,110,862,883	$1,918,328,999
Owensboro	123	10,100	$902,210,995	$1,835,051,208
Clarksville, TN	101	3,434	$426,326,179	$563,354,953
Elizabethtown	100	3,328	$396,456,251	$534,743,832
Evansville, IN	47	2,983	$582,578,293	$457,867,415

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Job trends for Kentucky nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,528
1-10	1,003
11-25	403
26-100	405
101 to 1,000	306
1,000+	40

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Kentucky is driven by large organizations like Baptist Healthcare, Norton Hospitals, St Elizabeth Healthcare, KentuckyOne Health Jewish Hospital, and Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH).
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, managed care organizations, colleges, multiservice human service organizations, and hospital systems.

Sizes of nonprofits in Kentucky

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	2,110
$250k to $1M	1,331
$1M to $5M	636
$5M to $25M	298
$25M to $100M	103
$100M+	50

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Baptist Healthcare, Passport Health Plan, Norton Hospitals, St Elizabeth Healthcare, and KentuckyOne Health Jewish Hospital earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Kentucky.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.0% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Kentucky with more than $100 million account for 65.6% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, managed care organizations, public utilities, public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations, and colleges.

Types of nonprofits in Kentucky

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Foundations	663	739	$760,458,252	$3,939,841,196
Business and community development organizations	454	5,781	$704,342,416	$1,946,736,646
Educational institutions	407	27,193	$2,131,724,661	$6,004,469,993
Human service organizations	378	33,416	$1,495,794,293	$1,893,481,164
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	310	6,488	$377,083,842	$935,973,998
Health organizations	290	122,061	$16,991,372,814	$20,115,145,571
Housing providers and shelters	276	2,881	$240,826,954	$604,274,855
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	271	5,063	$280,289,660	$1,041,606,807
Mutual assistance organizations	168	578	$668,003,416	$980,394,731
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	163	5,560	$3,543,694,894	$12,039,032,140

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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

$38.4m

Assets

$70.7m

Employees

760

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

$45.8m

Assets

$10.5m

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

$33.3m

Assets

$275.6m

Employees

603

EIN

61-0445823

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Disabled American Veterans

Since 1920, DAV builds better lives for America's disabled veterans and their families. Since 1920, Empowering veterans to lead high quality lives with respect and dignity. Since 1920, empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dign...

Revenue

$137.1m

Assets

$485.3m

Employees

741

EIN

31-0263158

IRS type

501(c)(4)

Kentucky Hospital Association

The mission of the association shall be to serve as an association that represents and serves hospitals, related health care organizations and integrated health care systems that are accountable to the community and oriented toward community health impr...

Revenue

$7.8m

Assets

$19.6m

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. We organize members to advocate for themselves and to ensure ...

Revenue

$11.5m

Assets

$13.3m

Employees

EIN

61-0245450

IRS type

501(c)(6)

American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

To promote excellence in medical care through educational and scientific initiatives. Through certification and maintenance of certification programs the ABFM pursues its mission by establishing, maintaining, and measuring high standards of excellence.

Revenue

$37.9m

Assets

$159.5m

Employees

EIN

43-0921226

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Kentucky Bar Association

To maintain a proper discipline of the members of the bar in accordance with the rules set forth by the kentucky supreme court and with the principles of the legal profession as a public calling, to initiate and supervise, with the approval of the court...

Revenue

$7.3m

Assets

$15.8m

Employees

EIN

61-0488768

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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

$13.6m

Assets

$29.4m

Employees

139

EIN

31-0970252

IRS type

501(c)(3)

TJ Samson Community Hospital

TJ Samson Community Hospital has been a critical part in caring for the residents of south central Kentucky for over 85 years. Their highest concern is to provide you with health care that is respectful, compassionate and convenient.

Revenue

$170.2m

Assets

$152.1m

Employees

1,375

EIN

61-0461767

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

American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

Kentucky Bar Association

Community Hospice

TJ Samson Community Hospital

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