Nonprofits in Kentucky

Name: Top 10 Kentucky nonprofits
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There are 21,274 organizations in Kentucky. Combined, these Kentuckian nonprofits employ 246,392 people, earn more than $33 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $60 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Kentucky cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Louisville	5,594	89,437	$13,738,461,333	$22,401,872,627
Lexington	3,853	45,286	$6,333,800,044	$12,614,165,003
Cincinnati, OH	1,794	21,693	$2,485,746,508	$4,600,077,229
Bowling Green	1,064	12,112	$1,219,001,882	$2,346,932,670
Elizabethtown	769	4,027	$435,632,307	$630,204,190
Huntington, WV	662	9,206	$960,772,175	$1,913,150,366
Owensboro	582	9,971	$971,931,829	$2,097,189,742
Clarksville, TN	513	3,348	$433,877,646	$622,484,603
Evansville, IN	203	2,685	$578,139,202	$548,517,762
Carbondale, IL	1	0	$0	$0

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Job trends for Kentucky nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,886
1-10	1,123
11-25	436
26-100	416
101 to 1,000	292
1,000+	43

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Kentucky is driven by large organizations like Baptist Healthcare System, Norton Healthcare, St Elizabeth Healthcare, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), and KentuckyOne Health Jewish Hospital.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, managed care organizations, universities, and vocational rehabilitation programs.

Sizes of nonprofits in Kentucky

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,641
$250k to $1M	1,364
$1M to $5M	701
$5M to $25M	288
$25M to $100M	116
$100M+	50

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Baptist Healthcare System, Norton Healthcare, Passport Health Plan, St Elizabeth Healthcare, and East Kentucky Power Cooperative 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 65.3% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, public utilities, hospital systems, health finance organizations, and managed care organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Kentucky

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	3,559	3,617	$265,548,528	$448,924,842
Educational institutions	3,110	27,085	$2,358,124,697	$6,694,144,985
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,685	6,444	$445,441,714	$1,033,989,418
Business and community development organizations	1,501	6,814	$894,671,460	$2,174,744,747
Foundations	1,429	306	$768,774,327	$4,299,706,159
Human service organizations	1,399	31,641	$1,594,616,308	$2,262,131,625
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,272	4,535	$274,407,044	$1,116,747,539
Mutual assistance organizations	1,238	593	$723,200,057	$1,120,155,240
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	749	5,637	$3,557,900,556	$13,261,772,195
Health organizations	569	127,675	$17,843,526,803	$21,342,673,334

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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

$43.0m

Assets

$65.8m

Employees

772

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

$64.2m

Assets

$16.9m

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

$33.2m

Assets

$279.6m

Employees

584

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

$145.4m

Assets

$501.9m

Employees

712

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

$7.4m

Assets

$20.2m

Employees

EIN

61-0574577

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Kentucky Education Association (KEA)

KEA unites, organizes and empowers members to advocate for themselves and to ensure a quality public education for every Kentucky student.

Revenue

$11.5m

Assets

$15.4m

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

$36.6m

Assets

$164.9m

Employees

EIN

43-0921226

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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

$201.7m

Assets

$178.7m

Employees

1,280

EIN

61-0461767

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF)

Blue Grass Community Foundation offers you a convenient, simple way to organize your charitable giving so that you can make strategic, informed decisions about where and when you give.

Revenue

$24.1m

Assets

$132.3m

Employees

EIN

61-6053466

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Kosair Charities Committee

Kosair Charities' mission is to protect the health and well-being of children in Kentucky and Southern Indiana by providing financial support for clinical services, research, pediatric healthcare education, and child advocacy.

Revenue

$16.4m

Assets

$279.5m

Employees

EIN

61-0514703

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 (KEA)

American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

TJ Samson Community Hospital

Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF)

Kosair Charities Committee

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