Nonprofits in Kentucky

Name: Top 20 Kentucky nonprofits
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There are 25,624 organizations in Kentucky. Combined, these Kentuckian nonprofits employ 282,148 people, earn more than $47 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $86 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Kentucky cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Louisville	6,781	119,399	$20,163,952,750	$34,178,515,581
Lexington	4,627	34,162	$7,461,547,903	$15,244,429,602
Cincinnati, OH	2,186	26,961	$4,132,916,127	$7,870,956,293
Bowling Green	1,362	12,652	$1,888,447,172	$3,502,167,664
Elizabethtown	929	3,595	$497,404,489	$738,750,338
Huntington, WV	805	12,553	$1,927,959,596	$3,202,352,011
Owensboro	711	10,939	$1,469,967,510	$4,036,839,935
Clarksville, TN	625	3,625	$645,603,128	$899,157,192
Evansville, IN	231	2,176	$755,582,364	$818,010,723

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Job trends for Kentucky nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,346
1-10	1,284
11-25	488
26-100	447
101 to 1,000	289
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, hospital systems, managed care organizations, colleges, and community clinics.

Sizes of nonprofits in Kentucky

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,838
$250k to $1M	1,779
$1M to $5M	920
$5M to $25M	386
$25M to $100M	155
$100M+	63

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 2.7% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Kentucky with more than $100 million account for 67.6% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, public utilities, hospital systems, managed care organizations, and community clinics.

Types of nonprofits in Kentucky

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	4,285	5,450	$374,078,251	$763,586,993
Educational institutions	3,160	29,443	$4,521,619,216	$12,433,027,018
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,233	11,644	$736,810,947	$1,958,534,274
Human service organizations	1,968	28,428	$2,346,002,937	$3,031,892,535
Business and community development organizations	1,793	4,432	$791,628,336	$1,756,342,778
Foundations	1,745	839	$1,762,357,105	$8,601,510,032
Mutual assistance organizations	1,569	909	$690,396,962	$1,616,021,815
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,340	4,366	$349,042,409	$1,111,054,393
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	879	5,416	$4,544,197,280	$12,019,408,854
Animal organizations	665	1,065	$118,156,970	$315,493,628

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1-20 of 25,624

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 (DAV)

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)

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 Education Association (KEA)

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

$9.9m

Assets

$15.4m

Employees

EIN

61-1148531

IRS type

501(c)(6)

RiverValley Behavioral Health provides mental health and substance abuse services at various locations with a focus on out-patient care.

Revenue

$59.6m

Assets

$68.0m

Employees

EIN

61-0668290

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Berea College

Berea College is distinctive among institutions of higher learning. Berea awards four-year tuition scholarships to all its students, who because of financial circumstances cannot otherwise afford a high-quality, residential, liberal arts education.

Revenue

$212.3m

Assets

$2.3b

Employees

807

EIN

61-0444650

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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)

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

$64.3m

Assets

$296.2m

Employees

EIN

61-6053466

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 (DAV)

Kentucky Hospital Association

Tri-County Economic Development Corporation

Kentucky Education Association (KEA)

Kentucky Association of Health Plans

Asphalt Institute

Kentucky Bar Association

Healthpoint Family Care

Community Health Centers of Western Kentucky

Rural Transit Enterprises Coordinated

Campbellsville University

Community Hospice

Norton Healthcare-Indiana

Rivervalley Behavioral Health

Berea College

King's Daughters' Health (KDH)

Blue Grass Community Foundation (BGCF)

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