Nonprofits in Kentucky

There are 20,215 organizations in Kentucky. Combined, these Kentuckian nonprofits employ 241,272 people, earn more than $31 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $56 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Kentucky cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Louisville	5,171	93,992	$12,925,719,195	$21,623,469,395
Lexington	3,674	36,841	$5,620,825,894	$11,152,574,984
Cincinnati, OH	1,740	21,244	$2,316,501,831	$3,954,155,058
Bowling Green	1,024	9,341	$1,249,163,828	$2,087,271,920
Elizabethtown	725	3,457	$403,549,139	$542,030,123
Huntington, WV	640	10,877	$1,124,704,447	$1,954,362,955
Owensboro	558	10,631	$933,692,559	$1,907,180,658
Clarksville, TN	487	3,354	$433,858,235	$571,349,470
Evansville, IN	193	2,979	$629,050,332	$536,814,405
Carbondale, IL	1	0	$0	$0

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Job trends for Kentucky nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,770
1-10	1,032
11-25	418
26-100	407
101 to 1,000	305
1,000+	40

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Kentucky is driven by large organizations like Baptist Healthcare System, 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	4,336
$250k to $1M	1,316
$1M to $5M	658
$5M to $25M	297
$25M to $100M	107
$100M+	49

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Baptist Healthcare System, Norton Hospitals, 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 3.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Kentucky with more than $100 million account for 64.9% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, managed care organizations, public utilities, colleges, and hospital systems.

Types of nonprofits in Kentucky

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	3,340	4,900	$419,571,982	$808,401,213
Educational institutions	2,971	26,842	$2,144,499,191	$6,086,053,066
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,596	7,198	$403,778,829	$903,880,303
Business and community development organizations	1,451	6,091	$735,713,731	$1,944,998,978
Human service organizations	1,335	33,446	$1,575,767,682	$1,874,779,362
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,212	5,049	$300,554,041	$1,042,739,623
Mutual assistance organizations	1,212	584	$466,109,232	$1,054,311,240
Foundations	1,207	339	$732,463,461	$3,908,983,047
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	734	5,829	$3,670,971,373	$12,773,134,300
Health organizations	556	122,372	$17,543,810,295	$20,467,836,517

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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

$150.7m

Assets

$439.3m

Employees

730

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

$13.6m

Employees

EIN

61-0245450

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)

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)

Murray State University Foundation

Enhancement of murray state university by assisting in fundraising, collecting contributions to the university for student scholarships, faculty support, and special projects, managing scholarship disbursements, and investment management. Enhancement of...

Revenue

$8.2m

Assets

$138.1m

Employees

EIN

61-6053844

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Louisville Collegiate School

To operate a jk - 12 college preparatory school that prepares students in a challenging, supportive environment to demonstrate outstanding academic preparation, extraordinary character, confident leadership for a lifetime of global engagement and local ...

Revenue

$18.2m

Assets

$43.4m

Employees

186

EIN

61-0449630

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

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Home of the Innocents

God's Pantry Food Bank

Asbury Theological Seminary

Disabled American Veterans

Kentucky Hospital Association

Kentucky Education Association

Kentucky Bar Association

American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)

Murray State University Foundation

Louisville Collegiate School

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