Bluegrass Times

The Council of State Governments had the highest number of executives in Kentucky in 2020, according to Non-Profit Light.

There are 98,035 not-for-profit executives registered in the state.

"We urge donors to be wary of charities that pay salaries hovering near or above $1 million," Ken Berger, president and CEO of Charity Navigator, said. "The purpose of a charity is to provide a public benefit. Every donor and tax payer subsidizes the charitable sector with that purpose in mind, not creating a class of millionaire CEOs."

Not-for-profit Organization	City	Numbers of executive
The Council of State Governments	Lexington	780
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, Inc.	Louisville	729
The Lexington Cancer Foundation, Inc.	Lexington	705
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, Inc.	Lexington	690
Kentucky Derby Festival, Inc.	Louisville	684
Transylvania University	Lexington	675
Lexington Children's Theatre, Inc.	Lexington	585
Community ACT Council for Lex-Fay Bour Harr and Nich Counties, Inc.	Lexington	570
Appalachian College Associatio	Lexington	540
Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare, Inc.	Lexington	510
Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc.	Lexington	510
Brighton Center, Inc.	Newport	510
United Way of the Bluegrass, Inc.	Lexington	495
The Hope Center, Inc.	Lexington	480
Saint Joseph Health System, Inc.	Lexington	480
Lexarts, Inc.	Lexington	480
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Inc.	Frankfort	469
Centre College	Danville	459
Ashland Alliance Corporation	Ashland	456
Kentucky Restaurant Associationinc	Louisville	450
God's Pantry Food Bank, Inc.	Lexington	450
Kentucky Blood Center, Inc.	Lexington	450
Middle Kentucky Community Action Partnership, Inc.	Jackson	448
Appalachian Regional Healthcare	Lexington	435
American Legion Post 8	Lexington	435
Metro United Way, Inc.	Louisville	432
Lindsey Wilson College	Columbia	430
Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders, Inc.	Lexington	420
Muhlenberg County Farm Bureau	Greenville	420
Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, Inc.	Lexington	420
Fund for the ARTS, Inc.	Louisville	414
Equestrian Events, Inc.	Lexington	405
The Louisville Orchestra, Inc.	Louisville	405
Seven Counties Services, Inc.	Louisville	396
Center for Women Children and Families, Inc.	Lexington	390
Sayre School	Lexington	390
New Vista Communities, Inc.	Lexington	390
Kentucky Educational Developme Corporation	Ashland	384
Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation, Inc.	Louisville	378
Bluegrass Conservancy, Inc.	Lexington	375
New Vista of the Bluegrass, Inc.	Lexington	375
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass, Inc.	Lexington	375
New Vista Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.	Lexington	375
Chrysalis House, Inc.	Lexington	375
Kentucky Mountain Bible College, Inc.	Jackson	368
Daniel Boone Community Action Agenc	Manchester	364
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, Inc.	Lexington	360
Breeders' Cup Limited	Lexington	360
Community Health Centers of Western Kentucky, Inc.	Greenville	360
Central Kentucky Education Cooperative	Lexington	360
University of Louisville Athletic Association	Louisville	351
Maryhurst, Inc.	Louisville	351
Southern Association of Workers' Comp Admin, Inc.	Lexington	345
Cabbage Patch Settlement House, Inc.	Louisville	342
Kmac Museum, Inc.	Louisville	342
The Home of the Innocents, Inc.	Louisville	342
Kentucky Council on Child Abuse	Lexington	330
National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Inc.	Lexington	330
National Association of State Retirement Administrators	Lexington	330
Kentucky Association of Counties, Inc.	Frankfort	329
Kentucky Music Educators Association, Inc.	Richmond	325
The Community Foundation of Louisville, Inc.	Louisville	324
Spalding University, Inc.	Louisville	324
Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center	Louisville	324
Louisville Collegiate School	Louisville	315
Henry Clay Memorial Foundation	Lexington	315
Sayre Village Phase III, Inc.	Lexington	315
Christian Benevolent Outreach, Inc.	Lexington	315
Kentucky High School Athletic Association	Lexington	315
Lexington Philharmonic Society, Inc.	Lexington	315
The Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass, Inc.	Lexington	315
Actors Theatre of Louisville, Inc.	Louisville	306
Reach, Inc.	Lexington	300
Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County	Lexington	300
Family Nurturing Center of Kentucky, Inc.	Florence	300
Women Leading Kentucky, Inc.	Lexington	300
American Farriers Association, Inc.	Lexington	300
Health Help, Inc.	Richmond	299
Southeast South-Central Educational Cooperative	Richmond	299
Kentucky Country Day School, Inc.	Louisville	297
The Housing Partnership, Inc.	Louisville	297
Pathways, Inc.	Ashland	288
New Directions Housing Corporation	Louisville	288
Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, Inc.	Richmond	286
Sayre Christian Village Nursing Home, Inc.	Lexington	285
Blue Grass Community Foundation, Inc.	Lexington	285
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Kentucky, Inc.	Frankfort	280
University of the Cumberlands, Inc.	Williamsburg	280
Kentuckyone Health Medical Group, Inc.	Louisville	279
Kentucky Dance Council, Inc.	Louisville	279
Kentucky Hospital Association	Louisville	270
Energy & Mineral Law Foundation	Lexington	270
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation, Inc.	Lexington	270
Kentucky Easter Seal Society, Inc.	Lexington	270
Family Scholar House, Inc.	Louisville	270
Kentucky Institute for International Studies, Inc.	Bowling Green	265
Kentucky Opera Association, Inc.	Louisville	261
Jewish Family & Career Services of Louisville, Inc.	Louisville	261
Habitat for Humanity of Simpson County, Inc.	Franklin	260
Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council, Inc.	Lexington	255