Progressive organizations in Kentucky

Nonprofits in Kentucky working on civil rights, the environment, labor, housing, immigrant services, hunger, legal aid, voting, health care, LGBTQ+ rights and justice reform, largest first.

Civil rights and advocacy (75)

Organization City Type Revenue
Harbor House Of Louisville IncEIN 61-1216323 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.6 million
Kentucky Youth Advocates IncEIN 61-0929390 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.4 million
National Hispanic Caucus Of State LegislatorsEIN 84-1168319 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.4 million
Casa IncEIN 61-1066568 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.2 million
Commonwealth Alliance Voter Engagement IncEIN 84-2758628 · filings Louisville Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $1.0 million
Assurance For Life IncEIN 31-1118102 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $855,098
Build Inclusion IncEIN 47-3567029 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $726,266
Casa Of The Wilderness Trail IncEIN 61-1314979 · filings Richmond Charity, 501(c)(3) $463,294
Louisville Youth Group IncEIN 61-1340329 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $417,596
Just Fund Education Project IncEIN 20-8465456 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $355,615
The Buffalo Trace Casa Program IncEIN 61-1322742 · filings Maysville Charity, 501(c)(3) $268,498
Casa Of Midwest Kentucky IncEIN 81-3869026 · filings Madisonville Charity, 501(c)(3) $220,428

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Environment and climate (276)

Organization City Type Revenue
Fort Campbell Historical Foundation IncEIN 62-1516963 · filings Fort Campbell Charity, 501(c)(3) $21.1 million
Clean Streams Foundation IncEIN 52-2286668 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $11.4 million
Waterfront Botanical Gardens IncEIN 61-1297238 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.4 million
Isaac W Bernheim Foundation IncEIN 61-0444651 · filings Clermont Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.2 million
Kentucky Natural Lands Trust IncEIN 61-1276913 · filings Berea Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.0 million
Bluegrass Land Conservancy IncEIN 61-1293032 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.6 million
Appalachian Wildlife FoundationEIN 27-1539158 · filings Corbin Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.3 million
Parks Alliance Of Louisville IncEIN 20-4372292 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.3 million
Green Forests Work IncEIN 46-1296612 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.7 million
Yew Dell IncEIN 61-1390688 · filings Crestwood Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.0 million
Friends Of The Lost River IncEIN 61-1198452 · filings Bowling Green Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.0 million
Operation P R I D E IncEIN 61-1238610 · filings Bowling Green Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.8 million

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Labor unions and worker centers (448)

Organization City Type Revenue
Kentucky Farm Bureau FederationEIN 61-0443949 · filings Louisville Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $16.6 million
International Union United Auto Aerospace & Agricultural WrkrsEIN 61-0701698 · filings Louisville Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $14.4 million
International Brotherhood Of TeamstersEIN 61-0235279 · filings Louisville Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $13.3 million
International Brotherhood Of Electrical WorkersEIN 61-0235275 · filings Louisville Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $11.8 million
Internation Union Of Operating EngineersEIN 61-0501593 · filings Henderson Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $11.1 million
United Food And Commercial Workers International UnionEIN 61-0367059 · filings Louisville Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $9.3 million
International Association Of Sheet Metal Air Rail & TransportationEIN 61-0337466 · filings Louisville Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $3.6 million
International Association Of Bridge & Ornamental Iron Workers 44EIN 31-0329960 · filings Hebron Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $3.5 million
International Brotherhood Of TeamstersEIN 34-1586206 · filings Shepherdsvlle Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $3.4 million
Brotherhood Of Maintenance Of Way Employes DivisionEIN 38-4214216 · filings Catlettsburg Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $3.0 million
Jefferson County Teachers AssociationEIN 61-0658568 · filings Louisville Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $2.8 million
International Brotherhood Of TeamstersEIN 61-0731065 · filings Lexington Labor organization, 501(c)(5) $2.6 million

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Housing and homelessness (412)

Organization City Type Revenue
Socayr IncEIN 61-1352670 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $45.3 million
Federation Of Appalachian Housing Enterprises IncEIN 31-0986871 · filings Berea Charity, 501(c)(3) $39.0 million
Integrated Community Services IncEIN 23-7346463 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $34.0 million
Kenton Housing IncEIN 61-0597708 · filings Covington Charity, 501(c)(3) $30.9 million
Masonic Home Independent Living Ii IncEIN 27-3168105 · filings Masonic Home Charity, 501(c)(3) $18.7 million
Habitat For Humanity Of Metro Louisville IncEIN 58-1735528 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $16.3 million
Hope Center IncEIN 61-1107296 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $15.8 million
Wesley Manor Retirement Community IncEIN 61-0561689 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $14.1 million
Housing Development Alliance IncEIN 61-1253346 · filings Hazard Charity, 501(c)(3) $12.1 million
Society Of St Vincent Depaul Council Of LouisvilleEIN 61-0727110 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $10.9 million
Cedar Lake Residences IncEIN 61-1247246 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $8.3 million
Welcome House Of Northern Kentucky IncEIN 61-1020382 · filings Covington Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.9 million

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Immigrant services and rights (20)

Organization City Type Revenue
Western Kentucky Refugee Mutual Assistance Society IncEIN 61-0994341 · filings Bowling Green Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.8 million
Maya Collection CorpEIN 27-2716711 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $179,038
Somali Community Services Of MayfieldEIN 90-0716712 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $97,590
The Welcome Project IncEIN 82-1800077 · filings Owensboro Charity, 501(c)(3) $35,052
Bluegrass Immigrants & Refugees ServicesEIN 33-3204064 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Korean-american Association Of KentuckianaEIN 37-1537119 · filings Prospect Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Operation Phoenix Rising IncEIN 39-4238009 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Arguifa-kentucky IncEIN 41-4201293 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) —
United Femigrant Empowerment Organi ZationEIN 42-2366469 · filings Nicholasville Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Africans Refugees Resources Center Of LouisvilleEIN 42-4783093 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Bowling Green Youth Empowerment Net Work IncEIN 42-5229616 · filings Bowling Green Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Vietnamese Community Of Louisville IncEIN 46-4122258 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) —

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Food banks and hunger (166)

Organization City Type Revenue
Dare To Care IncEIN 23-7345952 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $59.4 million
Feeding America Kentuckys Heartland IncEIN 61-1043635 · filings Elizabethtown Charity, 501(c)(3) $30.8 million
Highpoint Charitable Services IncEIN 46-4284885 · filings La Grange Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.9 million
Kentucky Harvest IncEIN 61-1135269 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.3 million
Christs Hands IncEIN 61-1319585 · filings Harlan Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.5 million
Feeding Kentucky IncEIN 61-1398656 · filings Frankfort Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.3 million
Feed Louisville IncEIN 87-4508530 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.8 million
Go Pantry CorporationEIN 46-5637704 · filings Florence Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.3 million
FoodchainEIN 45-4088193 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $2.1 million
Black Soil Charitable Fund IncEIN 99-1184271 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.5 million
Grayson County Alliance IncEIN 61-1379449 · filings Leitchfield Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.2 million
Christian Food Bank Of Hopkins County IncEIN 61-1042417 · filings Madisonville Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.1 million

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Legal aid (17)

Organization City Type Revenue
Northern Kentucky Legal Aid Society IncEIN 61-0668572 · filings Covington Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.4 million
Cumberland Trace Legal Services IncEIN 61-0916523 · filings Bowling Green Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.4 million
Appalachian Research & Defense Fund Of Ky IncEIN 61-0848948 · filings Prestonsburg Charity, 501(c)(3) $6.2 million
Office Of Kentucky Legal Services Programs IncEIN 61-0909545 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.8 million
Northern Kentucky Childrens Law Center IncEIN 61-1167352 · filings Covington Charity, 501(c)(3) $1.5 million
Ky Access To Justice CommissionEIN 82-2854185 · filings Frankfort Charity, 501(c)(3) $829,349
Appalachian Citizens Law Center IncEIN 61-1401589 · filings Whitesburg Charity, 501(c)(3) $649,187
Triple Twelve Ministries IncEIN 46-5767383 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $461,984
Energy & Mineral Law FoundationEIN 25-1385547 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $458,300
Casa At Woodlawn IncEIN 26-1841458 · filings Danville Charity, 501(c)(3) $373,766
Micah Legal Services IncEIN 81-4791143 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $169,854
Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyers IncEIN 31-1524857 · filings Fort Mitchell Charity, 501(c)(3) —

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Voting and civic participation (20)

Organization City Type Revenue
Commonwealth Alliance Action Fund IncEIN 92-2248800 · filings Louisville Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $1.2 million
Commonwealth Alliance Voter Engagement IncEIN 84-2758628 · filings Louisville Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $1.0 million
The League Of Women Voters Of Louisville IncEIN 31-1078207 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $86,514
Operation Turnout IncEIN 47-1487480 · filings Frankfort Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $46,625
Ydk Action IncEIN 93-4792619 · filings Louisville Advocacy, 501(c)(4) $7,100
Paris Citizen Police Academy Alumni AssociationEIN 20-2757093 · filings Paris Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Coalition For Prosperous Kentucky IncEIN 27-5299956 · filings Lexington Advocacy, 501(c)(4) —
Blackey Improvement CommitteeEIN 30-0373452 · filings Blackey Charity, 501(c)(3) —
League Of Women Voters Of Hopkinsvi LleEIN 41-2635562 · filings Hopkinsville Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Wolfe County Festivals CommitteeEIN 42-3333016 · filings Campton Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Woodford Forward Foundation IncEIN 47-2391313 · filings Versailles Charity, 501(c)(3) —
All Wool And A Yard Wide Democratic Club IncEIN 61-0735109 · filings Louisville Advocacy, 501(c)(4) —

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Community health and reproductive care (56)

Organization City Type Revenue
Cumberland Family Medical Center IncEIN 20-3131989 · filings Burkesville Charity, 501(c)(3) $120.6 million
Lewis County Promary Care Center IncEIN 61-1033691 · filings Vanceburg Charity, 501(c)(3) $107.1 million
Grace Community Health Center IncEIN 26-1779437 · filings Corbin Charity, 501(c)(3) $82.5 million
Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance IncEIN 61-1355382 · filings Hazard Charity, 501(c)(3) $33.6 million
Healthfirst Bluegrass IncEIN 45-2710251 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $29.3 million
Regional Health Care Affiliates IncEIN 61-1043375 · filings Providence Charity, 501(c)(3) $26.1 million
Bluegrass Primary Health Care Center IncEIN 06-1798832 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $12.5 million
Owsley County Health Care Center IncEIN 61-0984463 · filings Booneville Charity, 501(c)(3) $10.0 million
Pennyroyal Healthcare Services IncEIN 27-3618164 · filings Princeton Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.5 million
Clover Fork Outpatient Medical Project IncEIN 61-0704701 · filings Evarts Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.3 million
Shawnee Christian Healthcare Center IncEIN 26-4345390 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $5.4 million
Audubon Area Community Care Clinic IncEIN 81-2631104 · filings Owensboro Charity, 501(c)(3) $4.5 million

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LGBTQ+ services and rights (17)

Organization City Type Revenue
Just Fund Education Project IncEIN 20-8465456 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $355,615
Kentucky Youth Law Project IncEIN 46-5170220 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $53,368
Haunters Against Hate IncEIN 85-3593136 · filings Lexington Charity, 501(c)(3) $41,751
Lgtbq Friends And Advocates Of Paducah IncEIN 33-2722782 · filings Calvert City Charity, 501(c)(3) —
National Equality Systems LlcEIN 39-4023819 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Glasgow Pride IncEIN 41-5038262 · filings Glasgow Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Oldham County QonnectionsEIN 42-2331431 · filings Crestwood Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Morehead PrideEIN 81-2974559 · filings Morehead Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Big Sandy Lgbt Safe Zone IncEIN 83-1846246 · filings Pikeville Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Capital Pride Kentucky IncEIN 83-2707013 · filings Frankfort Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Pride ProjectEIN 83-4148565 · filings Morehead Charity, 501(c)(3) —
Drag Queen Storytime-kentuckyEIN 86-1552190 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) —

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Criminal justice reform and reentry (29)

Organization City Type Revenue
Transitions IncEIN 61-0707125 · filings Covington Charity, 501(c)(3) $7.6 million
Gateway Juvenile Diversion Project IncEIN 61-1033836 · filings Mt Sterling Charity, 501(c)(3) $3.3 million
New Legacy Reentry CorpEIN 45-2406993 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $571,340
Louisville Youth Group IncEIN 61-1340329 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $417,596
R-3 RestorationsEIN 27-1967868 · filings Newport Charity, 501(c)(3) $359,909
Bethany Haven IncEIN 31-1521503 · filings Bardstown Charity, 501(c)(3) $344,379
Involvement IncEIN 31-0950287 · filings Henderson Charity, 501(c)(3) $181,897
Transforming Jail MinistriesEIN 26-0727601 · filings Covington Charity, 501(c)(3) $164,862
Tattoo Removal Ink IncEIN 81-2110628 · filings Covington Charity, 501(c)(3) $124,457
Louisville Family Justice Advocates IncEIN 83-4440944 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $24,893
Community Resource Oriented Supervision Services IncEIN 61-1372822 · filings Paducah Charity, 501(c)(3) $7,556
Carl Braden Memorial Center IncEIN 56-2563088 · filings Louisville Charity, 501(c)(3) $6,619

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Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Updated Nov 9, 2026.