Kentucky Environmental Nonprofits
Walking Humbly Outdoor Adventures Inc
To inspire and nurture in youth a lifelong love for the outdoors through education and adventure by providing Outdoor, fishing, hunting, and hunter-safety activities.
Friends Of Muir Valley
Friends of Muir Valley is a volunteer-based organization consisting of like-minded individuals whose goal it is to ensure Muir Valley remains open and free…
Kentucky Heartwood Inc
Kentucky Heartwood seeks to protect and restore the integrity, stability, and beauty of kentuckys native forests and biotic communities through research, education, advocacy, and…
World Heritage Animal Genomic Resources
Agricultural and Natural Resource Biodiversity Conservation and Education
Woods & Waters Land Trust Inc
Wwlt's mission is to establish conservation easements in the lower kentucky river region for the myriad of benefits that result from effective Land conservation…
Herrington Lake Conservation League Inc
To Preserve the natural beauty, enviromental health and safety of Herrington Lake through the efforts of those who benefit, use and enjoy it.
Nolin River Wildlife Inc
The primary purpose of the organization is to aid and assist injured and/OR orphaned Wildlife as well as increase community awareness of their importance…
Cypress Foundation Inc
The primary activity of the Foundation is the restoration of natural ecosystems, especially restoration of welands, and the permanent preservation of natural ecosystems.
Kentucky Mountain Bike Association, Inc.
Kentucky Mountain Bike Association - Bluegrass Chapter
Organic Association of Kentucky
OAK works to advance organic regenerative agriculture to improve the health of the environment and our communities by growing ecological resilience, economic viability, and…
ReNewport
In 2025, Newport, Kentucky is recognized as a safe, clean, active, and prosperous community where neighborhoods are revitalized, history is preserved, and the natural…
Seedleaf
People lack connection. Seedleaf does its best work when neighbors are sharing work and sharing food, coming together over common tasks and needs. Neighbors…
The Forecastle Foundation, Inc.
Our mission is to protect and connect the world’s natural awesome by funding projects that help protect the world’s richest, most highly threatened biodiversity…
The Parklands of Floyds Fork
The Parklands is a visitor-and-donor-supported public park system spanning 4,000+ acres across 4 distinct parks, open 365 days a year and free to enter.
TreesLouisville
TreesLouisville is a dedicated to increasing and preserving Louisville’s urban tree canopy through strategic planting, community engagement and education.
Uzima Clean Water Mission
We're improving public health, while reducing carbon emissions and deforestation, through the distribution of highly effective, long-lasting water filters.
Environmental nonprofits in Kentucky: key facts
How many environmental nonprofits are in Kentucky?
Ideal Location lists 65 environmental and conservation nonprofits in Kentucky. The 52 that report revenue bring in a combined $109.8 million a year.
What is the largest environmental nonprofit in Kentucky?
By reported annual revenue, the largest in the directory is Fort Campbell Historical Foundation Inc (Fort Campbell, KY), at $21.1 million. Next are Clean Streams Foundation Inc, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust, Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc and Isaac W Bernheim Foundation Inc.
What do Kentucky's environmental nonprofits focus on?
The most common focus areas are Land Conservation (19), Education Advocacy (10), Wildlife Biodiversity (9) and Natural Resources Conservation (8).
Which bioregions do they work in?
Most work in Ohio Valley Bluegrass (17) and Appalachian Highlands (2).
What is the oldest environmental nonprofit in Kentucky?
Isaac W Bernheim Foundation Inc, founded in 1930, is the oldest with a founding year on record.
Counts and revenue come from the organizations listed in the Ideal Location directory and their most recent reported filings.
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