Asheville area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 Asheville area nonprofits
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There are 3,198 organizations in the greater Asheville metro area. Combined, these Asheville metro nonprofits employ 28,147 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $5 billion.

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Job trends for Asheville nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	225
1-10	185
11-25	114
26-100	98
101 to 1,000	58
1,000+	5

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Asheville is driven by large organizations like Warren Wilson College, Adventhealth Hendersonville, MountainCare, YMCA of Western North Carolina, and Mars Hill University.
The largest employers tend to be colleges, general hospitals, multiservice human service organizations, hospices, and senior residential care facilities.

Sizes of nonprofits in Asheville

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	663
$250k to $1M	230
$1M to $5M	154
$5M to $25M	50
$25M to $100M	14
$100M+	1

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Adventhealth Hendersonville, Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), French Broad Electric Membership Corporation, The Givens Estates, and Mars Hill University earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Asheville.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 9.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Asheville with more than $100 million account for 10.8% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, community clinics, senior residential care facilities, public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations, and colleges.

Types of nonprofits in Asheville

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	528	1,331	$63,044,629	$131,344,092
Educational institutions	516	5,407	$273,649,913	$676,029,906
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	411	942	$48,495,044	$100,209,501
Business and community development organizations	205	293	$40,041,161	$69,760,339
Human service organizations	199	7,776	$325,098,912	$717,207,481
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	195	807	$27,898,505	$58,463,832
Foundations	191	206	$103,183,047	$739,139,902
Animal organizations	95	382	$16,316,749	$28,635,225
Environmental organizations	89	1,148	$47,205,104	$131,818,544
Mutual assistance organizations	86	77	$7,709,809	$5,639,746

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Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States

The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation is the world's largest nonprofit solely dedicated to the pediatric brain tumor community. We serve the more than 28,000 children and teens in the United States who are living with a brain tumor diagnosis.

Revenue

$10.1m

Assets

$6.4m

Employees

EIN

58-1966822

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Asheville School (AS)

Asheville School is a nationally acclaimed coed boarding school for students in grades 9 through 12. This is a nurturing community, where their students and faculty genuinely know one another.

Revenue

$22.7m

Assets

$96.2m

Employees

140

EIN

56-0530248

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Cherokee Preservation Foundation

To increase the quality of life of the eastern band of Cherokee indians and strengthen the western north carolina region. To protect, preserve, and enhance the overall well-being of the Cherokee people.

Revenue

$7.5m

Assets

$39.6m

Employees

EIN

56-2272253

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Warren Wilson College

To provide a distinctive undergraduate and graduate liberal arts education. Our undergraduate education combines academics, work, and service in a learning community committed to environmental responsibility, cross-cultural understanding.

Revenue

$38.6m

Assets

$102.4m

Employees

1,625

EIN

56-0767736

IRS type

501(c)(3)

WNC Bridge Foundation

The mission of Carepartners Foundation is to ensure the availability of funds for the benefit of persons in the communities of western north carolina who require post-acute health care, primarily those persons served by Carepartners health services and ...

Revenue

$17.6m

Assets

$83.2m

Employees

EIN

56-2110357

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Carolina Village

To provide housing, continuing life care, up-to-date service, and a pleasant, congenial social environment to encourage personal growth and community participation without regard to race or religious persuasion.

Revenue

$24.9m

Assets

$101.4m

Employees

424

EIN

23-7179679

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)

The mission of Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) is to provide education, information, technology, research, training, and services to improve health outcomes in Western North Carolina through partnerships and neutrality.

Revenue

$74.0m

Assets

$79.5m

Employees

780

EIN

56-1071426

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of Henderson County

Helping people who care make lasting contributions to causes that matter, Community Foundation of Henderson County is a highly visible, philanthropic leader directed by an engaged and committed board, staffed by qualified employees, empowering donors at...

Revenue

$10.4m

Assets

$111.2m

Employees

EIN

56-1330792

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill college, an academic community rooted in the Christian faith, challenges and equips students to pursue intellectual, spiritual, and personal growth that is: grounded in a rigorous study of the liberal arts, connected with the world of work, an...

Revenue

$50.1m

Assets

$146.0m

Employees

1,038

EIN

56-0554207

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Christ School

To produce educated men of good character, prepared for both scholastic achievement in college and productive citizenship in adult society. We achieve this mission through a four-fold process.

Revenue

$17.5m

Assets

$42.7m

Employees

177

EIN

56-0615187

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Asheville area nonprofits

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Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States

Asheville School (AS)

Cherokee Preservation Foundation

Warren Wilson College

WNC Bridge Foundation

Carolina Village

Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)

Community Foundation of Henderson County

Mars Hill University

Christ School

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