Asheville area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 Asheville area nonprofits
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There are 3,307 organizations in the greater Asheville metro area. Combined, these Asheville metro nonprofits employ 28,196 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $6 billion.

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Job trends for Asheville nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	223
1-10	193
11-25	120
26-100	98
101 to 1,000	57
1,000+	4

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Asheville is driven by large organizations like YMCA of Western North Carolina, Adventhealth Hendersonville, MountainCare, Warren Wilson College, 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	665
$250k to $1M	233
$1M to $5M	158
$5M to $25M	50
$25M to $100M	16
$100M+	2

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Dogwood Health Trust, Adventhealth Hendersonville, Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), French Broad Electric Membership Corporation, and Mars Hill University earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Asheville.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 5.7% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Asheville with more than $100 million account for 43.4% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be private foundations, general hospitals, colleges, senior residential care facilities, and managed care organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Asheville

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	555	961	$54,284,276	$111,901,743
Educational institutions	528	4,862	$306,266,072	$809,619,015
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	422	1,071	$41,764,543	$107,708,977
Foundations	213	152	$1,158,222,202	$1,710,178,383
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	205	1,108	$31,450,356	$82,999,898
Human service organizations	203	7,814	$321,830,549	$757,947,817
Business and community development organizations	202	435	$47,584,565	$77,914,177
Animal organizations	105	401	$16,725,690	$30,805,461
Environmental organizations	90	1,173	$73,059,080	$179,685,424
Mutual assistance organizations	84	55	$7,956,763	$5,331,089

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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

$6.4m

Assets

$5.8m

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

$26.1m

Assets

$96.8m

Employees

136

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)

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)

YMCA of Western North Carolina

The YMCA of Western North Carolina is committed to strengthening the foundations of community through programming that supports youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

Revenue

$19.9m

Assets

$45.1m

Employees

1,550

EIN

56-0530013

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

$40.6m

Assets

$103.0m

Employees

1,157

EIN

56-0767736

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Carolina Day School (CDS)

Carolina Day School's mission is to inspire students to become innovative thinkers who communicate with intelligence and clarity, create with vision and purpose, and act with courage and compassion to confidently make a meaningful difference in the world.

Revenue

$19.0m

Assets

$29.3m

Employees

279

EIN

56-0125490

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

$26.9m

Assets

$116.2m

Employees

416

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

$76.5m

Assets

$84.0m

Employees

878

EIN

56-1071426

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

$61.9m

Assets

$159.3m

Employees

965

EIN

56-0554207

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

WNC Bridge Foundation

YMCA of Western North Carolina

Warren Wilson College

Carolina Day School (CDS)

Carolina Village

Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)

Mars Hill University

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