Bellingham area nonprofits

There are 1,421 organizations in the greater Bellingham metro area. Combined, these Bellingham metro nonprofits employ 7,462 people, earn more than $571 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $3 billion.

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Job trends for Bellingham nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	117
1-10	84
11-25	38
26-100	34
101 to 1,000	17
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Bellingham is driven by large organizations like Whatcom Family Young Men's Christian Association, Whatcom Educational Credit Union, Opportunity Council, Northwest Indian College (NWIC), and Cascade Connections.
The largest employers tend to be credit unions, multiservice human service organizations, developmentally disabled centers, home repair programs, and elementary schools.

Sizes of nonprofits in Bellingham

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	311
$250k to $1M	120
$1M to $5M	60
$5M to $25M	14
$25M to $100M	4
$100M+	0

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Whatcom Educational Credit Union, Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineer (SPIE), Unity Care Northwest, Opportunity Council, and Western Washington University Foundation earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Bellingham.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 14.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Bellingham with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be credit unions, trade / professional associations, community clinics, home repair programs, and school foundations.

Types of nonprofits in Bellingham

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	229	414	$21,388,148	$29,383,735
Educational institutions	185	988	$71,933,695	$203,408,482
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	126	591	$19,058,560	$29,408,337
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	112	247	$14,162,408	$21,552,243
Foundations	105	26	$26,904,999	$121,560,184
Business and community development organizations	91	330	$61,873,166	$156,639,910
Human service organizations	89	1,519	$33,337,771	$32,742,449
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	57	705	$110,779,061	$2,126,063,463
Youth development organizations	50	167	$4,003,803	$13,018,670
Mutual assistance organizations	43	4	$729,371	$3,195,408

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Western Washington University Foundation

The Western Washington University Foundation exists to generate and maximize private support for the benefit of Western Washington University. To ensure the proper use and expenditure of private gifts.

Revenue

$25.0m

Assets

$109.8m

Employees

EIN

91-6073519

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineer (SPIE)

SPIE is an international, nonprofit technical society dedicated to advancing scientific research and engineering applications of optical, photonic, imaging and optoelectronic technologies through its meetings, education programs and publications.

Revenue

$48.4m

Assets

$120.7m

Employees

195

EIN

95-2142678

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Unity Care Northwest

The interfaith community health center mission statement: we the staff, volunteers and community partners of interfaith community health center are committed to assuring high quality, affordable health Care for everyone. Our values include a professiona...

Revenue

$35.1m

Assets

$29.3m

Employees

294

EIN

91-2168190

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Whatcom Community Foundation

Whatcom community foundation ("foundation") has a broad mission to improve the quality of life in whatcom county and provides charitable giving opportunities through established endowed and non-endowed funds to support charitable organizations and progr...

Revenue

$5.9m

Assets

$40.9m

Employees

EIN

91-1726410

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lake Whatcom Residential & Treatment Center (LWC)

LWC located in Bellingham, Washington, is a DSHS licensed organization providing an array of residential and community mental health services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness in Whatcom and surrounding counties.

Revenue

$9.0m

Assets

$3.6m

Employees

160

EIN

91-0844168

IRS type

501(c)(3)

North Coast Credit Union

Mutual membership benefit programs, general/other, provided cooperative financial services. Setting the standards in the financial products we offer, the personal services we provide and our support for the communities we serve.

Revenue

$12.2m

Assets

$255.4m

Employees

EIN

91-0581775

IRS type

501(c)(14)

Whatcom Educational Credit Union

Whatcom Educational Credit Union (wecu) is a member-owned financial cooperative where members are encouraged to save and borrow responsibly at fair and competitive rates, improving their financial well-being and standard of living. This state-chartered ...

Revenue

$81.0m

Assets

$1.6b

Employees

466

EIN

91-0712539

IRS type

501(c)(14)

Christian Health Care Center

Christian health care center is a Skilled Nursing facility which provides housing and services designed to meet the needs of older Lynden Washington residents regardless of their ability to pay. Christian Health Care Center is a skilled nursing facility...

Revenue

$14.7m

Assets

$11.1m

Employees

341

EIN

91-0645439

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bellingham Food Bank

At Bellingham Food Bank, we dig fresh food and dignity. To reduce hunger in Bellingham by providing wholesome foods to those in need and to educate the community about local hunger issues.

Revenue

$7.8m

Assets

$9.2m

Employees

EIN

91-0918619

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Opportunity Council

Opportunity Council's mission is to create awareness of the needs of people who are low-income or disadvantaged, engage the community in responding to those needs and act as a catalyst to organize whatever is needed to address these needs and build a st...

Revenue

$33.5m

Assets

$18.5m

Employees

421

EIN

91-0787820

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Bellingham area nonprofits

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Western Washington University Foundation

Society of Photo Optical Instrumentation Engineer (SPIE)

Unity Care Northwest

Whatcom Community Foundation

Lake Whatcom Residential & Treatment Center (LWC)

North Coast Credit Union

Whatcom Educational Credit Union

Christian Health Care Center

Bellingham Food Bank

Opportunity Council

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