Boston area nonprofits
There are 32,005 organizations in the greater Bostonmetro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro nonprofits employ 615,817 people, earn more than $113 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $374 billion.
Job trends for Boston nonprofits
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 3,610 |
1-10 | 1,910 |
11-25 | 966 |
26-100 | 907 |
101 to 1,000 | 626 |
1,000+ | 87 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Boston is driven by large organizations like Harvard University, Trustees of Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Northeastern University (NU), and Boston Children's Hospital.
- The largest employers tend to be universities, general hospitals, developmentally disabled centers, colleges, and specialty hospitals.
Sizes of nonprofits in Boston
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 10,917 |
$250k to $1M | 2,858 |
$1M to $5M | 1,767 |
$5M to $25M | 819 |
$25M to $100M | 251 |
$100M+ | 128 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tufts Associated Health Maintenance Organization, and Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Boston.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 1.7% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Boston with more than $100 million account for 76.1% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be universities, public foundations, health finance organizations, general hospitals, and hospital systems.
Types of nonprofits in Boston
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
4,736 | $30,868,972,442 | |
4,500 | $17,063,708,402 | |
2,849 | $481,517,221 | |
2,808 | $1,713,485,168 | |
2,777 | $748,385,291 | |
2,119 | $5,281,710,620 | |
2,026 | $2,304,315,296 | |
1,014 | $998,653,090 | |
987 | $3,384,905,448 | |
978 | $36,418,797,790 |
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National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
Revenue
$11.2m
Assets
$35.0m
Employees
67
EIN
04-2488502
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA-Angell)
Revenue
$81.8m
Assets
$168.9m
Employees
788
EIN
04-2103597
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Accion
Revenue
$27.7m
Assets
$376.9m
Employees
131
EIN
13-2535763
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Revenue
$52.4m
Assets
$61.8m
Employees
91
EIN
13-3223946
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Revenue
$12.3b
Assets
$35.4b
Employees
0
EIN
11-0303001
IRS type
501(c)(3)
New England Automated Clearing House (NEACH)
Revenue
$3.4m
Assets
$3.6m
Employees
18
EIN
04-2514013
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP)
Revenue
$11.3m
Assets
$9.6m
Employees
55
EIN
04-3523528
IRS type
501(c)(3)
WGBH Educational Foundation
Revenue
$198.4m
Assets
$841.8m
Employees
1,515
EIN
04-2104397
IRS type
501(c)(3)
May Institute
Revenue
$131.6m
Assets
$63.9m
Employees
2,654
EIN
04-2197449
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Museum of Science
Revenue
$50.0m
Assets
$308.6m
Employees
840
EIN
04-2103916
IRS type
501(c)(3)