Boston area nonprofits

There are 10,821 organizations in the greater Boston metro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro nonprofits employ 608,096 people, earn more than $100 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $323 billion.

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Job trends for Boston nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	2,896
1-10	1,754
11-25	904
26-100	849
101 to 1,000	634
1,000+	88

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 / Children's Hospital Corporation.
The largest employers tend to be universities, general hospitals, developmentally disabled centers, specialty hospitals, and multiservice human service organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in Boston

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,639
$250k to $1M	2,840
$1M to $5M	1,724
$5M to $25M	756
$25M to $100M	242
$100M+	121

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 Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Boston.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 1.8% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Boston with more than $100 million account for 74.3% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be universities, public foundations, general hospitals, health financing and support organizations, and managed care organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Boston

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Foundations	2,690	903	$14,453,702,583	$55,323,550,441
Educational institutions	1,157	226,740	$26,240,631,247	$151,636,584,676
Business and community development organizations	813	7,831	$2,201,052,109	$9,837,559,073
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	800	16,764	$742,203,973	$1,451,098,988
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	750	19,865	$1,770,409,221	$6,347,257,157
Human service organizations	712	77,456	$5,137,872,886	$5,955,822,482
Housing providers and shelters	466	7,097	$1,123,454,930	$3,872,984,695
Health organizations	413	155,839	$32,146,267,943	$39,636,644,929
Mutual assistance organizations	346	3,122	$5,834,599,140	$13,033,414,568
Unions and employment organizations	287	10,579	$898,780,045	$1,098,784,719

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Pan Massachusetts Challenge (PMC)

To raise funds to be contributed to the jimmy fund at the dana-farber cancer institute for its use in connection with the research, treatment, cure of and education about cancer. Annual bike-a-thon - approximately 5,700 cyclists ride and raise money for...

Revenue

$55.0m

Assets

$3.1m

Employees

EIN

04-2746912

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), organization, is a patient advocacy organization dedicated to individuals with rare diseases and the organizations that serve them.

Revenue

$48.1m

Assets

$38.3m

Employees

EIN

13-3223946

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)

The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) promotes human rights and social justice in the United States and around the world.

Revenue

$8.8m

Assets

$29.7m

Employees

EIN

04-6186012

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston

CJP is a major fundraising and social planning organization in eastern Massachusetts. Through its philanthropic development activities, grants and allocations, CJP is able to support local, national and international agencies that provide a wide range o...

Revenue

$316.4m

Assets

$1.6b

Employees

195

EIN

04-2103559

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS)

National Brain Tumor Society is fiercely committed to finding better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for people living with a brain tumor today and anyone who will be diagnosed tomorrow. This means effecting change in the system at all levels.

Revenue

$10.0m

Assets

$4.0m

Employees

EIN

04-3068130

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)

The National Consumer Law Center works to defend the rights of low-income consumers and to advance economic justice.

Revenue

$13.6m

Assets

$30.9m

Employees

EIN

04-2488502

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Accion International

Accion International is an international development, relief service in Cambridge, MA whose mission is: Accion's mission is to give people the financial tools they need to improve their lives.

Revenue

$25.0m

Assets

$344.9m

Employees

140

EIN

13-2535763

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA-Angell)

The MSPCA-Angell is a national and international leader in animal protection and veterinary medicine and provides direct hands-on care for thousands of animals each year.

Revenue

$74.8m

Assets

$141.4m

Employees

759

EIN

04-2103597

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Harvard University

The oldest corporation in the Western Hemisphere is the Harvard Corporation, known formally as the President and Fellows of Harvard College. It is the smaller of Harvard's two governing boards; the other is the Board of Overseers.

Revenue

$5.8b

Assets

$55.1b

Employees

36.4k

EIN

04-2103580

IRS type

501(c)(3)

May Institute

May Institute is committed to excellence in specialized services through training, research, and the highest level of professional expertise to meet the broad range of needs in individuals, families, schools, and communities.

Revenue

$121.4m

Assets

$57.4m

Employees

2,652

EIN

04-2197449

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Boston area nonprofits

Job trends for Boston nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Boston

Types of nonprofits in Boston

Directory of nonprofits in Boston

Pan Massachusetts Challenge (PMC)

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston

National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS)

National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)

Accion International

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA-Angell)

Harvard University

May Institute

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