Charleston area nonprofits
There are 3,872 organizations in the greater Charleston South Carolina metro area, including the cities of Charleston and North Charleston. Combined, these Charleston metro nonprofits employ 24,781 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $8 billion.
Job trends for Charleston nonprofits
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 325 |
1-10 | 169 |
11-25 | 71 |
26-100 | 88 |
101 to 1,000 | 31 |
1,000+ | 4 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Charleston is driven by large organizations like Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Palmetto Goodwill, Charleston Southern University, Waterfront Employers - Ila Welfare Pl, and Container Royalties Supplemental.
- The largest employers tend to be hospital systems, vocational rehabilitation programs, fraternal societies, universities, and high schools.
Sizes of nonprofits in Charleston
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 936 |
$250k to $1M | 225 |
$1M to $5M | 135 |
$5M to $25M | 48 |
$25M to $100M | 9 |
$100M+ | 6 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Advanced Technology International, Roper Hospital, Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Bon Secours St Francis Hospital, and Roper St Francis Physicians Partners earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Charleston.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 4.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Charleston with more than $100 million account for 61.7% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be engineering and technology research centers, general hospitals, public utilities, managed care organizations, and hospital systems.
Types of nonprofits in Charleston
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
781 | $23,467,487 | |
562 | $392,749,950 | |
310 | $131,163,706 | |
298 | $103,868,705 | |
271 | $45,618,956 | |
253 | $96,651,722 | |
253 | $85,695,838 | |
135 | $64,094,856 | |
116 | $347,136,206 | |
89 | $1,131,884,945 |
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Directory of nonprofits in Charleston
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The Citadel Foundation
Revenue
$20.1m
Assets
$236.0m
Employees
66
EIN
57-6020493
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Roper Saint Francis Foundation
Revenue
$16.4m
Assets
$50.7m
Employees
0
EIN
57-1068509
IRS type
501(c)(3)
International African American Museum (IAAM)
Revenue
$18.7m
Assets
$44.5m
Employees
12
EIN
20-3398254
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Charleston Southern University
Revenue
$95.8m
Assets
$191.6m
Employees
1,440
EIN
57-0474291
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Revenue
$134.1m
Assets
$905.7m
Employees
6,521
EIN
57-0831165
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Trident United Way (TUW)
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$20.7m
Employees
78
EIN
57-0314378
IRS type
501(c)(3)
College of Charleston Foundation
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$138.3m
Employees
4
EIN
23-7069236
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Coastal Community Foundation
Revenue
$43.2m
Assets
$203.9m
Employees
45
EIN
23-7390313
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Historic Charleston Foundation
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$28.6m
Employees
159
EIN
57-6000599
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community
Revenue
$39.8m
Assets
$173.5m
Employees
579
EIN
57-0337132
IRS type
501(c)(3)