Charlotte area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 Charlotte area nonprofits
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There are 12,728 organizations in the greater Charlotte metro area, including the cities of Charlotte, Concord, Gastonia, and Rock Hill within the states of South Carolina and North Carolina. Combined, these Charlotte metro nonprofits employ 80,708 people, earn more than $8 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $25 billion.

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Job trends for Charlotte nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	987
1-10	526
11-25	241
26-100	270
101 to 1,000	143
1,000+	9

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Charlotte is driven by large organizations like Ymca of Greater Charlotte, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont, CaroMont Health, Davidson College, and Wingate University.
The largest employers tend to be multiservice human service organizations, charter schools, vocational rehabilitation programs, colleges, and general hospitals.

Sizes of nonprofits in Charlotte

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	2,417
$250k to $1M	777
$1M to $5M	450
$5M to $25M	178
$25M to $100M	36
$100M+	13

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like CaroMont Health, Foundation for the Carolinas, Energyunited Electric Membership Corporation, Duke Endowment, and Davidson College earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Charlotte.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 7.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Charlotte with more than $100 million account for 34.3% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, public utilities, private foundations, colleges, and charter schools.

Types of nonprofits in Charlotte

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	2,732	4,295	$411,149,268	$1,171,359,717
Educational institutions	1,771	19,054	$1,521,792,537	$4,551,942,799
Human service organizations	1,254	23,699	$1,050,306,609	$1,881,612,495
Foundations	954	334	$1,140,261,917	$8,360,169,173
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	939	5,086	$283,343,323	$487,253,187
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	713	2,739	$158,322,360	$733,991,423
Business and community development organizations	703	916	$274,986,107	$1,568,623,305
Youth development organizations	515	1,442	$51,239,787	$124,567,974
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	343	769	$668,514,048	$1,585,529,209
Mutual assistance organizations	332	30	$210,369,512	$539,537,937

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24 Foundation

24 Foundation aims to inspire and engage communities to make an immediate impact on the lives of people affected by cancer, with an ultimate vision of providing cancer navigation and survivorship for all.

Revenue

$1.8m

Assets

$803.7k

Employees

EIN

20-3768277

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Foundation for the Carolinas

Inspiring philanthropy and strengthening our region through innovative community initiatives and quality services to donors and constituents. Foundation For The Carolinas is a nonprofit community foundation serving donors and a broad range of charitable...

Revenue

$289.7m

Assets

$2.1b

Employees

139

EIN

56-6047886

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region (HPCCR)

At Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region, our goal is to provide comfort and peace of mind to our patients and their families. We have served the Charlotte region for over thirty years and our outstanding level of services speaks to this expertise.

Revenue

$65.2m

Assets

$59.5m

Employees

657

EIN

56-1219017

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alexander Youth Network

Alexander Youth Network's mission is to provide quality professional treatment to children with serious emotional and behavioral problems.

Revenue

$22.3m

Assets

$10.3m

Employees

402

EIN

56-0554413

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont

Goodwill has been serving individuals and families in the Southern Piedmont region of North and South Carolina for 50 years.

Revenue

$60.5m

Assets

$76.5m

Employees

3,978

EIN

56-0844639

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Providence Day School (PDS)

Providence Day School is an independent, college preparatory Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 12 school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Revenue

$44.7m

Assets

$102.9m

Employees

641

EIN

56-0952382

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Gambrell Foundation

Gambrell Foundation is a private foundation in Charlotte, NC, which was founded in 1999 and most recently had $7,315,673 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$7.3m

Assets

$126.4m

Employees

N/A

EIN

56-2120679

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Hospice of Iredell County (HOIC)

The mission of Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County is to honor life by providing extraordinary care with compassion, comfort and dignity to our patients, families and community.

Revenue

$15.4m

Assets

$20.0m

Employees

187

EIN

56-1376577

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Cannon School

The Cannon School community instills academic excellence and personal responsibility, inspires athletic and artistic accomplishment, and promotes a respect for diversity within a challenging and safe educational environment.

Revenue

$24.5m

Assets

$49.5m

Employees

343

EIN

56-0935064

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community

Aldersgate is a ministry of the Western North Carolina conference of the United Methodist church and offers exceptional quality of life opportunities for older adults across a continuum of housing and health care options.

Revenue

$39.7m

Assets

$178.0m

Employees

684

EIN

56-0547462

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Charlotte area nonprofits

Job trends for Charlotte nonprofits

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24 Foundation

Foundation for the Carolinas

Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region (HPCCR)

Alexander Youth Network

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont

Providence Day School (PDS)

Gambrell Foundation

Hospice of Iredell County (HOIC)

Cannon School

Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community

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