Charlotte area nonprofits
There are 17,006 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 439,700 people, earn more than $15 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $42 billion.
Job trends for Charlotte nonprofits
| Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,840 |
| 1-10 | 714 |
| 11-25 | 271 |
| 26-100 | 310 |
| 101 to 1,000 | 168 |
| 1,000+ | 13 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Charlotte is driven by large organizations like Friendship Community Development Corporation, Ymca of Greater Charlotte, CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont, and Davidson College.
- The largest employers tend to be housing development and management companies, charter schools, colleges, human service societies, and general hospitals.
Sizes of nonprofits in Charlotte
| Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| < $250k | 2,907 |
| $250k to $1M | 985 |
| $1M to $5M | 598 |
| $5M to $25M | 243 |
| $25M to $100M | 66 |
| $100M+ | 26 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like The Leon Levine Foundation, Atlantic Coast Conference, CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Foundation for the Carolinas, and Duke Endowment earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Charlotte.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 4.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Charlotte with more than $100 million account for 49.5% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be private foundations, general hospitals, colleges, training camps, and community foundations.
Types of nonprofits in Charlotte
| Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
3,525 | $516,837,071 | |
2,167 | $2,646,014,289 | |