Chicago area nonprofits

There are 46,869 organizations in the greater Chicago metro area, including the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, and Gary within the states of Illinois and Indiana. Combined, these Chicago metro nonprofits employ 871,557 people, earn more than $101 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $261 billion.

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Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	4,790
1-10	2,129
11-25	1,024
26-100	1,038
101 to 1,000	695
1,000+	103

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Chicago is driven by large organizations like City Garden Waldorf School, Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, Northwestern University, The University of Chicago (UChicago), and Presence Care Transformation Corporation.
The largest employers tend to be preschools, general hospitals, universities, hospital systems, and trade / professional associations.

Sizes of nonprofits in Chicago

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	12,077
$250k to $1M	3,624
$1M to $5M	2,306
$5M to $25M	979
$25M to $100M	314
$100M+	152

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central States SE and SW Areas Health and Welfare Fund, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Northwestern University, and Feeding America earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Chicago.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Chicago with more than $100 million account for 67.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, universities, fraternal societies, pension and retirement funds, and trade / professional associations.

Types of nonprofits in Chicago

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	7,439	12,278	$1,746,003,340	$9,131,979,452
Educational institutions	6,867	382,360	$15,147,797,716	$44,488,988,617
Foundations	5,979	851	$5,582,146,885	$43,820,886,054
Human service organizations	3,700	79,838	$4,207,532,841	$7,644,251,290
Business and community development organizations	3,526	29,102	$6,737,915,697	$16,849,771,103
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,202	26,408	$1,661,296,481	$6,039,736,117
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,809	19,161	$1,810,314,561	$2,263,713,413
Unions and employment organizations	1,887	20,603	$1,276,862,454	$1,815,417,575
Mutual assistance organizations	1,454	6,330	$13,931,957,086	$30,471,397,102
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,137	4,002	$1,082,361,560	$21,616,803,498

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American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) provides bonafide credentials and comprehensive oral implant education.

Revenue

$4.8m

Assets

$13.4m

Employees

EIN

41-6044864

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Lions Clubs International (LCI)

Lions Clubs International's mission is to empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs.

Revenue

$79.4m

Assets

$161.2m

Employees

293

EIN

36-1263962

IRS type

501(c)(4)

American Marketing Association

The American Marketing Association (AMA) is a professional association for individuals and organizations leading the practice, teaching and development of marketing knowledge worldwide.Our principle role is to serve as a forum to connect like-minded ind...

Revenue

$17.1m

Assets

$10.4m

Employees

EIN

36-2130315

IRS type

501(c)(3)

YMCA of Metro Chicago

The YMCA of Metro Chicago develops strong children, families and communities across Metropolitan Chicago through academic readiness, character development, violence prevention, fitness and healthy living.

Revenue

$94.8m

Assets

$278.5m

Employees

4,133

EIN

36-2179782

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Association of Realtors

Nar provides a facility for professional development, research & exchange of information among its members and to the public in order to preserve the right to own, use and transfer real property. The national association of realtors (nar) provides a fac...

Revenue

$245.1m

Assets

$489.4m

Employees

354

EIN

36-1520690

IRS type

501(c)(6)

The Society of American Archivists

Saa's mission is to serve the education and information needs of more than 6,000 individual and institutional members and to provide leadership to ensure the identification, preservation, and use of records of historical value.

Revenue

$2.7m

Assets

$3.1m

Employees

EIN

84-6023531

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Association for Corporate Growth

To promote the professional and business interests of the association for corporate growth members by providing access to knowledge and business opportunities through networking, communications and forums related to both internal and external corporate ...

Revenue

$10.3m

Assets

$7.9m

Employees

EIN

13-6163137

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Gigi's Playhouse

To change the way the world views Down syndrome through national campaigns, educational programs, and by empowering individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community.

Revenue

$3.6m

Assets

$3.3m

Employees

EIN

20-0058563

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Brain Tumor Association

Mission statement the mission of the American brain tumor association is to advance the understanding and treatment of brain tumors with the goals of improving, extending and, ultimately, saving the lives of those impacted by a brain tumor diagnosis. We...

Revenue

$5.8m

Assets

$5.1m

Employees

EIN

23-7286648

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKF)

The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois improves the health and well-being of people at risk for or affected by kidney disease through prevention, education and empowerment.

Revenue

$2.1m

Assets

$6.7m

Employees

EIN

36-6009226

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Chicago area nonprofits

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American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

Lions Clubs International (LCI)

American Marketing Association

YMCA of Metro Chicago

National Association of Realtors

The Society of American Archivists

Association for Corporate Growth

Gigi's Playhouse

American Brain Tumor Association

National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKF)

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