Chicago area nonprofits
There are 51,978 organizations in the greater Chicagometro 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 840,170 people, earn more than $98 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $282 billion.
Job trends for Chicago nonprofits
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 4,782 |
1-10 | 2,250 |
11-25 | 1,052 |
26-100 | 1,053 |
101 to 1,000 | 670 |
1,000+ | 98 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Chicago is driven by large organizations like City Garden Waldorf School, Advocate Health Care, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Northwestern University, and Rush University Medical Center.
- The largest employers tend to be preschools, general hospitals, universities, specialty hospitals, and trade / professional associations.
Sizes of nonprofits in Chicago
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 12,155 |
$250k to $1M | 3,520 |
$1M to $5M | 2,232 |
$5M to $25M | 976 |
$25M to $100M | 298 |
$100M+ | 134 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Advocate Health Care, Central States SE and SW Areas Health and Welfare Fund, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Feeding America, and Northwestern University earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Chicago.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Chicago with more than $100 million account for 66.7% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, universities, specialty hospitals, fraternal societies, and pension and retirement funds.
Types of nonprofits in Chicago
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
8,519 | $2,444,257,215 | |
7,613 | $15,213,020,063 | |
7,003 | $5,878,930,406 | |
4,233 | $4,448,487,538 | |
3,763 | $6,618,847,641 | |
3,498 | $1,072,541,846 | |
2,918 | $1,783,690,642 | |
1,971 | $1,367,429,635 | |
1,527 | $13,756,349,334 | |
1,383 | $280,803,068 |
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1-20 of 51,978
National Association of Realtors (NAR)
Revenue
$338.2m
Assets
$697.3m
Employees
396
EIN
36-1520690
IRS type
501(c)(6)
American Brain Tumor Association
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$7.0m
Employees
30
EIN
23-7286648
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$7.1m
Employees
22
EIN
36-6009226
IRS type
501(c)(3)
American Academy of Dermatology
Revenue
$37.0m
Assets
$84.8m
Employees
216
EIN
41-0793046
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Revenue
$57.2m
Assets
$178.2m
Employees
272
EIN
15-0539115
IRS type
501(c)(3)
American Marketing Association
Revenue
$15.2m
Assets
$9.7m
Employees
84
EIN
36-2130315
IRS type
501(c)(3)
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Revenue
$134.6m
Assets
$596.0m
Employees
481
EIN
36-2192800
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights
Revenue
$51.1m
Assets
$43.9m
Employees
897
EIN
36-1877640
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Revenue
$86.6m
Assets
$246.7m
Employees
4,047
EIN
36-2179782
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)
Revenue
$351.8m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
4,119
EIN
36-2167725
IRS type
501(c)(3)
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
Revenue
$56.8m
Assets
$122.3m
Employees
203
EIN
36-2181944
IRS type
501(c)(6)
The Society of American Archivists
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
12
EIN
84-6023531
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Association for Corporate Growth
Revenue
$11.4m
Assets
$8.2m
Employees
31
EIN
13-6163137
IRS type
501(c)(6)
American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$12.6m
Employees
17
EIN
41-6044864
IRS type
501(c)(6)
National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)
Revenue
$61.0m
Assets
$28.8m
Employees
460
EIN
36-2369301
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Obama Foundation
Revenue
$171.4m
Assets
$563.7m
Employees
191
EIN
46-4950751
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The International Association of Lions Clubs (LCI)
Revenue
$88.8m
Assets
$163.7m
Employees
308
EIN
36-1263962
IRS type
501(c)(4)
GiGi's Playhouse
Revenue
$3.9m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
47
EIN
20-0058563
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
Revenue
$16.3m
Assets
$45.3m
Employees
95
EIN
36-2136957
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Arthroscopy Association of North America
Revenue
$8.5m
Assets
$7.8m
Employees
20
EIN
36-3166049
IRS type
501(c)(3)