Chicago area nonprofits

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There are 52,176 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 844,804 people, earn more than $98 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $283 billion.

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Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	4,839
1-10	2,257
11-25	1,066
26-100	1,059
101 to 1,000	685
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	12,428
$250k to $1M	3,539
$1M to $5M	2,274
$5M to $25M	981
$25M to $100M	303
$100M+	135

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 2.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Chicago with more than $100 million account for 66.4% 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	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	8,524	18,204	$2,335,663,598	$11,617,080,194
Educational institutions	7,633	382,282	$15,178,527,781	$48,049,687,626
Foundations	7,028	1,110	$5,980,356,894	$46,362,549,957
Human service organizations	4,255	83,033	$4,553,963,501	$8,065,494,568
Business and community development organizations	3,784	28,878	$6,675,123,041	$18,884,277,667
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,508	21,634	$1,081,914,351	$4,529,693,647
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,945	18,820	$1,807,764,897	$2,615,126,004
Unions and employment organizations	1,975	21,480	$1,402,691,643	$2,125,546,188
Mutual assistance organizations	1,535	7,312	$14,323,879,794	$34,914,839,489
Youth development organizations	1,384	5,684	$272,792,559	$437,743,987

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National Association of Realtors (NAR)

NAR's institutes, societies and councils, are involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Revenue

$338.2m

Assets

$697.3m

Employees

396

EIN

36-1520690

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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 d...

Revenue

$5.3m

Assets

$7.0m

Employees

EIN

23-7286648

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Kidney Foundation (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

$2.6m

Assets

$7.1m

Employees

EIN

36-6009226

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Academy of Dermatology

To assure that dermatologists have access to the highest quality education, research and innovations in the field, and that patients and the public have access to the highest quality medical and surgical dermatologic care and to information regarding pr...

Revenue

$37.0m

Assets

$84.8m

Employees

216

EIN

41-0793046

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

RSNA promotes excellence in patient care and health care delivery through education, research and technologic innovation. Promoting and developing the highest standards of radiology and related science through education and research.

Revenue

$57.2m

Assets

$178.2m

Employees

272

EIN

15-0539115

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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

$15.2m

Assets

$9.7m

Employees

EIN

36-2130315

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Obama Foundation

Obama Foundation is an international or foreign affairs alliances or advocate in Chicago, IL whose mission is: Obama Foundation's mission is to inspire and empower people to change their world.

Revenue

$141.3m

Assets

$439.4m

Employees

203

EIN

46-4950751

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.

Revenue

$134.6m

Assets

$596.0m

Employees

481

EIN

36-2192800

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights

Heartland Alliance advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent s...

Revenue

$51.1m

Assets

$43.9m

Employees

897

EIN

36-1877640

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

The mission of the YMCA of Metro Chicago is to develop strong children, families and communities across Metropolitan Chicago through academic readiness, character development, violence prevention, fitness and healthy living. The mission of the YMCA of M...

Revenue

$86.6m

Assets

$246.7m

Employees

4,047

EIN

36-2179782

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Chicago area nonprofits

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National Association of Realtors (NAR)

American Brain Tumor Association

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

American Academy of Dermatology

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

American Marketing Association

Obama Foundation

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

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