Chicago area nonprofits

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There are 53,935 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 859,537 people, earn more than $99 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $280 billion.

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Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	5,033
1-10	2,306
11-25	1,102
26-100	1,087
101 to 1,000	713
1,000+	101

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	13,428
$250k to $1M	3,628
$1M to $5M	2,337
$5M to $25M	984
$25M to $100M	311
$100M+	139

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 66.3% 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	8,431	14,353	$1,888,919,517	$9,739,666,182
Educational institutions	7,965	386,804	$15,461,157,545	$48,300,382,284
Foundations	7,269	1,084	$5,636,502,703	$45,843,459,831
Human service organizations	4,535	83,374	$4,500,087,879	$8,006,013,642
Business and community development organizations	3,863	29,450	$6,800,986,981	$17,524,620,183
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,723	22,684	$1,130,505,316	$4,422,296,539
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	3,116	20,474	$1,903,345,228	$2,682,378,889
Unions and employment organizations	2,031	22,149	$1,406,960,754	$2,096,011,997
Mutual assistance organizations	1,473	7,354	$14,392,906,950	$34,801,674,924
Youth development organizations	1,461	6,647	$290,898,413	$432,722,414

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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)

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

$11.4m

Assets

$8.2m

Employees

EIN

13-6163137

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

$88.8m

Assets

$163.7m

Employees

308

EIN

36-1263962

IRS type

501(c)(4)

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific society with more than 50,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology.

Revenue

$56.8m

Assets

$122.3m

Employees

203

EIN

36-2181944

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

$2.6m

Assets

$2.2m

Employees

EIN

84-6023531

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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 Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)

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.

Revenue

$3.4m

Assets

$5.6m

Employees

EIN

23-7286648

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

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

Revenue

$4.6m

Assets

$12.6m

Employees

EIN

41-6044864

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

$4.0m

Assets

$3.0m

Employees

EIN

20-0058563

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)

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Chicago area nonprofits

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National Association of Realtors (NAR)

Association for Corporate Growth

Lions Clubs International (LCI)

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The Society of American Archivists

Obama Foundation

American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)

American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

GiGi's Playhouse

American Marketing Association

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