Chicago area nonprofits

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There are 50,389 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 859,109 people, earn more than $101 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $277 billion.

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Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	4,969
1-10	2,285
11-25	1,097
26-100	1,092
101 to 1,000	713
1,000+	102

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, trade / professional associations, and specialty hospitals.

Sizes of nonprofits in Chicago

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	13,155
$250k to $1M	3,669
$1M to $5M	2,359
$5M to $25M	982
$25M to $100M	312
$100M+	142

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 66.8% 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	8,136	14,230	$1,854,585,758	$9,686,866,483
Educational institutions	7,498	382,415	$15,090,145,310	$45,938,550,791
Foundations	6,819	1,078	$5,590,289,420	$45,824,260,943
Human service organizations	3,987	84,337	$4,598,929,837	$8,314,991,760
Business and community development organizations	3,680	30,016	$6,988,257,932	$17,848,084,306
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,420	26,763	$1,520,582,728	$6,064,645,755
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,918	20,644	$1,921,671,059	$2,674,206,603
Unions and employment organizations	1,968	21,293	$1,367,737,785	$2,000,527,467
Mutual assistance organizations	1,456	7,316	$14,261,507,298	$34,100,629,081
Youth development organizations	1,265	7,053	$305,036,220	$443,349,621

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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

$2.9m

Assets

$2.7m

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

$11.4m

Assets

$8.2m

Employees

EIN

13-6163137

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Obama Foundation

Obama Foundation is an international, foreign affairs and national security alliances and advocacy 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)

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 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)

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)

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)

The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is an encyclopedic art museum located in Chicago's Grant Park. It features a collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in its permanent collection.

Revenue

$351.8m

Assets

$1.7b

Employees

4,119

EIN

36-2167725

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

$47.2m

Assets

$40.1m

Employees

323

EIN

36-1877640

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)

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Chicago area nonprofits

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The Society of American Archivists

Association for Corporate Growth

Obama Foundation

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

American Academy of Dermatology

American Marketing Association

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights

American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

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