Chicago area nonprofits

There are 13,476 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 649,284 people, earn more than $98 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $247 billion.

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Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,984
1-10	1,990
11-25	1,038
26-100	1,040
101 to 1,000	698
1,000+	106

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Chicago is driven by large organizations like Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp, Northwestern University, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Presence Care Transformation Corporation, and Rush University Medical Center.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, hospital systems, specialty hospitals, and developmentally disabled centers.

Sizes of nonprofits in Chicago

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	5,715
$250k to $1M	3,726
$1M to $5M	2,307
$5M to $25M	1,002
$25M to $100M	304
$100M+	149

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Central States SE & SW Areas Health & Welfare F, Northwestern University, and Feeding America earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Chicago.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Chicago with more than $100 million account for 66.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, universities, private foundations, and specialty hospitals.

Types of nonprofits in Chicago

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Foundations	4,421	3,224	$7,534,313,607	$42,507,682,588
Business and community development organizations	1,186	23,601	$5,421,886,340	$14,643,423,085
Educational institutions	1,166	156,317	$15,191,624,974	$43,587,681,960
Human service organizations	905	83,944	$4,359,560,674	$8,394,499,356
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	703	19,029	$1,535,949,099	$2,178,818,579
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	644	23,057	$1,505,151,541	$5,777,902,940
Hospitals and clinics	480	227,292	$35,370,797,288	$56,627,258,864
Housing providers and shelters	464	9,789	$809,847,393	$2,570,346,885
Unions and employment organizations	462	23,028	$1,348,961,154	$1,957,546,382
Religious organizations	429	7,101	$855,384,312	$3,018,919,774

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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

$4.3m

Assets

$11.6m

Employees

EIN

41-6044864

IRS type

501(c)(6)

The Chicago Community Trust (CCT)

To lead and inspire philanthropic efforts that measurably improve the quality of life and the prosperity of our region.

Revenue

$389.6m

Assets

$2.4b

Employees

116

EIN

36-2167000

IRS type

501(c)(3)

John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.

Revenue

$716.3m

Assets

$7.0b

Employees

N/A

EIN

23-7093598

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)

The Thresholds

Thresholds assists and inspires people with severe mental illnesses to reclaim their lives by providing the supports, skills and the respectful encouragement that they need to achieve hopeful and successful futures. We strive to be the provider of choic...

Revenue

$92.8m

Assets

$66.9m

Employees

1,697

EIN

36-2518901

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), established in 1863, is association representing more than 86,500 veterinarians working in private and corporate practice, government, industry, academia, and uniformed services.

Revenue

$39.7m

Assets

$76.7m

Employees

175

EIN

36-0731170

IRS type

501(c)(6)

American Dental Hygienists' Association

To improve the public's total health, the mission of the american dental hygienists' association is to advance the art and science of dental hygiene by ensuring access to quality health care; increasing awareness of the cost-effective benefits of preven...

Revenue

$6.2m

Assets

$5.0m

Employees

EIN

36-2372371

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Window To the World Communications (WTTW)

Window To the World Communications (WTTW) is Chicago's premier public media organization committed to creating and presenting unique content for television and digital media.

Revenue

$44.6m

Assets

$72.4m

Employees

305

EIN

36-2246703

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pat Tillman Foundation

The Pat Tillman Foundation invests in military veterans and their spouses through academic scholarships building a diverse community of leaders committed to service to others.

Revenue

$3.3m

Assets

$3.1m

Employees

EIN

20-1072336

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Dairy Management

Dairy management inc (dmi) was formed in 1995 by the national dairy promotion and research board (ndb) and the united dairy industry association (udia). Dmi is a management organization that invests dairy producer checkoff funds in strategic, coordinate...

Revenue

$155.0m

Assets

$28.0m

Employees

280

EIN

36-3992031

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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Chicago area nonprofits

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American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

The Chicago Community Trust (CCT)

John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation

American Brain Tumor Association

The Thresholds

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

American Dental Hygienists' Association

Window To the World Communications (WTTW)

Pat Tillman Foundation

Dairy Management

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