Chicago area nonprofits

There are 47,807 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 881,670 people, earn more than $101 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $263 billion.

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Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	4,922
1-10	2,247
11-25	1,075
26-100	1,060
101 to 1,000	710
1,000+	102

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Chicago is driven by large organizations like City Garden Waldorf School, Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, Northwestern University, The University of Chicago (UChicago), and Presence Health Presence Healthcare Presence Health Care.
The largest employers tend to be preschools, general hospitals, universities, hospital systems, and trade / professional associations.

Sizes of nonprofits in Chicago

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	12,991
$250k to $1M	3,721
$1M to $5M	2,333
$5M to $25M	995
$25M to $100M	311
$100M+	151

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central States SE and SW Areas Health and Welfare Fund, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Northwestern University, and Feeding America earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Chicago.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.7% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Chicago with more than $100 million account for 66.6% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, universities, fraternal societies, trade / professional associations, and pension and retirement funds.

Types of nonprofits in Chicago

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	7,480	12,111	$1,723,288,656	$9,124,398,392
Educational institutions	6,968	385,362	$15,253,235,824	$44,680,942,790
Foundations	6,389	869	$5,535,503,444	$43,528,671,309
Human service organizations	3,745	81,267	$4,317,775,676	$7,769,524,691
Business and community development organizations	3,561	29,210	$6,863,107,933	$17,024,881,715
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,253	27,066	$1,707,331,795	$6,072,378,128
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,851	19,904	$1,828,906,622	$2,296,851,930
Unions and employment organizations	1,903	20,871	$1,280,062,852	$1,853,651,347
Mutual assistance organizations	1,475	6,554	$13,936,978,559	$31,585,026,318
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,156	4,934	$1,220,593,508	$23,134,256,820

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National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (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

$2.7m

Assets

$7.3m

Employees

EIN

36-6009226

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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

$82.3m

Assets

$161.1m

Employees

311

EIN

36-1263962

IRS type

501(c)(4)

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)

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)

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

$376.4m

Assets

$1.7b

Employees

4,128

EIN

36-2167725

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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 development, relief service 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 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

$38.3m

Assets

$83.8m

Employees

204

EIN

41-0793046

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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

$54.2m

Assets

$126.5m

Employees

188

EIN

36-2181944

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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

$90.6m

Assets

$247.3m

Employees

4,003

EIN

36-2179782

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Chicago area nonprofits

Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

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Types of nonprofits in Chicago

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National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKF)

Lions Clubs International (LCI)

American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)

Gigi's Playhouse

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)

Association for Corporate Growth

Obama Foundation

American Academy of Dermatology

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

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