Chicago area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 Chicago area nonprofits
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There are 50,351 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 859,649 people, earn more than $101 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $278 billion.

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Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	4,980
1-10	2,291
11-25	1,085
26-100	1,088
101 to 1,000	712
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	13,271
$250k to $1M	3,625
$1M to $5M	2,338
$5M to $25M	977
$25M to $100M	309
$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 66.9% 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	8,132	14,370	$1,865,988,456	$9,683,463,751
Educational institutions	7,515	382,311	$15,076,814,913	$45,942,812,054
Foundations	6,757	1,078	$5,558,585,947	$45,425,165,188
Human service organizations	3,986	84,168	$4,590,256,809	$8,325,504,794
Business and community development organizations	3,667	29,764	$6,834,188,708	$17,643,923,781
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,416	26,748	$1,520,865,717	$6,072,570,026
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,923	20,521	$1,906,192,224	$2,676,613,938
Unions and employment organizations	1,969	21,123	$1,353,407,700	$2,024,353,490
Mutual assistance organizations	1,454	7,420	$14,413,265,582	$34,838,613,631
Youth development organizations	1,271	7,078	$304,360,555	$443,636,836

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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)

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 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)

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 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)

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)

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)

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)

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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American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)

National Association of Realtors (NAR)

American Academy of Dermatology

Association for Corporate Growth

Obama Foundation

GiGi's Playhouse

American Marketing Association

Lions Clubs International (LCI)

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

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