Chicago area nonprofits

There are 46,788 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 869,204 people, earn more than $101 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $256 billion.

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Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	4,710
1-10	2,126
11-25	1,031
26-100	1,044
101 to 1,000	691
1,000+	104

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Chicago is driven by large organizations like City Garden Waldorf School, Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp, Northwestern University, The University of Chicago (UChicago), and Presence Care Transformation Corporation.
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	11,963
$250k to $1M	3,596
$1M to $5M	2,316
$5M to $25M	968
$25M to $100M	313
$100M+	148

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 2.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Chicago with more than $100 million account for 66.7% 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	7,429	12,152	$1,770,164,768	$9,122,717,056
Educational institutions	6,860	382,286	$15,142,906,345	$44,471,625,503
Foundations	5,968	837	$5,993,490,690	$44,039,592,187
Human service organizations	3,695	80,206	$4,183,699,939	$7,651,918,894
Business and community development organizations	3,513	29,287	$6,686,008,822	$16,555,547,370
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,198	26,362	$1,655,078,670	$6,011,254,061
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,804	19,363	$1,832,605,765	$2,265,713,197
Unions and employment organizations	1,885	19,805	$1,269,539,235	$1,797,297,418
Mutual assistance organizations	1,450	6,309	$13,284,883,657	$30,219,827,460
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,137	4,544	$1,078,651,231	$21,504,710,318

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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

$10.3m

Assets

$7.9m

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

$79.4m

Assets

$161.2m

Employees

293

EIN

36-1263962

IRS type

501(c)(4)

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

$164.7m

Assets

$355.9m

Employees

170

EIN

46-4950751

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)

NMMA is dedicated to advocating for and promoting the strength of marine manufacturing, the sales and service networks of its members, and the boating lifestyle.

Revenue

$62.9m

Assets

$35.0m

Employees

431

EIN

36-2369301

IRS type

501(c)(6)

National Association of Realtors

Nar provides a facility for professional development, research & exchange of information among its members and to the public in order to preserve the right to own, use and transfer real property. The national association of realtors (nar) provides a fac...

Revenue

$242.2m

Assets

$318.1m

Employees

355

EIN

36-1520690

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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

$56.7m

Assets

$174.3m

Employees

272

EIN

15-0539115

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

$347.4m

Assets

$1.6b

Employees

4,011

EIN

36-2167725

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

$53.3m

Assets

$132.8m

Employees

190

EIN

36-2181944

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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

$21.0m

Assets

$31.6m

Employees

286

EIN

36-1877640

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

$94.8m

Assets

$278.5m

Employees

4,133

EIN

36-2179782

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Chicago area nonprofits

Job trends for Chicago nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Chicago

Types of nonprofits in Chicago

Directory of nonprofits in Chicago

Association for Corporate Growth

Lions Clubs International (LCI)

Obama Foundation

National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)

National Association of Realtors

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

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