Chicago area nonprofits
There are 55,492 organizations in the greater Chicagometro 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 650,836 people, earn more than $118 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $333 billion.
Job trends for Chicago nonprofits
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 5,729 |
1-10 | 2,844 |
11-25 | 1,160 |
26-100 | 1,127 |
101 to 1,000 | 717 |
1,000+ | 92 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Chicago is driven by large organizations like Lake Courthouse Foundation, Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Northwestern University, and Rush University Medical Center.
- The largest employers tend to be universities, hospital systems, general hospitals, colleges, and historical societies.
Sizes of nonprofits in Chicago
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 13,251 |
$250k to $1M | 3,889 |
$1M to $5M | 2,553 |
$5M to $25M | 1,121 |
$25M to $100M | 335 |
$100M+ | 162 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation, Central States Southeast and Southwest 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 2.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Chicago with more than $100 million account for 69.1% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, universities, general hospitals, fraternal societies, and colleges.
Types of nonprofits in Chicago
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
9,107 | $1,871,483,206 | |
7,952 | $22,380,505,440 | |
6,731 | $8,472,736,242 | |
4,759 | $5,589,835,218 | |
3,933 | $5,989,305,079 | |
3,644 | $2,325,821,071 | |
3,187 | $2,098,210,394 | |
1,928 | $1,456,630,076 | |
1,559 | $339,428,824 | |
1,500 | $16,211,176,284 |
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1-20 of 55,492
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
Revenue
$52.4m
Assets
$109.0m
Employees
184
EIN
36-2181944
IRS type
501(c)(6)
American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$13.0m
Employees
22
EIN
41-6044864
IRS type
501(c)(6)
GiGi's Playhouse
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$5.8m
Employees
51
EIN
20-0058563
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
Revenue
$58.5m
Assets
$214.4m
Employees
2,442
EIN
36-2179782
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Revenue
$63.5m
Assets
$195.1m
Employees
293
EIN
15-0539115
IRS type
501(c)(3)
American Academy of Dermatology
Revenue
$38.2m
Assets
$93.5m
Employees
225
EIN
41-0793046
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKF)
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$7.7m
Employees
17
EIN
36-6009226
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The Society of American Archivists
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
11
EIN
84-6023531
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)
Revenue
$414.9m
Assets
$1.8b
Employees
3,261
EIN
36-2167725
IRS type
501(c)(3)
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Revenue
$152.9m
Assets
$657.2m
Employees
462
EIN
36-2192800
IRS type
501(c)(3)
National Association of Realtors
Revenue
$328.4m
Assets
$1.0b
Employees
379
EIN
36-1520690
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Lions Clubs - Catherine M Rizzo (LCI)
Revenue
$63.5m
Assets
$181.2m
Employees
270
EIN
36-1263962
IRS type
501(c)(4)
American Brain Tumor Association
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$8.8m
Employees
36
EIN
23-7286648
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Association for Corporate Growth
Revenue
$26.0m
Assets
$21.1m
Employees
75
EIN
13-6163137
IRS type
501(c)(6)
American Marketing Association
Revenue
$15.8m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
88
EIN
36-2130315
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The Obama Foundation
Revenue
$309.3m
Assets
$945.0m
Employees
251
EIN
46-4950751
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights
Revenue
$52.4m
Assets
$53.7m
Employees
393
EIN
36-1877640
IRS type
501(c)(3)
American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Revenue
$25.1m
Assets
$22.3m
Employees
0
EIN
36-4241052
IRS type
501(c)(6)
CompTIA
Revenue
$144.8m
Assets
$71.6m
Employees
281
EIN
06-1058206
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Dairy Management
Revenue
$178.2m
Assets
$25.6m
Employees
309
EIN
36-3992031
IRS type
501(c)(6)