Columbia area nonprofits

There are 4,872 organizations in the greater Columbia South Carolina metro area. Combined, these Columbia metro nonprofits employ 37,123 people, earn more than $6 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $10 billion.

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Job trends for Columbia nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	435
1-10	234
11-25	93
26-100	101
101 to 1,000	39
1,000+	5

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Columbia is driven by large organizations like Palmetto Health, Lutheran Homes of South Carolina (LHSC), Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina, The Young Men's Christian Assoc of Columbia SC, and Babcock Center.
The largest employers tend to be hospital systems, senior residential care facilities, multiservice human service organizations, developmentally disabled centers, and colleges.

Sizes of nonprofits in Columbia

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	1,030
$250k to $1M	312
$1M to $5M	172
$5M to $25M	60
$25M to $100M	27
$100M+	5

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Palmetto Health, Central Electric Power Cooperative, Palmetto Health-University of South Carolina Medical Group, Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative Attn Theresa Crepes, and Welvista earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Columbia.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Columbia with more than $100 million account for 58.3% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, public utilities, managed care organizations, public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations, and fraternal societies.

Types of nonprofits in Columbia

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	1,128	381	$28,022,799	$34,245,354
Educational institutions	723	4,977	$476,674,377	$1,166,812,822
Business and community development organizations	412	845	$148,158,299	$351,596,219
Human service organizations	347	8,689	$365,396,399	$706,737,881
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	295	1,685	$67,423,179	$107,535,064
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	276	883	$105,008,997	$621,197,214
Foundations	245	113	$130,968,289	$723,758,492
Mutual assistance organizations	191	99	$330,503,565	$214,634,499
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	171	727	$1,697,502,110	$3,236,908,666
Youth development organizations	130	797	$12,522,543	$8,115,408

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Harvest Hope Food Bank

The mission of Harvest Hope Food Bank is to provide for the needs of hungry people by gathering and sharing quality food with dignity, compassion and education.

Revenue

$52.3m

Assets

$5.8m

Employees

EIN

57-0725560

IRS type

501(c)(3)

South Carolina Hospital Association

To support its member hospitals in creating a world-class health care delivery system for the people of South Carolina by fostering high quality patient care and serving as effective advocates for the Hospital community. Scha's mission is to support its...

Revenue

$21.6m

Assets

$23.4m

Employees

EIN

57-0372816

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Camden Military Academy

Camden military academy provides instructional service to students grades 7-12. It maintains a faculty, dormitory, mess hall, infirmary, mess hall, classrooms and recreational facilities. It maintains a faculty, dormitory, mess hall, infirmary, classroo...

Revenue

$9.6m

Assets

$18.0m

Employees

141

EIN

57-0602035

IRS type

501(c)(3)

South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA)

South Carolina Research Authority is an applied research corporation with over 31 years of experience delivering technology solutions to federal and corporate clients and growing the Knowledge Economy in South Carolina.

Revenue

$12.9m

Assets

$85.5m

Employees

EIN

57-0736144

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina

Presbyterian communities of south carolina is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community associated with the presbyterian church (usa) and offers a variety of lifestyle choices to meet the diverse and changing needs of today's seniors. Their ...

Revenue

$57.7m

Assets

$122.8m

Employees

1,207

EIN

57-0373677

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Welvista

Provide access to donated prescription medication to the uninsured and oral health care to low-income children.

Revenue

$128.8m

Assets

$31.0m

Employees

EIN

56-2034627

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Central Carolina Community Foundation

Our mission is to promote, faciliate, and increase philanthropy to create a sustainable impact within our community through responsible giving. We are a nonprofit organization serving 11 counties in the midlands by distributing grants and scholarships a...

Revenue

$31.9m

Assets

$147.1m

Employees

EIN

57-0793960

IRS type

501(c)(3)

South Carolina Student Loan Corporation (SCSL)

South Carolina Student Loan (SCSL) is the only statewide non-profit education lender. They provide programs of financial assistance to enable eligible students and parents to pursue and obtain their educational goals.

Revenue

$76.1m

Assets

$1.9b

Employees

EIN

57-0602805

IRS type

501(c)(3)

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust

To enhance the purpose of the University of South Carolina and the University of South Carolina School of medicine. It performs its purpose in providing clinical setting for faculty to perform medical services to patients.

Revenue

$57.8m

Assets

$54.8m

Employees

197

EIN

57-0705675

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Hammond School

The mission of hammond school is to instill in students a commitment to academic excellence and recognition of individual potential that will contribute to the development of their characters.

Revenue

$16.9m

Assets

$56.1m

Employees

343

EIN

57-0477924

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Columbia area nonprofits

Job trends for Columbia nonprofits

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Harvest Hope Food Bank

South Carolina Hospital Association

Camden Military Academy

South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA)

Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina

Welvista

Central Carolina Community Foundation

South Carolina Student Loan Corporation (SCSL)

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Educational Trust

Hammond School

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