Denver area nonprofits
There are 4,313 organizations in the greater Denver metro area, including the cities of Denver, Aurora, Broomfield, Centennial, Commerce City, and Lakewood. Combined, these Denver metro nonprofits employ 158,770 people, earn more than $24 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $62 billion.
Job trends for Denver nonprofits
| Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,334 |
| 1-10 | 1,013 |
| 11-25 | 399 |
| 26-100 | 356 |
| 101 to 1,000 | 187 |
| 1,000+ | 23 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Denver is driven by large organizations like Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), University of Denver (DU), Children's Hospital Colorado, SCL Health, and Parker Adventist Hospital.
- The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, hospital systems, charter schools, and senior residential care facilities.
Sizes of nonprofits in Denver
| Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| < $250k | 1,736 |
| $250k to $1M | 1,328 |
| $1M to $5M | 814 |
| $5M to $25M | 272 |
| $25M to $100M | 80 |
| $100M+ | 32 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like CommonSpirit Health, Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), Parker Adventist Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado, and SCL Health earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Denver.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Denver with more than $100 million account for 61.9% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, private foundations, universities, and public utilities.
Types of nonprofits in Denver
| Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
824 | $2,019,950,829 | |
460 | $2,116,702,932 | |
407 | $778,121,590 | |
268 | $901,908,550 | |
264 | $546,462,215 | |
258 | $328,803,797 | |
253 | $527,307,201 | |
184 | $275,793,815 | |
171 | $11,629,317,067 | |
132 | $255,221,006 |
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Compassion and Choices
Revenue
$9.0m
Assets
$10.8m
Employees
100
EIN
84-1328829
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Revenue
$45.4m
Assets
$22.1m
Employees
561
EIN
84-0518447
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
Revenue
$25.1m
Assets
$26.2m
Employees
166
EIN
13-1882322
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
Revenue
$38.4m
Assets
$47.8m
Employees
163
EIN
20-0234163
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Children's Hospital Colorado
Revenue
$1.1b
Assets
$1.6b
Employees
7,788
EIN
84-0166760
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Morris Animal Foundation (MAF)
Revenue
$10.0m
Assets
$81.5m
Employees
49
EIN
84-6032307
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Dumb Friends League
Revenue
$51.4m
Assets
$119.6m
Employees
291
EIN
84-0405254
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Arabian Horse Association (AHA)
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$4.4m
Employees
56
EIN
01-0744024
IRS type
501(c)(5)
Water For People
Revenue
$21.0m
Assets
$16.5m
Employees
48
EIN
84-1166148
IRS type
501(c)(3)
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Revenue
$14.7m
Assets
$19.4m
Employees
22
EIN
20-0499338
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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