Detroit area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 Detroit area nonprofits
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There are 20,768 organizations in the greater Detroit metro area, including the cities of Detroit, Dearborn, Farmington Hills, Livonia, Novi, Pontiac, Southfield, Taylor, Troy, and Warren. Combined, these Detroit metro nonprofits employ 267,672 people, earn more than $44 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $170 billion.

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Job trends for Detroit nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,881
1-10	791
11-25	348
26-100	371
101 to 1,000	300
1,000+	38

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Detroit is driven by large organizations like Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, Henry Ford Health System (HFHS), Trinity Health - Michigan, Beaumont Hospital Dearborn, and Trinity Senior Living Communities.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, senior residential care facilities, unions, vocational rehabilitation programs, and residential care facilities.

Sizes of nonprofits in Detroit

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,735
$250k to $1M	1,251
$1M to $5M	698
$5M to $25M	326
$25M to $100M	101
$100M+	41

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Uaw Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, Blue Care Network of Michigan, Henry Ford Health System (HFHS), Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, and Trinity Health - Michigan earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Detroit.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Detroit with more than $100 million account for 74.9% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, health finance organizations, pension and retirement funds, hospital systems, and insurance companies.

Types of nonprofits in Detroit

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	3,519	4,296	$377,786,315	$1,004,662,524
Educational institutions	2,737	14,780	$988,463,566	$2,474,384,916
Foundations	1,906	808	$1,136,039,834	$8,476,058,119
Human service organizations	1,904	40,968	$1,861,704,721	$2,200,020,489
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,409	9,041	$377,223,463	$686,354,017
Business and community development organizations	1,335	2,616	$780,247,428	$4,738,009,820
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,287	6,037	$395,758,228	$1,340,236,837
Unions and employment organizations	852	18,292	$774,728,001	$1,591,483,062
Youth development organizations	807	1,073	$58,345,456	$94,143,659
Mutual assistance organizations	703	4,208	$9,118,358,313	$89,145,500,832

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Kresge Foundation

To expand opportunities in America's cities through grantmaking and social investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development in Detroit.

Revenue

$253.9m

Assets

$3.7b

Employees

N/A

EIN

38-1359217

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Michigan Humane Society

To end companion animal homelessness, to provide the highest quality service and compassion to the animals entrusted to our care, and to be a leader in promoting Humane values. To end companion animal homelessness, to provide the highest quality service...

Revenue

$20.4m

Assets

$37.7m

Employees

309

EIN

38-1358206

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Forgotten Harvest

The mission of Forgotten Harvest is to relieve hunger in the Detroit metropolitan community and preventing nutritious food waste.

Revenue

$86.8m

Assets

$17.3m

Employees

117

EIN

38-2926476

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Henry Ford

The Henry Ford provides unique educational experiences based on authentic objects, stories, and lives from America's traditions of ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation.

Revenue

$88.5m

Assets

$480.0m

Employees

2,118

EIN

38-1359513

IRS type

501(c)(3)

College for Creative Studies (CSS)

The College for Creative Studies (CCS), located in midtown Detroit, strives to provide students with the tools needed for successful careers in the dynamic and growing creative industries.

Revenue

$84.2m

Assets

$260.7m

Employees

1,187

EIN

38-1550064

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mclaren Oakland

McLaren Oakland is a 328-bed medical center that provides primary and specialty healthcare services to the greater Pontiac and Oakland County community.

Revenue

$234.8m

Assets

$149.2m

Employees

1,778

EIN

38-1428164

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Toni Wisne Sabina Foundation

Toni Wisne Sabina Foundation is a private foundation in Novi, MI, which was founded in 2006 and most recently had $19,083,000 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$19.1m

Assets

$24.7m

Employees

N/A

EIN

20-4120018

IRS type

501(c)(3)

DTE Energy Foundation

The DTE Energy Foundation is at the core of DTE Energy's commitment to the communities and customers it is privileged to serve. It will aggressively communicate this reaffirmed commitment at every opportunity.

Revenue

$32.0m

Assets

$145.7m

Employees

N/A

EIN

38-2708636

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Invest Detroit

Idf promotes a higher quality of life for distressed communities, primarily in the city of detroit through attracting new industry, encouraging the development of business, housing, transportation and other community resources. Idf provides loans and fi...

Revenue

$21.1m

Assets

$86.7m

Employees

EIN

27-1927369

IRS type

501(c)(3)

University Liggett School (ULS)

Located in Grosse Pointe Woods, a short drive from the bustle of downtown Detroit, University Liggett School is a nationally recognized, experiential learning-based private school for children from prekindergarten (age 3) through 12th grade.

Revenue

$20.3m

Assets

$55.0m

Employees

273

EIN

38-1360536

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Detroit area nonprofits

Job trends for Detroit nonprofits

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Kresge Foundation

Michigan Humane Society

Forgotten Harvest

Henry Ford

College for Creative Studies (CSS)

Mclaren Oakland

Toni Wisne Sabina Foundation

DTE Energy Foundation

Invest Detroit

University Liggett School (ULS)

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