Detroit area nonprofits

There are 20,975 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 265,323 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	1,868
1-10	783
11-25	348
26-100	370
101 to 1,000	302
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 Health Corporation.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, unions, residential care facilities, vocational rehabilitation programs, and hospital systems.

Sizes of nonprofits in Detroit

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,714
$250k to $1M	1,251
$1M to $5M	698
$5M to $25M	322
$25M to $100M	100
$100M+	40

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 75.0% 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	3,529	4,036	$355,544,194	$978,326,419
Educational institutions	2,741	14,376	$951,161,252	$2,394,404,913
Foundations	1,916	808	$1,125,849,724	$8,446,002,747
Human service organizations	1,882	34,667	$1,920,871,872	$3,858,003,885
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,427	9,049	$375,262,006	$681,514,166
Business and community development organizations	1,352	2,601	$780,959,702	$4,728,506,150
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,285	6,113	$378,908,305	$1,313,890,973
Unions and employment organizations	890	18,071	$766,418,051	$1,582,707,039
Youth development organizations	805	1,051	$59,088,024	$95,226,547
Mutual assistance organizations	734	3,787	$9,126,312,840	$89,127,656,484

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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)

Fox Run

Nestled on 108-acres in the Detroit suburb of Novi, Michigan, Fox Run is part of Erickson Living, a national network of continuing care retirement communities, serving over 24,000 seniors in 11 states.

Revenue

$67.3m

Assets

$412.4m

Employees

1,073

EIN

52-2291271

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)

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Detroit area nonprofits

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Michigan Humane Society

Forgotten Harvest

Henry Ford

College for Creative Studies (CSS)

Fox Run

Mclaren Oakland

Toni Wisne Sabina Foundation

DTE Energy Foundation

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