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Schools and educational institutions

There are 271,932 educational institutions in the United States. Combined, these educational institutions employ 5 million people, earn more than $661 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 trillion.
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Types of educational institutions

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Student service organizations
 
71,197
 
$25,023,854,170
Educational service providers
 
69,820
 
$23,695,911,765
Parent teacher associations
 
42,570
 
$1,562,530,585
Preschool, elementary, and secondary schools
 
28,805
 
$123,641,328,654
Scholarship and financial aid organizations
 
27,244
 
$11,105,013,404
Fraternities and sororities
 
26,480
 
$3,145,008,235
Organizations supporting a single school or educational institution
 
21,467
 
$43,631,733,881
Adult education and ESL centers
 
16,223
 
$2,521,443,965
Education professional societies
 
11,902
 
$3,156,600,342
Alumni associations
 
9,110
 
$4,742,506,548
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Job trends for Educational institutions

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
27,488
1-10
 
8,578
11-25
 
5,292
26-100
 
7,765
101 to 1,000
 
4,694
1,000+
 
696
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Sizes of educational institutions

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
47,471
$250k to $1M
 
14,948
$1M to $5M
 
11,102
$5M to $25M
 
6,297
$25M to $100M
 
1,915
$100M+
 
807
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Directory of educational institutions

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1-20 of 271,932

Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO)

WWO provides education and psychosocial support for orphaned and vulnerable children to integrate them into their communities as healthy, independent members.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$1.9m
Employees
6
EIN
13-3968225
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Association for the Education of Young Children

National Association for the Education of Young Children promotes high-quality early learning, empowers educators, and supports community engagement through resources, events, and advocacy.
Revenue
$18.9m
Assets
$62.8m
Employees
107
EIN
36-6009499
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Common Application

The Common Application promotes access and equity in college admissions, supporting over one million students globally through a unified application platform.
Revenue
$65.8m
Assets
$99.2m
Employees
196
EIN
91-2170737
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Trinity Episcopal School

Founded in 1709, Trinity School is a college preparatory, coeducational independent day school for Grades K-12, located on the Upper West Side of New York City.
Revenue
$86.7m
Assets
$277.0m
Employees
445
EIN
13-5563003
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Seed Foundation

The Seed Foundation partners with communities to run public college-prep boarding schools, empowering underserved students with 24-hour learning and college-to-graduation support.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$7.0m
Employees
37
EIN
54-1850819
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children.
Revenue
$38.0m
Assets
$37.4m
Employees
159
EIN
41-2024986
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Reading Partners

Reading Partners is a national education nonprofit that works with elementary schools to support students who are reading six months to two and a half years below grade-level.
Revenue
$30.9m
Assets
$25.5m
Employees
905
EIN
77-0568469
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Norwich University

Norwich University is the nation's oldest private military college and the birthplace of ROTC, serving a diverse student body that reflects the world today.
Revenue
$192.0m
Assets
$526.4m
Employees
1,707
EIN
03-0179424
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Council for Opportunity in Education

Council for Opportunity in Education champions college access and success for low-income, first-generation, and disabled students through advocacy, training, and stronger TRIO programs.
Revenue
$10.7m
Assets
$7.0m
Employees
31
EIN
52-1221301
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH)

Yale New Haven Hospital is a 1,541-bed hospital located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the primary teaching hospital for Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Nursing.
Revenue
$4.9b
Assets
$5.6b
Employees
18.1k
EIN
06-0646652
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Teach for All

Teach for All cultivates global leaders to ensure all children receive quality education, fostering community relationships and empowering change through teaching in marginalized areas.
Revenue
$49.0m
Assets
$74.2m
Employees
79
EIN
26-2122566
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The George Washington University (GWU)

The George Washington University (GWU) values a dynamic, student-focused community stimulated by cultural and intellectual diversity and built upon a foundation of integrity, creativity, and openness to the exploration of new ideas.
Revenue
$2.0b
Assets
$5.5b
Employees
15.2k
EIN
53-0196584
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Howard University

Howard University is an institution that educates students, develops professionals, conducts research, and serves patients through 12 schools of higher education and an academic medical center.
Revenue
$1.4b
Assets
$3.0b
Employees
7,834
EIN
53-0204707
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Columbia University

Columbia University is a prestigious private university with campuses in New York City and around the world. It is one of the world's most important centers of research and provides instruction in a wide range of fields.
Revenue
$7.5b
Assets
$26.0b
Employees
41.3k
EIN
13-5598093
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College is a highly selective, nondenominational, residential, liberal arts college for women, enrolling approximately 2,000 students from across the United States and more than 70 countries.
Revenue
$242.2m
Assets
$1.6b
Employees
2,924
EIN
04-2103578
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Camfed USA Foundation

Camfed educates girls and empowers women to fight poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa through educational support programs and alumni networks.
Revenue
$30.4m
Assets
$78.1m
Employees
15
EIN
54-2033897
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC)

AUBMC is an academic medical center dedicated to the passionate pursuit of improving the health of the community in Lebanon and the region through the delivery of exceptional and comprehensive quality care to their patients.
Revenue
$709.7m
Assets
$1.8b
Employees
363
EIN
13-5596846
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Achieving the Dream

Achieving the Dream is a national nonprofit that is dedicated to helping more community college students, particularly low-income students and students of color, stay in school and earn a college certificate or degree.
Revenue
$22.7m
Assets
$46.3m
Employees
77
EIN
27-1635830
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The German School Society (GISW)

The German International School Washington D.C. (GISW) provides students with a unique international perspective by combining the best of U.S. and German academic education since 1961.
Revenue
$18.0m
Assets
$17.8m
Employees
206
EIN
54-0740278
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southern New Hampshire University Student Government Association

The Southern New Hampshire Student Government Association represents the best interest of the student community through shared governance, sound fiscal policy, beneficial services, and leadership.
Revenue
$905.2k
Assets
$727.6k
Employees
0
EIN
02-0482745
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "B00: Education: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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