Houston area nonprofits
There are 28,065 organizations in the greater Houston metro area, including the cities of Houston, Baytown, Conroe, Galveston, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands. Combined, these Houston metro nonprofits employ 215,558 people, earn more than $36 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $99 billion.
Job trends for Houston nonprofits
| Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,523 |
| 1-10 | 1,051 |
| 11-25 | 398 |
| 26-100 | 401 |
| 101 to 1,000 | 213 |
| 1,000+ | 25 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Houston is driven by large organizations like Memorial Hermann Health System, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Houston Methodist Leading Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital (TCS), and Houston Methodist.
- The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, professional schools, specialty hospitals, universities, and multiservice human service organizations.
Sizes of nonprofits in Houston
| Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
|---|---|
| < $250k | 5,779 |
| $250k to $1M | 1,756 |
| $1M to $5M | 938 |
| $5M to $25M | 352 |
| $25M to $100M | 85 |
| $100M+ | 44 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Memorial Hermann Health System, Texas Children's Hospital (TCS), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Houston Methodist, and Houston Methodist Leading Medicine earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Houston.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Houston with more than $100 million account for 69.8% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, specialty hospitals, private foundations, professional schools, and health financing and support organizations.
Types of nonprofits in Houston
| Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
6,166 | $321,562,638 | |
4,209 | $4,940,564,873 | |
2,371 | $1,326,197,975 | |
2,344 | $2,802,324,192 | |
2,028 | $680,789,703 | |
1,538 | $775,186,348 | |
1,467 | $1,009,566,454 | |
836 | $88,723,010 | |
798 | $534,720,275 | |
658 | $1,448,497,728 |
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Directory of nonprofits in Houston
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Houston Ballet
Revenue
$36.9m
Assets
$142.2m
Employees
525
EIN
74-1394920
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Houston Botanic Garden
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$27.4m
Employees
7
EIN
04-3695294
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Alley Theatre
Revenue
$25.8m
Assets
$94.0m
Employees
355
EIN
74-1143076
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Memorial Hermann Health System
Revenue
$4.5b
Assets
$6.9b
Employees
28.4k
EIN
74-1152597
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Mary Moody Northen Endowment
Revenue
$34.6m
Assets
$542.9m
Employees
0
EIN
76-0152743
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Hamill Foundation
Revenue
$18.6m
Assets
$167.2m
Employees
N/A
EIN
23-7028238
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Houston Humane Society
Revenue
$12.5m
Assets
$22.5m
Employees
102
EIN
74-1340341
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Revenue
$36.5m
Assets
$226.8m
Employees
892
EIN
74-1036131
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Terry Foundation
Revenue
$50.0m
Assets
$410.0m
Employees
N/A
EIN
31-1551093
IRS type
501(c)(3)
David Weekley Family Foundation
Revenue
$15.9m
Assets
$125.5m
Employees
N/A
EIN
76-0324538
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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