Nonprofits in Illinois

There are 68,226 organizations in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisan nonprofits employ 852,673 people, earn more than $123 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $333 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Illinois cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Chicago	42,840	604,077	$95,591,977,704	$248,056,800,868
St. Louis, MO	3,824	25,981	$1,942,981,684	$7,599,703,887
Davenport, IA	2,410	28,010	$3,698,830,731	$23,376,862,389
Peoria	2,389	47,161	$4,596,874,329	$13,017,325,761
Springfield, IL	1,985	24,276	$3,066,300,829	$5,806,526,278
Rockford	1,424	19,867	$1,868,499,315	$4,739,487,996
Champaign	1,416	16,055	$2,546,234,276	$7,515,414,494
Bloomington, IL	1,069	8,195	$836,752,376	$2,008,350,640
Carbondale	1,018	8,573	$1,519,133,542	$3,417,552,681
Decatur, IL	627	8,642	$1,127,731,973	$2,567,503,350

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Job trends for Illinois nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	6,125
1-10	3,308
11-25	1,569
26-100	1,490
101 to 1,000	990
1,000+	135

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Illinois is driven by large organizations like Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp, Northwestern University, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Presence Care Transformation Corporation, and OSF Healthcare System (OSF).
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, developmentally disabled centers, hospital systems, and multiservice human service organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in Illinois

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	16,511
$250k to $1M	4,968
$1M to $5M	2,950
$5M to $25M	1,230
$25M to $100M	388
$100M+	188

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Advocate Health and Hospitals Corp, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Central States SE & SW Areas Health & Welfare F, Northwestern University, and Feeding America earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Illinois.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.9% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Illinois with more than $100 million account for 65.4% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, universities, fraternal societies, trade / professional associations, and private foundations.

Types of nonprofits in Illinois

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	9,973	14,612	$2,180,475,755	$9,803,436,391
Educational institutions	9,490	174,412	$16,210,515,916	$47,963,184,268
Foundations	7,607	3,119	$7,384,013,061	$52,492,681,873
Business and community development organizations	5,042	31,713	$6,994,856,058	$17,413,258,983
Human service organizations	4,874	123,082	$5,613,517,923	$9,894,738,847
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	4,509	26,603	$2,043,814,712	$2,604,591,189
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	4,314	29,660	$1,751,822,299	$6,378,330,853
Mutual assistance organizations	3,905	11,673	$16,651,707,330	$50,337,200,598
Unions and employment organizations	3,355	31,121	$1,680,455,805	$2,270,271,713
Youth development organizations	2,467	5,843	$239,643,801	$389,530,339

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Obama Foundation

Obama Foundation is an international development, relief service in Chicago, IL whose mission is: Obama Foundation's mission is to inspire and empower people to change their world.

Revenue

$232.1m

Assets

$229.1m

Employees

EIN

46-4950751

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Marketing Association

The American Marketing Association (AMA) is a professional association for individuals and organizations leading the practice, teaching and development of marketing knowledge worldwide.Our principle role is to serve as a forum to connect like-minded ind...

Revenue

$17.1m

Assets

$10.4m

Employees

EIN

36-2130315

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Association of Realtors

Nar provides a facility for professional development, research & exchange of information among its members and to the public in order to preserve the right to own, use and transfer real property. The national association of realtors (nar) provides a fac...

Revenue

$242.2m

Assets

$318.1m

Employees

355

EIN

36-1520690

IRS type

501(c)(6)

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is an educational, research and scientific society with more than 50,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology.

Revenue

$53.3m

Assets

$132.8m

Employees

190

EIN

36-2181944

IRS type

501(c)(6)

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

The mission of the YMCA of Metro Chicago is to develop strong children, families and communities across Metropolitan Chicago through academic readiness, character development, violence prevention, fitness and healthy living. The mission of the YMCA of M...

Revenue

$94.8m

Assets

$278.5m

Employees

4,133

EIN

36-2179782

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) provides bonafide credentials and comprehensive oral implant education.

Revenue

$4.8m

Assets

$13.4m

Employees

EIN

41-6044864

IRS type

501(c)(6)

National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)

NMMA is dedicated to advocating for and promoting the strength of marine manufacturing, the sales and service networks of its members, and the boating lifestyle.

Revenue

$60.4m

Assets

$32.4m

Employees

474

EIN

36-2369301

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Gigi's Playhouse

To change the way the world views Down syndrome through national campaigns, educational programs, and by empowering individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community.

Revenue

$3.6m

Assets

$3.3m

Employees

EIN

20-0058563

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Brain Tumor Association

Mission statement the mission of the American brain tumor association is to advance the understanding and treatment of brain tumors with the goals of improving, extending and, ultimately, saving the lives of those impacted by a brain tumor diagnosis. We...

Revenue

$5.8m

Assets

$5.1m

Employees

EIN

23-7286648

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Academy of Dermatology

To assure that dermatologists have access to the highest quality education, research and innovations in the field, and that patients and the public have access to the highest quality medical and surgical dermatologic care and to information regarding pr...

Revenue

$33.0m

Assets

$94.7m

Employees

196

EIN

41-0793046

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Illinois

Nonprofits by major Illinois cities

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Obama Foundation

American Marketing Association

National Association of Realtors

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID)

National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)

Gigi's Playhouse

American Brain Tumor Association

American Academy of Dermatology

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