Nonprofits in Illinois

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There are 77,286 organizations in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisan nonprofits employ 1 million people, earn more than $124 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $363 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Illinois cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Chicago	49,625	816,969	$94,804,228,136	$272,275,025,846
St. Louis, MO	4,206	27,696	$2,087,860,810	$6,335,755,314
Peoria	2,603	50,141	$5,172,137,233	$14,414,261,336
Davenport, IA	2,515	27,130	$3,683,402,985	$25,139,300,736
Springfield, IL	2,124	31,999	$3,300,508,059	$6,146,870,648
Rockford	1,602	20,367	$1,907,877,962	$5,129,095,686
Champaign	1,560	17,286	$2,752,787,574	$8,375,514,116
Bloomington, IL	1,163	7,994	$1,058,490,408	$2,245,018,366
Carbondale	1,109	9,088	$1,352,838,196	$3,541,516,883
Decatur, IL	698	9,703	$1,256,688,219	$2,836,847,562

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Job trends for Illinois nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	6,762
1-10	3,493
11-25	1,651
26-100	1,532
101 to 1,000	1,019
1,000+	131

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Illinois is driven by large organizations like City Garden Waldorf School, Advocate Health Care, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Northwestern University, and OSF Healthcare System (OSF).
The largest employers tend to be preschools, general hospitals, universities, specialty hospitals, and hospital systems.

Sizes of nonprofits in Illinois

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	18,781
$250k to $1M	4,951
$1M to $5M	3,038
$5M to $25M	1,252
$25M to $100M	403
$100M+	177

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Advocate Health Care, Central States SE and SW Areas Health and Welfare Fund, The University of Chicago (UChicago), Feeding America, and Northwestern University 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 65.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, universities, fraternal societies, specialty hospitals, and trade / professional associations.

Types of nonprofits in Illinois

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	11,589	16,023	$2,051,542,027	$10,348,801,020
Educational institutions	10,544	404,455	$16,505,632,558	$51,900,911,561
Foundations	9,218	3,776	$6,890,971,314	$56,066,150,814
Human service organizations	5,644	127,808	$6,115,254,901	$10,519,923,939
Business and community development organizations	5,510	33,410	$7,274,085,630	$18,947,203,372
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	5,001	27,170	$2,099,221,512	$3,062,227,634
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	4,864	24,539	$1,210,480,439	$4,700,482,620
Mutual assistance organizations	3,938	11,059	$17,749,936,411	$56,947,799,325
Unions and employment organizations	3,568	33,436	$1,898,432,532	$2,676,516,038
Youth development organizations	2,763	7,905	$326,986,058	$504,444,463

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National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois improves the health and well-being of people at risk for or affected by kidney disease through prevention, education and empowerment.

Revenue

$2.6m

Assets

$7.1m

Employees

EIN

36-6009226

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

$37.0m

Assets

$84.8m

Employees

216

EIN

41-0793046

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

RSNA promotes excellence in patient care and health care delivery through education, research and technologic innovation. Promoting and developing the highest standards of radiology and related science through education and research.

Revenue

$57.2m

Assets

$178.2m

Employees

272

EIN

15-0539115

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

$15.2m

Assets

$9.7m

Employees

EIN

36-2130315

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Association of Realtors (NAR)

NAR's institutes, societies and councils, are involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Revenue

$338.2m

Assets

$697.3m

Employees

396

EIN

36-1520690

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Obama Foundation

Obama Foundation is an international or foreign affairs alliances or advocate in Chicago, IL whose mission is: Obama Foundation's mission is to inspire and empower people to change their world.

Revenue

$141.3m

Assets

$439.4m

Employees

203

EIN

46-4950751

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.

Revenue

$134.6m

Assets

$596.0m

Employees

481

EIN

36-2192800

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights

Heartland Alliance advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent s...

Revenue

$51.1m

Assets

$43.9m

Employees

897

EIN

36-1877640

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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

$86.6m

Assets

$246.7m

Employees

4,047

EIN

36-2179782

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)

The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is an encyclopedic art museum located in Chicago's Grant Park. It features a collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in its permanent collection.

Revenue

$351.8m

Assets

$1.7b

Employees

4,119

EIN

36-2167725

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Illinois

Nonprofits by major Illinois cities

Job trends for Illinois nonprofits

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National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

American Academy of Dermatology

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

American Marketing Association

National Association of Realtors (NAR)

Obama Foundation

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights

The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC)

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