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Chicago international-focused organizations

There are 709 international and foreign affairs organizations in the greater Chicago metro area, including the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, and Gary within the states of Illinois and Indiana. Combined, these Chicago metro international-focused organizations employ 3,943 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $3 billion.
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Types of international-focused organizations in Chicago

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
International development and relief organizations
 
457
 
$408,062,933
Humanitarian organizations
 
320
 
$160,940,809
International cultural and student exchange programs
 
89
 
$230,437,447
World peace and international security organizations
 
35
 
$16,799,258
Human rights organizations
 
34
 
$52,679,540
Organizations supporting multiple foreign affairs and international nonprofits
 
30
 
$7,530,559
International and foreign affairs professional societies
 
21
 
$689,174
International refugee and migration organizations
 
17
 
$2,952,185
Organizations supporting a single foreign affairs or international organization
 
10
 
$447,352,451
International and foreign affairs alliances and advocates
 
8
 
$607,011
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Job trends for Chicago international-focused organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
160
1-10
 
78
11-25
 
15
26-100
 
8
101 to 1,000
 
4
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of international-focused organizations in Chicago

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
252
$250k to $1M
 
87
$1M to $5M
 
41
$5M to $25M
 
16
$25M to $100M
 
4
$100M+
 
3
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Directory of international-focused organizations in Chicago

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1-20 of 709

The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International

Rotarians advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through health, education, poverty alleviation, polio eradication and donor-advised funds.
Revenue
$394.9m
Assets
$1.5b
Employees
297
EIN
36-3245072
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nph-Usa

Nph-Usa is a non-profit organization that helps orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children in Latin American and Caribbean countries. It is located in Chicago, IL, and is committed to raising public awareness and supporting Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos.
Revenue
$19.9m
Assets
$15.3m
Employees
38
EIN
65-1229309
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Shorashim

Shorashim is a nonprofit organization devoted to building bridges between Israeli and North American Jews. Shorashim has been a pioneer in cross-cultural educational programs in Eastern Europe and Israel since 1983.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$8.0m
Employees
3
EIN
36-3668787
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Warm Blankets Childrens Foundation

Kinship United rescues orphaned, abused, and neglected children in countries torn apart by war, poverty, and tragedy. In a loving family setting called a "Kinship Home," they transform the lives of orphans and widows alike.
Revenue
$8.3m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
7
EIN
36-4395095
IRS type
501(c)(3)

One World Surgery

One World Surgery provides high-quality surgical care in Honduras and the Dominican Republic through week-long medical missions and a cutting-edge surgery center.
Revenue
$15.8m
Assets
$17.4m
Employees
17
EIN
47-5128573
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Chicago Council promotes global understanding and engagement by providing insights on critical issues, advancing policy solutions and fostering dialogue.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$37.0m
Employees
84
EIN
36-2181969
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund

Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund is an international development or relief organization in Chicago, IL whose mission is: Western Nis Enterprise Fund promotes economic development through a $30 million legacy program.
Revenue
$134.5m
Assets
$224.1m
Employees
2
EIN
13-3786524
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sfusa

Syrian Forum USA: provides humanitarian aid & support to Syrians affected by conflict, through international fundraising & distribution (located in Willowbrook, IL).
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
10
EIN
46-5202334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pious Projects of America

Pious Projects of America fosters charitable giving to improve all aspects of life for people and communities in need, focusing on emergency and poverty relief.
Revenue
$12.3m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
3
EIN
47-1508583
IRS type
501(c)(3)

World Bicycle Relief (WBR)

World Bicycle Relief is an international, non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois that specializes in large-scale, comprehensive bicycle distribution programs to aid poverty relief in developing countries around the world.
Revenue
$12.2m
Assets
$12.8m
Employees
32
EIN
20-5080679
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation (AUAF)

Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation's purpose is to provide social services, without discrimination, to residents of Chicagoland area under the Community Care Program (CCP) of the Illinois Department of on Aging.
Revenue
$51.8m
Assets
$46.1m
Employees
2,204
EIN
36-2976266
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Interfaith America

Interfaith America inspires leaders to embrace religious diversity, fostering cooperation through training, resources, and partnerships across education, racial equity, and civic life.
Revenue
$22.8m
Assets
$37.8m
Employees
72
EIN
30-0212534
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of Elnet

To educate leaders and citizens from the United States and Europe about Israel, promote and exchange of ideas between such leaders and citizens and Israelis, and increase knowledge about Israel.
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$6.1m
Employees
7
EIN
45-2212393
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Institute for the International Education of Students

IES Abroad provides students and U.S. colleges and universities with high-quality academic study abroad programs and internship opportunities that foster intercultural development.
Revenue
$126.7m
Assets
$118.9m
Employees
206
EIN
36-2251912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

One Collective

International Teams is a global non-profit organization fueling a movement to change the future of communities worldwide through integrated community transformation.
Revenue
$15.2m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
222
EIN
36-6069820
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Opportunity International

By providing financial solutions and training, we empower people living in poverty to transform their lives, their children's futures and their communities.
Revenue
$40.9m
Assets
$67.5m
Employees
78
EIN
54-0907624
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Maestro Cares Foundation (MCF)

MaestroCares Foundation is a non-profit organization established by Marc Anthony and Henry Cardenas to help build orphanges for children in Latin America.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$10.3m
Employees
10
EIN
45-3706112
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greenheart International

Greenheart International fosters global leaders through personal development, cultural exchange, fair trade, homestays, education programs, international internships, and environmentalism.
Revenue
$16.5m
Assets
$9.7m
Employees
113
EIN
36-3417309
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Heartland Alliance International (HAI)

Heartland Alliance International (HAI) is a service-based human rights organization committed to protecting and promoting the rights of extremely vulnerable populations through an inclusive approach to comprehensive health and social and economic justice.
Revenue
$18.8m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
57
EIN
30-0739799
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Zakat Foundation of America

The organization fosters charitable giving to alleviate The immediate needs of poor communities and to establish long-term development projects that ensure individual and community growth and quickly respond to emergencies and disasters anywhere in The wo....
Revenue
$29.5m
Assets
$29.3m
Employees
54
EIN
36-4476244
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "Q00: International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security: 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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