Memphis area nonprofits

Name: Top 20 Memphis area nonprofits
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There are 13,047 organizations in the greater Memphis metro area. Combined, these Memphis metro nonprofits employ 95,875 people, earn more than $17 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $46 billion.

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Job trends for Memphis nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	852
1-10	415
11-25	172
26-100	171
101 to 1,000	103
1,000+	14

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Memphis is driven by large organizations like Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Youth Villages, and Regional One Health.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, specialty hospitals, mental health group homes, and multiservice human service organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in Memphis

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	1,431
$250k to $1M	475
$1M to $5M	279
$5M to $25M	163
$25M to $100M	49
$100M+	19

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals, Baptist Memorial Hospital, and Regional One Health earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Memphis.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 1.9% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Memphis with more than $100 million account for 72.1% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, organizations supporting a medical research nonprofit, specialty hospitals, hospital systems, and wildlife protection organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Memphis

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Animal organizations	4,823	1,585	$554,096,945	$517,972,645
Religious organizations	1,644	464	$102,233,257	$359,684,776
Educational institutions	1,060	14,679	$1,388,438,265	$3,051,175,678
Human service organizations	943	9,928	$539,698,566	$987,588,219
Business and community development organizations	647	651	$210,047,048	$599,745,714
Foundations	579	920	$732,916,369	$4,311,660,411
Youth development organizations	514	978	$126,240,240	$705,616,369
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	445	1,801	$126,050,020	$191,342,352
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	404	1,786	$193,003,932	$724,507,572
Housing providers and shelters	239	1,128	$134,858,683	$639,125,293

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1-20 of 13,047

St Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, is one of the world's premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases.

Revenue

$2.0b

Assets

$11.7b

Employees

7,374

EIN

62-0646012

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Youth Villages Foundation

Youth Villages delivers effective mental and behavioral health solutions, empowering children and families through innovative programs and partnerships across multiple states.

Revenue

$56.3m

Assets

$583.1m

Employees

EIN

62-1652079

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Cotton Council of America (NCC)

To ensure the ability of all U.S. cotton industry segments to compete effectively and profitably in the raw cotton, oilseed and U.S.-manufactured product markets at home and abroad.

Revenue

$21.9m

Assets

$25.4m

Employees

EIN

62-0306045

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Memphis Tourism Corporation

Memphis Tourism Corp. markets the city as a convention and tourism destination, provides visitor information centers, and promotes local hospitality industry development.

Revenue

$23.8m

Assets

$50.7m

Employees

EIN

62-1025301

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Rhodes College

Rhodes College promotes community engagement, rigorous liberal arts education, and personal growth through hands-on learning, fostering leadership and service in Memphis and beyond.

Revenue

$187.6m

Assets

$656.5m

Employees

1,683

EIN

62-0476301

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Fleetwood Foundation

The Fleetwood Foundation is a private foundation located in Memphis, TN. Last year, it awarded $1,560,000 in grants. It has $38,924,318 in total assets.

Revenue

$5.6m

Assets

$45.2m

Employees

EIN

27-5486698

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation

The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds general operating expenses. In recent years, it has made a number of grants to various charities, including the University of Memphis Foundation.

Revenue

$7.7m

Assets

$39.8m

Employees

EIN

62-6046687

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ymca of Memphis and the Mid-South (YMCA)

YMCA's mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Revenue

$62.2m

Assets

$75.5m

Employees

3,079

EIN

62-0476304

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pyramid Peak Foundation

The Pyramid Peak Foundation is a private foundation that supports grantees that are Community ran or Greater Memphis. It is located in Memphis, TN and is supported by O. Mason Hawkins.

Revenue

$9.0m

Assets

$150.9m

Employees

EIN

45-3444341

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lausanne Collegiate School

Lausanne Collegiate School is a Memphis, TN based school that provides educational services to children, such as summer camp and aftercare programs, through its popular operations in Memphis.

Revenue

$30.8m

Assets

$33.0m

Employees

269

EIN

62-0517292

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Housing Preservation (HPI)

Housing Preservation provided affordable residential rental units to low income individuals and families that qualify for housing subsidies.

Revenue

$9.9m

Assets

$53.9m

Employees

EIN

56-2409519

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Baptist Health Sciences University (BCHS)

Baptist College of Health Sciences (BCHS) prepares graduates for careers of service and leadership by providing a comprehensive health sciences education within an integrated environment of learning and Christian principles.

Revenue

$30.2m

Assets

$104.3m

Employees

300

EIN

62-1599670

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi

Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region is an organization that provides education and family planning medical services to patients in the Memphis area and promotes access to high quality, affordable reproductive health care services for all.

Revenue

$15.0m

Assets

$40.4m

Employees

100

EIN

62-6073178

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Seeding Success

Seeding Success promotes education in Shelby County by facilitating collaboration, advocating, and offering programs to improve education outcomes.

Revenue

$29.9m

Assets

$18.7m

Employees

EIN

45-2464843

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis, at no charge to their guests, provides supportive services and a "home-away-from-home" for St. Jude families and their children receiving treatment for cancer and other catastrophic childhood illnesses.

Revenue

$5.5m

Assets

$26.6m

Employees

EIN

62-1220396

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Civil Rights Museum

The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee. Its exhibits trace the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present.

Revenue

$23.1m

Assets

$75.9m

Employees

EIN

58-1484027

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare manages hospitals with a mission to provide high quality, cost-effective, patient and family-centered care.

Revenue

$439.8m

Assets

$2.4b

Employees

1,690

EIN

58-1454711

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Memphis University School (MUS)

Memphis University School is a college-preparatory school dedicated to academic excellence the cultivation of service and leadership and the development of well-rounded young men of strong moral character, consistent with the school's Christian tradition.

Revenue

$36.4m

Assets

$94.4m

Employees

139

EIN

62-0545618

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Christian Community Foundation of Memphis

Christian Community Foundation of Memphis empowers strategic, worshipful giving, administers donor-advised funds, and awards grants to churches, ministries, and diverse nonprofits.

Revenue

$125.4m

Assets

$229.0m

Employees

EIN

62-1752885

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is a grantmaking foundation that administers more than 900 charitable funds. Founded in 1969, the foundation is among the 50 largest of more than 600 community foundations in the United States.

Revenue

$171.4m

Assets

$953.1m

Employees

EIN

58-1723645

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Memphis area nonprofits

Job trends for Memphis nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Memphis

Types of nonprofits in Memphis

Directory of nonprofits in Memphis

St Jude Children's Research Hospital

Youth Villages Foundation

National Cotton Council of America (NCC)

Memphis Tourism Corporation

Rhodes College

Fleetwood Foundation

The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation

Ymca of Memphis and the Mid-South (YMCA)

Pyramid Peak Foundation

Lausanne Collegiate School

Housing Preservation (HPI)

Baptist Health Sciences University (BCHS)

Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi

Seeding Success

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis

National Civil Rights Museum

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Memphis University School (MUS)

Christian Community Foundation of Memphis

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

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