Minneapolis area nonprofits

There are 20,890 organizations in the greater Minneapolis metro area, including the cities of Minneapolis, Bloomington, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Plymouth, and St. Paul. Combined, these Minneapolis metro nonprofits employ 399,779 people, earn more than $60 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $205 billion.

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Job trends for Minneapolis nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	2,260
1-10	1,247
11-25	644
26-100	759
101 to 1,000	408
1,000+	56

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Minneapolis is driven by large organizations like Allina Health, Fairview Health Service, Park Nicollet Health Services, Group Health Plan, and Young Men's Christian Association Twin Cities.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, developmentally disabled centers, senior residential care facilities, universities, and health finance organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in Minneapolis

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	5,167
$250k to $1M	1,927
$1M to $5M	1,159
$5M to $25M	521
$25M to $100M	145
$100M+	69

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Allina Health, Fairview Health Service, UCare Minnesota, and HealthPartners earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Minneapolis.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Minneapolis with more than $100 million account for 73.1% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be health finance organizations, general hospitals, fraternal societies, specialty hospitals, and private foundations.

Types of nonprofits in Minneapolis

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	3,057	53,520	$4,895,787,781	$16,199,487,891
Religious organizations	2,690	6,625	$490,536,433	$825,868,369
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,921	11,556	$495,327,371	$1,019,051,768
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,666	14,407	$786,989,402	$2,549,170,036
Foundations	1,650	1,037	$2,826,495,848	$31,212,818,240
Business and community development organizations	1,605	10,530	$1,414,206,385	$5,179,918,541
Human service organizations	1,380	86,582	$3,097,317,202	$5,356,833,035
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	712	5,781	$1,261,136,382	$7,455,697,523
Youth development organizations	681	2,424	$107,669,754	$232,868,259
Mutual assistance organizations	629	2,908	$2,871,085,612	$9,219,199,588

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Kids in Need Foundation

To ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. This is done through three major programs national network of resource centers, teacher grants, and school box program. Th...

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Assets

Employees

EIN

31-1437587

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Twin Cities Rise (TCR)

To transform lives out of poverty through meaningful employment. A community of empowered individuals, especially men of color, who achieve long term job success to support their families.

Revenue

$4.7m

Assets

$5.9m

Employees

EIN

41-1761118

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Minnesota Opera

The Minnesota opera combines a culture of creativity and fiscal responsibility to produce opera and opera education programs that expand the art form, nurture artists, enrich audiences and contribute to the vitality of the community. To produce opera an...

Revenue

$11.1m

Assets

$25.1m

Employees

258

EIN

41-0946789

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Be The Match

Be The Match is a movement that engages a growing community of people inspired to help patients who need a marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant.

Revenue

$11.7m

Assets

$15.1m

Employees

EIN

41-1704734

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Craft Council (ACC)

A culture in which craftsmanship is embraced for its contributions to community, economy, and human fulfillment.

Revenue

$5.3m

Assets

$7.5m

Employees

EIN

13-1566058

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pheasants Forever Incorporated

Pheasants Forever is dedicated to the conservation of pheasants, quail and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public awareness, education and land management policies and programs.

Revenue

$76.1m

Assets

$46.3m

Employees

396

EIN

41-1429149

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alight

American Refugee Committee's mission is to provide more meaningful solutions to humanitarian crises worldwide.

Revenue

$61.9m

Assets

$40.7m

Employees

EIN

36-3241033

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Scholarship America

To mobilize America, through scholarships and educational support, to make postsecondary education possible for all students.

Revenue

$186.8m

Assets

$137.7m

Employees

218

EIN

04-2296967

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Animal Humane Society

The Animal Humane Society is committed to creating a more humane world for animals. We recognize that the relationship between people and their pets is a vital one. We aim to foster the importance of pet adoptions and to provide loving homes for animals...

Revenue

$21.9m

Assets

$39.4m

Employees

526

EIN

41-0693842

IRS type

501(c)(3)

College Possible

College possible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit making college admission and success possible for low-income students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support. To help promising low-income youth prepare for and earn admission to college and gra...

Revenue

$19.6m

Assets

$14.3m

Employees

594

EIN

41-1968798

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Minneapolis area nonprofits

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Kids in Need Foundation

Twin Cities Rise (TCR)

The Minnesota Opera

Be The Match

American Craft Council (ACC)

Pheasants Forever Incorporated

Alight

Scholarship America

Animal Humane Society

College Possible

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