Nonprofits in Minnesota

There are 35,860 organizations in Minnesota. Combined, these Minnesotan nonprofits employ 585,353 people, earn more than $81 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $244 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Minnesota cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Minneapolis	20,312	398,030	$59,927,862,613	$203,417,670,437
Duluth	1,860	34,068	$3,034,013,499	$6,560,896,662
Rochester, MN	1,614	37,281	$7,251,755,486	$13,815,650,187
St. Cloud	1,178	25,737	$2,426,604,856	$4,906,757,225
Mankato	778	7,836	$389,030,336	$906,978,790
Grand Forks, ND	408	3,168	$264,161,559	$339,375,782
Fargo, ND	393	7,647	$351,331,872	$738,661,892
La Crosse, WI	199	763	$28,561,862	$50,964,881

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Job trends for Minnesota nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,345
1-10	2,290
11-25	1,136
26-100	1,186
101 to 1,000	660
1,000+	80

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Minnesota is driven by large organizations like Allina Health, Mayo Clinic, Fairview Health Service, Park Nicollet Health Services, and Group Health Plan.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, developmentally disabled centers, hospital systems, senior residential care facilities, and vocational rehabilitation programs.

Sizes of nonprofits in Minnesota

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	8,956
$250k to $1M	2,819
$1M to $5M	1,601
$5M to $25M	748
$25M to $100M	199
$100M+	94

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Mayo Clinic, Allina Health, Fairview Health Service, and UCare Minnesota earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Minnesota.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Minnesota with more than $100 million account for 71.7% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be health finance organizations, general hospitals, hospital systems, fraternal societies, and specialty hospitals.

Types of nonprofits in Minnesota

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	4,517	75,313	$5,865,850,531	$18,653,835,828
Religious organizations	4,501	9,352	$624,609,866	$1,137,450,305
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	3,446	16,394	$626,913,781	$1,336,605,966
Business and community development organizations	2,817	12,788	$1,682,484,651	$6,090,965,626
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	2,676	16,136	$910,627,503	$2,815,159,582
Foundations	2,411	1,234	$3,057,242,813	$33,852,844,132
Human service organizations	2,130	117,045	$4,028,330,139	$6,488,709,056
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,775	12,221	$2,749,687,270	$13,607,890,133
Youth development organizations	1,599	3,605	$151,725,492	$346,454,861
Unions and employment organizations	1,485	38,570	$1,254,250,992	$6,265,731,498

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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic has more than 4,500 physicians, scientists and researchers from every medical specialty. They work together with 58,400 allied health employees to care 1.3 million+ patients each year, from every U.S. state and many countries.

Revenue

$6.4b

Assets

$12.3b

Employees

25.5k

EIN

41-6011702

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

$4.5m

Assets

$6.5m

Employees

EIN

41-1761118

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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...

Revenue

Assets

Employees

EIN

31-1437587

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)

ICBA is a promotion of business organization in Sauk Centre, MN whose mission is: Mission: Create and promote an environment where community banks flourish.

Revenue

$39.1m

Assets

$164.0m

Employees

281

EIN

41-0327400

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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)

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)

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

$4.9m

Assets

$6.8m

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

$62.7m

Assets

$47.1m

Employees

440

EIN

41-1429149

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Minnesota

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Mayo Clinic

Twin Cities Rise (TCR)

Kids in Need Foundation

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)

The Minnesota Opera

Alight

Scholarship America

Be The Match

American Craft Council (ACC)

Pheasants Forever Incorporated

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