Nonprofits in Minnesota

There are 9,171 organizations in Minnesota. Combined, these Minnesotan nonprofits employ 757,620 people, earn more than $91 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $240 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Minnesota cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Minneapolis	5,895	395,949	$58,978,436,434	$191,686,174,996
Duluth	460	32,975	$2,881,585,055	$6,299,661,052
Rochester, MN	345	208,726	$20,001,136,696	$25,499,397,141
St. Cloud	264	23,844	$2,087,867,747	$3,307,994,857
Mankato	197	8,226	$632,969,036	$1,247,396,244
Grand Forks, ND	94	4,075	$256,600,272	$356,970,233
Fargo, ND	61	7,351	$290,151,102	$594,556,082
La Crosse, WI	36	776	$25,377,141	$44,359,680

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Job trends for Minnesota nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	2,584
1-10	1,873
11-25	1,050
26-100	1,198
101 to 1,000	639
1,000+	93

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Minnesota is driven by large organizations like Firemens Relief Association of Minn Lanesboro Association, Mayo Clinic Group Return (Group Return), Allina Health, Mayo Clinic, and Fairview Health Service.
The largest employers tend to be hospital systems, general hospitals, senior residential care facilities, and universities.

Sizes of nonprofits in Minnesota

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	3,575
$250k to $1M	2,764
$1M to $5M	1,548
$5M to $25M	725
$25M to $100M	188
$100M+	95

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Mayo Clinic Group Return (Group Return), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Mayo Clinic, Allina Health, and Fairview Health Service earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Minnesota.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 1.9% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Minnesota with more than $100 million account for 76.1% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, general hospitals, insurance companies, and health financing and support organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Minnesota

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Foundations	1,286	1,823	$2,878,401,030	$23,848,692,105
Educational institutions	865	78,286	$6,503,556,919	$21,656,482,316
Human service organizations	865	113,548	$3,885,623,447	$6,141,086,011
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	795	14,388	$468,265,359	$698,712,505
Business and community development organizations	721	7,497	$945,013,497	$1,967,205,048
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	589	14,759	$997,464,231	$6,718,131,022
Hospitals and clinics	495	293,162	$55,124,348,584	$57,253,002,695
Housing providers and shelters	459	7,497	$721,028,901	$2,531,219,066
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	432	11,509	$2,591,332,351	$11,521,392,384
Mutual assistance organizations	390	22,516	$12,702,841,425	$101,605,551,717

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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)

Books For Africa

Books For Africa is a simple name for a simple organization. They collect, sort, ship and distribute books to the children of Africa. Their mission is to end the book famine in Africa.

Revenue

$25.4m

Assets

$13.0m

Employees

EIN

41-1627391

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Second harvest heartland is the upper midwest's largest hunger-relief organization, with a mission of ending hunger through community partnerships. The Produce Capture Institute (PCI) initiative has been designed to support the "source to excess" philos...

Revenue

$153.2m

Assets

$42.6m

Employees

213

EIN

23-7417654

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)

Scholarship America

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

Revenue

$175.6m

Assets

$138.1m

Employees

192

EIN

04-2296967

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Refugee Committee (ARC)

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)

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)

Archery Trade Association (ATA)

The Archery Trade Association is dedicated to making the industry profitable by decreasing business overhead, reducing taxes and government regulation, and increasing participation in archery and bowhunting.

Revenue

$6.5m

Assets

$5.9m

Employees

EIN

36-6110135

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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

$38.2m

Assets

$155.9m

Employees

261

EIN

41-0327400

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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)

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Nonprofits in Minnesota

Nonprofits by major Minnesota cities

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Sizes of nonprofits in Minnesota

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Twin Cities Rise (TCR)

Books For Africa

Second Harvest Heartland

American Craft Council (ACC)

Scholarship America

American Refugee Committee (ARC)

Be The Match

Archery Trade Association (ATA)

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)

Pheasants Forever Incorporated

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