Nonprofits in Missouri

There are 36,344 organizations in Missouri. Combined, these Missourian nonprofits employ 511,094 people, earn more than $65 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $152 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Missouri cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
St. Louis	12,871	287,939	$35,296,318,615	$99,423,363,273
Kansas City	8,360	86,701	$14,631,891,263	$26,658,390,773
Springfield, MO	2,618	38,876	$5,146,690,698	$7,164,685,689
Jefferson City	1,726	8,204	$1,227,600,155	$3,160,139,082
Columbia, MO	1,567	12,358	$822,374,500	$2,671,708,254
Joplin	898	9,804	$1,289,175,034	$1,679,770,755
Cape Girardeau	661	10,654	$1,325,178,045	$1,971,068,759
St. Joseph	601	7,683	$918,157,089	$1,701,021,604
Washington DC	1	0	$0	$0
Springfield, IL	1	0	$0	$0

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Job trends for Missouri nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	2,782
1-10	1,785
11-25	795
26-100	821
101 to 1,000	526
1,000+	73

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Missouri is driven by large organizations like MHM Support Services, BJC Health System, Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U), SSM Health Care St Louis, and Children's Mercy Hospital.
The largest employers tend to be hospital systems, general hospitals, universities, senior residential care facilities, and vocational rehabilitation programs.

Sizes of nonprofits in Missouri

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	7,093
$250k to $1M	2,336
$1M to $5M	1,285
$5M to $25M	599
$25M to $100M	178
$100M+	88

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like BJC Health System, Government Employees Health Association, Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U), Ascension Health Alliance, and Children's Mercy Hospital earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Missouri.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Missouri with more than $100 million account for 70.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, universities, pension and retirement funds, and fraternal societies.

Types of nonprofits in Missouri

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	5,933	7,956	$1,369,043,158	$4,444,403,858
Educational institutions	5,794	88,747	$7,935,021,833	$24,488,499,056
Business and community development organizations	2,741	7,064	$1,362,913,239	$2,232,385,830
Human service organizations	2,637	64,463	$2,585,767,395	$4,398,296,827
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	2,595	9,514	$726,731,611	$2,832,736,513
Foundations	2,500	1,296	$2,538,871,822	$16,650,596,797
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,393	12,274	$465,447,239	$832,088,937
Mutual assistance organizations	1,932	4,663	$7,174,381,470	$7,271,322,123
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,296	6,836	$2,388,597,641	$10,703,063,162
Health organizations	1,007	229,987	$33,002,078,333	$63,767,415,695

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Children International

Children international provides critical assistance, child and youth development programs and outreach to families and communities struggling in dire poverty. Ci provides critical benefits and services and youth development programs to provide opportuni...

Revenue

$124.7m

Assets

$70.5m

Employees

246

EIN

44-6005794

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pedal the Cause

To provide critical funding for cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center and Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children's Hospital through our annual cycling challenge.

Revenue

$6.2m

Assets

$624.3k

Employees

EIN

27-2233336

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Public Works Association

The apwa provides educational programs, professional development, qualified trade show activities and advocacy-related services to public works professionals. The apwa provides educational programs,professional development, qualified trade show activiti...

Revenue

$25.2m

Assets

$29.9m

Employees

EIN

36-2202880

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA)

The mission of CHA is to advance the Catholic health ministry of the United States in caring for people and communities.

Revenue

$27.0m

Assets

$48.3m

Employees

EIN

43-0653271

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Children's Mercy Hospital

Children's Mercy Hospital is a 354-bed comprehensive pediatric medical center in Kansas City, Missouri that integrates clinical care, research and medical education to provide care for patients ages birth to 21.

Revenue

$1.7b

Assets

$2.0b

Employees

11.2k

EIN

44-0605373

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)

To foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts. To serve our veterans, the military and our communities. To advocate on behalf of all veterans.

Revenue

$102.4m

Assets

$291.8m

Employees

237

EIN

44-0474290

IRS type

501(c)(19)

American Association of Orthodontists

To advance the art and science of orthodontics and contribute to public health through education of members and the public. To advance the art and science of orthodontics and contribute to public health through education.

Revenue

$23.1m

Assets

$42.1m

Employees

EIN

43-0763598

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Kansas City Symphony

The vision of the Kansas city symphony is to transform hearts, minds and communities through the power of symphonic music.

Revenue

$17.2m

Assets

$60.1m

Employees

329

EIN

43-1297475

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Second Harvest Community Food Bank

Second Harvest Community Food Bank is a nonprofit food Distribution Center serving 19 counties across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. They distribute food through a network of over 100 Partner Agencies located throughout their service area.

Revenue

$9.7m

Assets

$3.8m

Employees

EIN

43-1268319

IRS type

501(c)(3)

St. Louis Area Food Bank (SLAFB)

St. Louis Area Food Bank's mission is to feed hungry people by distributing food throughout the bi-state region and engage our community in the fight against hunger.

Revenue

$80.7m

Assets

$21.8m

Employees

EIN

43-1253102

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Missouri

Nonprofits by major Missouri cities

Job trends for Missouri nonprofits

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Types of nonprofits in Missouri

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Children International

Pedal the Cause

American Public Works Association

Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA)

Children's Mercy Hospital

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)

American Association of Orthodontists

Kansas City Symphony

Second Harvest Community Food Bank

St. Louis Area Food Bank (SLAFB)

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