New York City area nonprofits

There are 102,499 organizations in the greater New York City metro area, including the cities of New York, Jersey City, Lakewood, Newark, New Brunswick, and White Plains within the states of New York and New Jersey. Combined, these New York City metro nonprofits employ 2 million people, earn more than $304 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $591 billion.

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Job trends for New York City nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	12,046
1-10	4,998
11-25	2,295
26-100	2,638
101 to 1,000	1,894
1,000+	290

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in New York City is driven by large organizations like New York University (NYU), Baraem Aliman Alislamiyah, Columbia University, Hackensack Meridian Health Inc-Subordinates (HMH), and NewYork Presbyterian Hospital (NYP).
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, developmentally disabled centers, home health care agencies, and managed care organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in New York City

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	29,958
$250k to $1M	8,432
$1M to $5M	5,609
$5M to $25M	2,799
$25M to $100M	821
$100M+	384

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Fidelis Legacy Plan, Healthfirst PHSP, New York University (NYU), NewYork Presbyterian Hospital (NYP), and Columbia University earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in New York City.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in New York City with more than $100 million account for 70.4% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, health finance organizations, private foundations, universities, and fraternal societies.

Types of nonprofits in New York City

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	17,187	19,917	$4,131,200,857	$8,283,820,088
Foundations	14,389	1,906	$27,104,153,200	$182,286,933,914
Educational institutions	13,243	391,690	$44,335,808,340	$86,177,398,404
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	8,473	78,152	$6,608,095,646	$24,707,267,395
Human service organizations	6,418	323,468	$13,288,181,361	$15,722,964,607
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	5,887	57,308	$3,205,860,504	$6,629,121,153
Business and community development organizations	5,304	39,185	$7,546,529,239	$22,172,615,413
Mental health organizations	3,980	44,311	$2,928,437,048	$3,035,558,110
Unions and employment organizations	3,107	44,783	$4,387,549,741	$6,583,378,989
Mutual assistance organizations	2,865	19,805	$23,806,391,018	$35,237,479,824

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Equality Now

Equality Now protects and promotes the human rights of women and girls around the world through legal advocacy and mobilization of public pressure.

Revenue

$6.4m

Assets

$11.2m

Employees

EIN

13-3660566

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Anti-defamation league("adl" or the "league") is a charitable tax-exempt organization formed in 1913 for the purpose of defending democratic ideals and eliminating anti-semitism and bigotry in the united states and around the world, while providing know...

Revenue

$75.1m

Assets

$38.4m

Employees

485

EIN

13-1818723

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind

The Guide Dog Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Revenue

$9.9m

Assets

$26.7m

Employees

170

EIN

11-1687477

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Vera Institute of Justice

The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.

Revenue

$137.2m

Assets

$116.7m

Employees

279

EIN

13-1941627

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

GLAAD amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively.

Revenue

$19.4m

Assets

$17.0m

Employees

EIN

13-3384027

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is an independent organization that uses medicine and science to stop mass atrocities and severe human rights violations against individuals.

Revenue

$7.1m

Assets

$9.9m

Employees

EIN

22-2488437

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City. The museum is New York City's third largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works.

Revenue

$43.8m

Assets

$317.5m

Employees

503

EIN

11-1672743

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Since 1914, the American Jewish joint distribution committee (jdc) has acted on behalf of north america's Jewish communities and others to fulfill the principle that "kol yisrael arevim zeh l'zeh" - all jews are responsible for one another. Jdc is dedic...

Revenue

$357.4m

Assets

$491.7m

Employees

167

EIN

13-1656634

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Action Against Hunger USA

Action Against Hunger, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

Revenue

$146.0m

Assets

$120.0m

Employees

EIN

13-3327220

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Citymeals-On-Wheels

Citymeals-on-wheels provides a continuous lifeline of nutritious food and human company to homebound elderly new yorkers, helping them live with dignity in their own familiar homes and communities. 100% of all public donations is used for the preparatio...

Revenue

$20.7m

Assets

$46.0m

Employees

EIN

13-3634381

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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New York City area nonprofits

Job trends for New York City nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in New York City

Types of nonprofits in New York City

Directory of nonprofits in New York City

Equality Now

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind

Vera Institute of Justice

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)

Brooklyn Museum

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Action Against Hunger USA

Citymeals-On-Wheels

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