Nonprofits in New York

There are 110,051 organizations in New York. Combined, these New Yorker nonprofits employ 2 million people, earn more than $328 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $630 billion.

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Nonprofits by major New York cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
New York City	69,335	1,424,944	$254,235,412,780	$509,046,323,282
Rochester, NY	6,263	151,388	$12,304,303,191	$19,548,441,894
Buffalo	6,120	104,012	$9,763,021,387	$14,482,563,100
Albany, NY	6,067	149,692	$19,562,561,075	$25,817,196,163
Syracuse	3,947	81,658	$6,861,289,558	$10,892,814,385
Poughkeepsie	3,627	50,311	$4,932,136,875	$9,796,159,252
Utica	1,504	28,013	$1,940,281,277	$5,108,053,855
Binghamton	1,464	19,679	$1,838,808,202	$2,179,929,581
Kingston	1,295	9,330	$639,159,633	$1,058,141,667
Ithaca	1,194	59,579	$6,456,367,968	$17,961,568,994

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Job trends for New York State nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	12,037
1-10	6,197
11-25	2,863
26-100	3,189
101 to 1,000	2,268
1,000+	399

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in New York State is driven by large organizations like New York University (NYU), Cornell University, Columbia University, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital (NYP), and University of Rochester.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, developmentally disabled centers, home health care agencies, and colleges.

Sizes of nonprofits in New York State

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	31,503
$250k to $1M	9,572
$1M to $5M	6,092
$5M to $25M	3,036
$25M to $100M	958
$100M+	421

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 State.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in New York State with more than $100 million account for 69.3% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, health finance organizations, universities, private foundations, and fraternal societies.

Types of nonprofits in New York State

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	16,675	22,538	$4,098,291,411	$8,121,811,251
Foundations	13,999	2,632	$24,720,068,393	$182,761,375,221
Educational institutions	13,765	555,059	$58,943,332,872	$125,562,467,348
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	9,485	87,647	$7,022,812,856	$26,345,975,776
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	6,725	64,021	$3,085,440,004	$6,386,305,298
Human service organizations	6,594	392,523	$17,007,808,277	$17,576,927,892
Business and community development organizations	6,496	44,967	$7,762,311,804	$23,763,282,668
Unions and employment organizations	4,396	53,052	$4,989,733,479	$6,472,043,851
Mental health organizations	4,029	57,754	$3,603,234,285	$3,530,826,898
Mutual assistance organizations	3,416	14,184	$20,759,337,018	$29,726,896,207

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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)

God's Love We Deliver

God's Love We Deliver is the New York City metropolitan area's leading provider of nutritious, individually-tailored meals to people who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves.

Revenue

$17.9m

Assets

$40.5m

Employees

135

EIN

13-3366846

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF)

SASF is New York's largest provider of FREE after-school programs to the New York City public school system and primarily serves children who live below the poverty line and attend academically struggling schools.

Revenue

$44.6m

Assets

$13.6m

Employees

2,485

EIN

11-3112635

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)

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)

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 Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The mission of the breast cancer research foundation is to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising research. Prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising research.

Revenue

$79.6m

Assets

$109.9m

Employees

EIN

13-3727250

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Teach for All

Teach For All is a global network of over 48 independent, locally led and funded organizations that are calling on their nations' most promising future leaders to ensure more students receive the excellent education all children deserve.

Revenue

$22.2m

Assets

$20.2m

Employees

103

EIN

26-2122566

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)

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Nonprofits in New York

Nonprofits by major New York cities

Job trends for New York State nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in New York State

Types of nonprofits in New York State

Directory of nonprofits in New York State

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind

God's Love We Deliver

Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF)

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

Action Against Hunger USA

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)

Brooklyn Museum

THE Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Teach for All

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

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