Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

There are 76,460 organizations in Pennsylvania. Combined, these Pennsylvanian nonprofits employ 1 million people, earn more than $168 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $380 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Pennsylvania cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Philadelphia	23,414	534,861	$68,326,657,168	$163,027,623,739
Pittsburgh	17,557	302,103	$45,887,707,345	$102,159,010,525
Harrisburg	4,234	57,962	$9,759,995,259	$37,796,688,986
Allentown	3,540	69,629	$8,569,953,212	$16,425,190,281
Scranton	2,855	34,719	$2,612,307,484	$4,475,986,322
Lancaster	2,777	41,952	$3,443,569,128	$8,837,591,750
York	2,031	39,811	$4,431,053,923	$6,272,799,137
Reading	1,947	32,716	$3,822,214,128	$7,130,541,400
Erie	1,645	28,918	$1,683,235,524	$3,244,026,243
State College	1,052	9,082	$903,106,550	$1,533,085,994

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Job trends for Pennsylvania nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	7,874
1-10	4,003
11-25	2,351
26-100	2,232
101 to 1,000	1,392
1,000+	217

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Pennsylvania is driven by large organizations like Upmc, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), University of Pittsburgh, Highmark Health Group, and Temple University (TU).
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, hospital systems, developmentally disabled centers, and senior residential care facilities.

Sizes of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	21,984
$250k to $1M	6,121
$1M to $5M	3,347
$5M to $25M	1,526
$25M to $100M	516
$100M+	223

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Upmc, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Highmark Health Group, National Philanthropic Trust, and University of Pittsburgh earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Pennsylvania.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.8% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Pennsylvania with more than $100 million account for 67.5% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, universities, fraternal societies, and public foundations.

Types of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	10,571	16,107	$1,698,749,244	$5,993,399,178
Educational institutions	9,358	332,891	$33,459,078,013	$109,371,840,920
Foundations	9,085	2,287	$11,048,948,139	$58,746,588,796
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	7,924	41,463	$1,407,765,877	$2,945,517,677
Business and community development organizations	4,923	18,610	$3,142,074,908	$9,946,780,909
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	4,719	27,621	$1,747,175,871	$8,619,118,176
Human service organizations	4,408	235,913	$11,824,942,325	$18,360,014,333
Mutual assistance organizations	3,453	9,461	$13,647,695,054	$32,576,938,411
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	2,563	8,257	$1,313,143,401	$13,820,035,459
Unions and employment organizations	2,505	40,394	$2,402,550,351	$4,120,889,756

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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1827 that provides great events, activities and publications for novice gardeners, experienced horticulturists, and flower lovers of all ages.

Revenue

$28.3m

Assets

$69.1m

Employees

249

EIN

23-1352265

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Whyy

WHYY is the Philadelphia region's leading public media provider, serving Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and all of Delaware.

Revenue

$37.8m

Assets

$48.9m

Employees

263

EIN

23-1438083

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American College of Physicians (ACP)

The mission of the American College of Physicians (acp), is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine. Acp was founded in 1915 to promote the science and practice of m...

Revenue

$87.3m

Assets

$165.4m

Employees

329

EIN

23-1520302

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Association for Cancer Research

Prevent and cure Cancer through Research, education, communication, and collaboration. Prevent and cure Cancer through Research, education, communication and collaboration.

Revenue

$115.5m

Assets

$156.8m

Employees

277

EIN

23-6251648

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Animal Friends

Animal Friends' vision is to ensure the well being of companion animals, while ending overpopulation, abuse and unwarranted euthanasia.

Revenue

$7.6m

Assets

$24.3m

Employees

106

EIN

25-0951565

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has helped to transform a downtrodden section of Downtown into a world-class Cultural District that stands as a national model of urban revitalization through the arts.

Revenue

$79.4m

Assets

$168.2m

Employees

484

EIN

25-1469002

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's mission is to mobilize financial and volunteer resources and to address the communities' most critical priorities locally, in Israel and around the world.

Revenue

$49.8m

Assets

$322.4m

Employees

144

EIN

23-1500085

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Philadelphia Foundation (PF)

Philadelphia Foundation is the community foundation that serves the Greater Philadelphia community. It is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the United States.

Revenue

$79.4m

Assets

$414.4m

Employees

EIN

23-1581832

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Nephcure Kidney International (NKI)

NephCure Kidney International (NKI) is the only organization committed exclusively to support research seeking the cause of the potentially debilitating kidney disease FSGS and the diseases that cause Nephrotic Syndrome, improve treatment and find a cure.

Revenue

$3.6m

Assets

$1.8m

Employees

EIN

38-3569922

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Leadingage Pa Foundation

To promote the interests of members by enhancing their ability to provide quality services efficiently and effectively; and by representing the members through cooperative action. Represents over 360 non-profit providers of senior residential and health...

Revenue

$280.5k

Assets

$5.8m

Employees

EIN

23-6394750

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

Whyy

American College of Physicians (ACP)

American Association for Cancer Research

Animal Friends

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)

Philadelphia Foundation (PF)

Nephcure Kidney International (NKI)

Leadingage Pa Foundation

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