Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

There are 71,810 organizations in Pennsylvania. Combined, these Pennsylvanian nonprofits employ 1 million people, earn more than $164 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $368 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Pennsylvania cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Philadelphia	22,002	522,547	$67,827,492,033	$160,512,697,343
Pittsburgh	16,360	295,157	$44,401,999,724	$99,700,815,719
Harrisburg	4,002	57,459	$8,840,368,773	$33,156,449,576
Allentown	3,359	70,654	$8,153,016,792	$15,916,278,842
Scranton	2,726	34,068	$2,535,048,374	$4,380,167,784
Lancaster	2,604	39,559	$3,391,031,309	$8,713,895,791
York	1,921	37,956	$4,105,941,441	$6,068,706,853
Reading	1,850	28,219	$3,183,387,439	$6,714,752,195
Erie	1,519	28,571	$1,614,945,098	$3,148,580,738
State College	993	8,784	$865,721,348	$1,461,024,025

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Job trends for Pennsylvania nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	7,712
1-10	3,862
11-25	2,272
26-100	2,149
101 to 1,000	1,358
1,000+	216

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 universities, general hospitals, hospital systems, developmentally disabled centers, and senior residential care facilities.

Sizes of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	20,290
$250k to $1M	6,041
$1M to $5M	3,323
$5M to $25M	1,528
$25M to $100M	503
$100M+	221

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Upmc, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Highmark Health Group, National Philanthropic Trust, and Geisinger Health Plan 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 66.9% 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	9,564	15,481	$1,749,473,068	$5,986,739,859
Educational institutions	8,875	334,917	$32,560,772,764	$104,317,162,159
Foundations	8,047	2,397	$11,049,660,108	$60,642,935,119
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	7,663	40,002	$1,461,029,923	$2,711,028,552
Business and community development organizations	4,781	18,704	$3,109,410,188	$9,106,058,534
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	4,535	26,545	$1,700,889,446	$7,101,171,822
Human service organizations	4,118	235,021	$11,536,597,789	$17,942,794,738
Mutual assistance organizations	3,417	9,480	$13,857,755,585	$32,608,902,818
Unions and employment organizations	2,469	38,211	$2,245,669,174	$3,705,106,466
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	2,449	7,814	$1,264,315,828	$13,540,477,648

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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)

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)

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

$86.0m

Assets

$171.2m

Employees

338

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)

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

$59.4m

Assets

$144.9m

Employees

534

EIN

25-1469002

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)

Animal Friends

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

Revenue

$6.3m

Assets

$24.5m

Employees

155

EIN

25-0951565

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)

Back on My Feet

Back on My Feet combats homelessness through the power of running, community support, and essential employment and housing resources.

Revenue

$6.4m

Assets

$3.5m

Employees

EIN

26-2109809

IRS type

501(c)(3)

United Steelworkers USW

The USW is 1.2 million working and retired members throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, working together to improve our jobs, to build a better future for our families; and to promote fairness, justice and equality.

Revenue

$520.9m

Assets

$931.7m

Employees

1,429

EIN

25-0818080

IRS type

501(c)(5)

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Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Nonprofits by major Pennsylvania cities

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Whyy

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

American College of Physicians (ACP)

American Association for Cancer Research

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Philadelphia Foundation (PF)

Animal Friends

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)

Back on My Feet

United Steelworkers USW

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