Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

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There are 76,244 organizations in Pennsylvania. Combined, these Pennsylvanian nonprofits employ 1 million people, earn more than $158 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $403 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Pennsylvania cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Philadelphia	23,333	548,716	$69,674,831,189	$175,310,325,667
Pittsburgh	17,543	245,079	$32,355,409,455	$103,585,547,683
Harrisburg	4,232	64,377	$11,068,944,122	$40,873,974,239
Allentown	3,521	76,641	$9,356,217,722	$18,836,341,780
Scranton	2,832	34,454	$2,562,799,174	$4,713,962,982
Lancaster	2,773	43,285	$3,548,834,836	$9,872,859,059
York	2,035	41,689	$5,200,603,430	$7,822,133,458
Reading	1,924	37,604	$3,809,400,738	$7,704,772,720
Erie	1,639	29,778	$1,726,138,869	$3,540,592,479
State College	1,041	9,233	$896,239,306	$1,668,643,096

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Job trends for Pennsylvania nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	8,007
1-10	4,121
11-25	2,387
26-100	2,242
101 to 1,000	1,402
1,000+	216

Key takeaways for employment stats:

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

Sizes of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	22,070
$250k to $1M	6,179
$1M to $5M	3,348
$5M to $25M	1,560
$25M to $100M	512
$100M+	217

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Highmark Health Group, National Philanthropic Trust, University of Pittsburgh, and Geisinger Health Plan earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Pennsylvania.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.9% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Pennsylvania with more than $100 million account for 65.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, universities, hospital systems, fraternal societies, and health finance organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	10,642	14,771	$1,728,046,282	$6,282,832,725
Foundations	9,329	2,322	$10,384,952,857	$65,038,838,703
Educational institutions	9,272	336,296	$33,917,772,648	$114,829,787,834
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	7,964	40,962	$1,307,025,983	$2,947,697,397
Business and community development organizations	4,925	21,147	$3,010,873,468	$9,638,063,360
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	4,751	27,238	$1,706,086,488	$7,770,174,853
Human service organizations	4,349	235,555	$11,901,904,582	$19,934,273,395
Mutual assistance organizations	3,407	9,507	$13,713,166,601	$34,998,388,420
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	2,558	8,602	$1,476,028,384	$15,295,317,818
Unions and employment organizations	2,478	39,312	$2,391,584,703	$4,398,955,616

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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

$39.0m

Assets

$57.8m

Employees

346

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

$24.8m

Assets

$67.6m

Employees

232

EIN

23-1352265

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. The mission of the aacr is to prevent and cure Cancer through Research, educatio...

Revenue

$124.7m

Assets

$183.9m

Employees

276

EIN

23-6251648

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

$66.8m

Assets

$166.3m

Employees

427

EIN

23-1520302

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

$65.8m

Assets

$341.5m

Employees

144

EIN

23-1500085

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

$5.2m

Assets

$23.9m

Employees

179

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

$85.1m

Assets

$154.3m

Employees

635

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)

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

$1.2m

Assets

$6.4m

Employees

EIN

23-6394750

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

$7.2m

Assets

$3.6m

Employees

EIN

26-2109809

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

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Whyy

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

American Association for Cancer Research

American College of Physicians (ACP)

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)

Animal Friends

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Philadelphia Foundation (PF)

Leadingage Pa Foundation

Back on My Feet

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