Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

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There are 76,139 organizations in Pennsylvania. Combined, these Pennsylvanian nonprofits employ 1 million people, earn more than $157 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	23,314	540,956	$69,847,182,505	$168,362,365,498
Pittsburgh	17,500	240,703	$32,086,870,297	$95,164,845,142
Harrisburg	4,230	61,909	$10,093,482,446	$38,890,913,908
Allentown	3,513	74,301	$9,080,885,623	$16,918,519,618
Scranton	2,825	34,298	$2,556,013,135	$4,551,038,704
Lancaster	2,772	42,550	$3,606,263,935	$9,350,306,778
York	2,031	41,373	$5,088,352,552	$7,220,401,649
Reading	1,925	35,166	$3,897,886,417	$7,302,341,893
Erie	1,637	29,104	$1,695,567,784	$3,379,603,869
State College	1,040	9,206	$911,209,524	$1,553,804,574

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Job trends for Pennsylvania nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	7,864
1-10	3,990
11-25	2,366
26-100	2,214
101 to 1,000	1,406
1,000+	217

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

Sizes of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	21,421
$250k to $1M	6,134
$1M to $5M	3,360
$5M to $25M	1,544
$25M to $100M	523
$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 3.0% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Pennsylvania with more than $100 million account for 64.8% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, universities, hospital systems, fraternal societies, and specialty hospitals.

Types of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	10,646	14,746	$1,696,587,078	$5,927,695,010
Educational institutions	9,297	332,936	$34,367,689,698	$111,406,629,903
Foundations	9,221	2,306	$10,791,107,453	$61,237,433,267
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	7,956	40,312	$1,361,942,322	$2,881,324,333
Business and community development organizations	4,924	21,086	$3,160,309,099	$9,456,731,529
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	4,754	27,453	$1,765,641,754	$9,149,383,388
Human service organizations	4,358	242,237	$12,186,593,184	$19,531,322,544
Mutual assistance organizations	3,391	9,387	$13,270,240,991	$32,658,177,326
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	2,556	8,417	$1,385,919,022	$14,056,475,643
Unions and employment organizations	2,476	41,044	$2,378,546,945	$4,072,942,534

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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

$41.7m

Assets

$54.2m

Employees

323

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 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. 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

$3.8m

Assets

$1.4m

Employees

EIN

38-3569922

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

American College of Physicians (ACP)

American Association for Cancer Research

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Philadelphia Foundation (PF)

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)

Animal Friends

Back on My Feet

Nephcure Kidney International (NKI)

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