Philadelphia area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 Philadelphia area nonprofits
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There are 35,699 organizations in the greater Philadelphia metro area, including the cities of Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Camden within the states of New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Combined, these Philadelphia metro nonprofits employ 729,994 people, earn more than $88 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $219 billion.

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Job trends for Philadelphia nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,463
1-10	1,651
11-25	847
26-100	953
101 to 1,000	678
1,000+	107

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Philadelphia is driven by large organizations like University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Bayada Home Health Care, Temple University (TU), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and University of Delaware (UD).
The largest employers tend to be universities, general hospitals, home health care agencies, senior residential care facilities, and developmentally disabled centers.

Sizes of nonprofits in Philadelphia

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	9,271
$250k to $1M	2,783
$1M to $5M	1,812
$5M to $25M	841
$25M to $100M	269
$100M+	111

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like University of Pennsylvania (Penn), National Philanthropic Trust, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Christiana Care Health System, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Philadelphia.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.2% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Philadelphia with more than $100 million account for 68.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, universities, public foundations, private foundations, and specialty hospitals.

Types of nonprofits in Philadelphia

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	5,429	8,812	$975,091,134	$2,854,458,889
Foundations	4,960	801	$10,402,273,560	$49,876,311,683
Educational institutions	4,370	201,282	$21,310,222,861	$63,320,039,731
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	3,229	15,069	$573,202,440	$1,135,904,930
Human service organizations	2,432	108,133	$5,615,715,213	$10,054,468,495
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	2,415	16,263	$1,069,901,611	$6,670,713,254
Business and community development organizations	2,147	12,961	$1,986,930,224	$6,577,767,637
Mutual assistance organizations	1,073	4,146	$3,899,776,050	$8,444,674,212
Health organizations	1,035	256,303	$33,153,338,452	$45,436,334,904
Unions and employment organizations	950	19,860	$846,102,733	$1,746,458,986

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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

$24.8m

Assets

$67.6m

Employees

232

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

$39.0m

Assets

$57.8m

Employees

346

EIN

23-1438083

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)

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is a leading resource for the entire MS community, improving lives today through vital services and support. MSAA is a national, nonprofit organization founded in 1970.

Revenue

$7.9m

Assets

$7.3m

Employees

EIN

22-1912812

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)

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)

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)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world's leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project, program and portfolio management profession.

Revenue

$261.9m

Assets

$553.0m

Employees

428

EIN

23-1887442

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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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Philadelphia area nonprofits

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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

Whyy

American Association for Cancer Research

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)

American College of Physicians (ACP)

Philadelphia Foundation (PF)

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)

Back on My Feet

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Nephcure Kidney International (NKI)

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