Portland area nonprofits

There are 3,770 organizations in the greater Portland Maine metro area, including the cities of Portland and South Portland. Combined, these Portland metro nonprofits employ 61,820 people, earn more than $6 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $13 billion.

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Job trends for Portland nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	324
1-10	266
11-25	124
26-100	117
101 to 1,000	67
1,000+	10

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Portland is driven by large organizations like Maine Medical Center (MMC), University of New England (UNE), Bowdoin College, Goodwill Industries of Northern NE, and Mercy Hospital.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, colleges, developmentally disabled centers, universities, and vocational rehabilitation programs.

Sizes of nonprofits in Portland

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	993
$250k to $1M	324
$1M to $5M	191
$5M to $25M	71
$25M to $100M	15
$100M+	9

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Maine Medical Center (MMC), Mercy Hospital, Martin's Point Health Care, Martin's Point Generations Advantage, and University of New England (UNE) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Portland.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.9% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Portland with more than $100 million account for 63.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, managed care organizations, organizations supporting a health care nonprofit, colleges, and universities.

Types of nonprofits in Portland

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	443	11,957	$814,709,024	$3,387,429,617
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	354	1,945	$82,017,208	$212,170,369
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	352	2,012	$74,870,331	$168,418,980
Foundations	329	98	$242,490,076	$1,978,958,044
Religious organizations	288	192	$13,263,336	$100,842,283
Business and community development organizations	281	1,241	$114,412,305	$393,687,133
Human service organizations	221	8,588	$332,566,723	$446,550,238
Mental health organizations	191	4,074	$224,087,447	$178,911,094
Mutual assistance organizations	172	224	$53,472,873	$86,303,011
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	137	564	$63,161,998	$1,051,025,275

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Council on International Educational Exchange / Council International Study Program (CIEE)

CIEE is the leading international education organization. CIEE provides programs that allow students and educators to study, work and teach abroad.

Revenue

$153.1m

Assets

$160.2m

Employees

671

EIN

13-4038907

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bridgton Hospital

Bridgton Hospital is committed to excellence in patient care and customer service in all of it's endeavors, including it's Volunteer Angel program. Volunteer Angels provide supplemental services in the hospital.

Revenue

$51.0m

Assets

$57.6m

Employees

428

EIN

01-0130427

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Trustees of Thornton Academy

Trustees of Thornton Academy is a high school in Saco, ME whose mission is: High school education.

Revenue

$29.3m

Assets

$55.2m

Employees

321

EIN

01-0224769

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

The Maine Technology Institute offers early-stage capital and commercialization assistance in the form of competitive grants, loans and equity investment for the research, development and application of technologies.

Revenue

$10.8m

Assets

$27.9m

Employees

EIN

01-0529871

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal Maine town of Brunswick. Founded in 1794, the college currently enrolls 1,839 students, and has been coeducational since 1971.

Revenue

$237.8m

Assets

$2.2b

Employees

3,104

EIN

01-0215213

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oak Foundation U S A

Oak Foundation U S A is a private foundation in Portland, ME, which was founded in 1986 and most recently had $14,753,819 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$14.8m

Assets

$40.5m

Employees

N/A

EIN

13-3321196

IRS type

501(c)(3)

United Way of Greater Portland

United Way of Greater Portland ensures quality essential services, like affordable childcare, mental health counseling and elder care, and they also bring people together to help identify growing community needs and work toward innovative solutions.

Revenue

$11.3m

Assets

$19.9m

Employees

EIN

01-0241767

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Berwick academy

To promote "virtue and useful knowledge among the rising generations.". For over 200 years, the academy has pursued its mission through a classical education of the whole person. We prepare students to prosper academically in college and to enjoy an end...

Revenue

$22.3m

Assets

$43.3m

Employees

258

EIN

01-0223755

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Waynflete School

To offer lower, middle and upper school education which engages the imagination and intellect of its students, guides them towards self-governance and self-knowledge and encourages their responsible and caring participation in the world.

Revenue

$20.8m

Assets

$59.7m

Employees

306

EIN

01-0211565

IRS type

501(c)(3)

MaineHealth

MaineHealth is an integrated healthcare system of leading, high-quality providers and other healthcare organizations working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.

Revenue

$66.8m

Assets

$449.5m

Employees

EIN

01-0431680

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Portland area nonprofits

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Council on International Educational Exchange / Council International Study Program (CIEE)

Bridgton Hospital

Trustees of Thornton Academy

Maine Technology Institute (MTI)

Bowdoin College

Oak Foundation U S A

United Way of Greater Portland

Berwick academy

Waynflete School

MaineHealth

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