Portland area nonprofits

There are 12,954 organizations in the greater Portland Oregon metro area, including the cities of Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, and Vancouver within the states of Oregon and Washington. Combined, these Portland metro nonprofits employ 150,128 people, earn more than $22 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $46 billion.

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Job trends for Portland nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,052
1-10	809
11-25	407
26-100	356
101 to 1,000	191
1,000+	21

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Portland is driven by large organizations like PeaceHealth, Legacy Health, Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette (GICW), Lewis and Clark College, and University of Portland (UP).
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, universities, vocational rehabilitation programs, and colleges.

Sizes of nonprofits in Portland

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	3,140
$250k to $1M	1,072
$1M to $5M	630
$5M to $25M	232
$25M to $100M	55
$100M+	38

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like PeaceHealth, Providence Health Plan, Health Share of Oregon, Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center, and CareOregon earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Portland.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.7% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Portland with more than $100 million account for 67.6% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, health financing and support organizations, managed care organizations, fraternal societies, and universities.

Types of nonprofits in Portland

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	1,862	30,145	$1,920,850,860	$4,204,395,380
Religious organizations	1,832	1,182	$106,535,285	$121,365,236
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,222	5,131	$224,195,316	$343,571,944
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,136	6,841	$337,017,707	$694,815,967
Business and community development organizations	943	3,074	$444,188,331	$660,624,378
Foundations	864	695	$1,064,647,385	$7,520,014,193
Human service organizations	853	23,775	$942,079,211	$1,515,851,760
Mutual assistance organizations	424	950	$1,246,247,730	$1,991,747,935
Youth development organizations	375	2,266	$95,885,928	$243,509,618
Unions and employment organizations	357	10,581	$539,495,027	$877,758,598

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International Society for Technology in Education

The vision of ISTE is a world where all learners thrive, achieve, and contribute. The vision of ISTE is a world where all learners thrive, achieve and contribute. Iste inspires educators worldwide to use technology to innovate teaching and learning, acc...

Revenue

$16.6m

Assets

$13.6m

Employees

EIN

93-0746782

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mercy Corps

When a natural disaster strikes, an economy collapses or conflict erupts, Mercy Corps quickly meets families' urgent needs for food water, and shelter. We stay beyond the emergency, connecting families with the resources they need to move toward resilie...

Revenue

$308.6m

Assets

$188.9m

Employees

543

EIN

91-1148123

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oregon Humane Society

The Oregon humane society's mission is to foster an environment of respect, responsibility, and compassion for all animals through education, legislation and leadership; to take care of the homeless, to defend the abused, and to fight with unrelenting d...

Revenue

$28.0m

Assets

$74.0m

Employees

242

EIN

93-0386880

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a catalyst for children's health. They work with schools, companies, community organizations, healthcare professionals and families to transform the conditions and systems that lead to healthier kids.

Revenue

$11.4m

Assets

$18.2m

Employees

132

EIN

27-2028308

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Portland Art Museum

The mission of the Portland Art Museum is to engage diverse communities through art and film of enduring quality, and to collect, preserve, and educate for the enrichment of present and future generations.

Revenue

$23.3m

Assets

$143.3m

Employees

299

EIN

93-0391604

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center

Legacy Emanuel is nationally known for expertise in critical health conditions and features specialists in virtually every field of medicine.

Revenue

$934.3m

Assets

$605.1m

Employees

EIN

93-0386823

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Tuality Healthcare

Tuality Healthcare is the leading healthcare provider in western Washington County. Their system consists of hospitals in Hillsboro and Forest Grove, plus numerous outpatient clinics. Tuality serves a market area of 350,000 and growing.

Revenue

$204.6m

Assets

$150.5m

Employees

1,613

EIN

93-0430029

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is a private, non-profit fine arts and design college. Pacific Northwest College of Art offers undergraduate and graduate art and design programs in the heart of Portland.

Revenue

$20.6m

Assets

$41.3m

Employees

754

EIN

93-1139187

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon Public Broadcasting is a printing, publishing organization in Portland, OR whose mission is: Giving voice to the community, connecting Oregon and its neighbors, illuminating a wider world.

Revenue

$40.4m

Assets

$86.0m

Employees

276

EIN

93-0814638

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health

To improve health, health equity and whole person health in southwest Washington. Provide better quality health and human services. Southwest Washington accountable community of health (swach) is a local nonprofit working to improve health in southwest ...

Revenue

$32.1m

Assets

$27.9m

Employees

EIN

46-2164971

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Portland area nonprofits

Job trends for Portland nonprofits

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Types of nonprofits in Portland

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International Society for Technology in Education

Mercy Corps

Oregon Humane Society

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Portland Art Museum

Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center

Tuality Healthcare

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health

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