Religious organizations and churches
There are 295,285 religious organizations in the United States. Combined, these religious organizations employ 293,600 people, earn more than $39 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $117 billion.
Subcategories within religious organizations and churches:
- Islamic organizations(2,470)
- Buddhist organizations(3,908)
- Religious media organizations(8,419)
Types of religious organizations
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
143,481 | $8,088,703,891 | |
12,994 | $557,373,557 | |
8,420 | $4,420,533,675 | |
8,279 | $5,640,384,949 | |
3,908 | $210,478,851 | |
3,235 | $1,758,533,895 | |
2,697 | $15,366,910 | |
2,470 | $244,519,360 | |
2,401 | $2,189,481,325 | |
572 | $20,283,311 |
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Job trends for Religious organizations
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 9,417 |
1-10 | 5,941 |
11-25 | 1,345 |
26-100 | 922 |
101 to 1,000 | 465 |
1,000+ | 40 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Religious organizations is driven by large organizations like Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Young Life, Ascension Health Alliance, Samaritan's Purse, and Loma Linda University.
- The largest employers tend to be religious organizations, christian organizations, jewish organizations, religious media organizations, and catholic organizations.
Sizes of religious organizations
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 25,539 |
$250k to $1M | 5,624 |
$1M to $5M | 2,172 |
$5M to $25M | 683 |
$25M to $100M | 138 |
$100M+ | 53 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Ascension Health Alliance, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Compassion International Incorporated, Claims Conference, and Samaritan's Purse earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Religious organizations.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 11.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Religious organizations with more than $100 million account for 43.1% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be religious organizations, christian organizations, jewish organizations, religious media organizations, and organizations supporting multiple religious nonprofits.
Directory of religious organizations
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American Jewish Committee (AJC)
Revenue
$91.1m
Assets
$240.7m
Employees
297
EIN
13-5563393
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Revenue
$75.1m
Assets
$38.4m
Employees
485
EIN
13-1818723
IRS type
501(c)(3)
The Christian Broadcasting Network
Revenue
$315.2m
Assets
$164.0m
Employees
1,456
EIN
54-0678752
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)
Revenue
$49.8m
Assets
$322.4m
Employees
144
EIN
23-1500085
IRS type
501(c)(3)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Revenue
$142.9k
Assets
$0
Employees
3
EIN
53-0196617
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Jewish National Fund
Revenue
$87.7m
Assets
$442.0m
Employees
259
EIN
13-1659627
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington (CCDA)
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
54-0515706
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
Revenue
$312.3m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
200
EIN
04-2103559
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Samaritan's Purse
Revenue
$734.1m
Assets
$766.6m
Employees
3,305
EIN
58-1437002
IRS type
501(c)(3)
IFCJ The Fellowship
Revenue
$120.0m
Assets
$46.8m
Employees
120
EIN
36-3256096
IRS type
501(c)(3)