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Boston religious organizations

There are 3,560 religious organizations and churches in the greater Boston metro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro religious organizations employ 1,678 people, earn more than $291 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $858 million.
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Types of religious organizations in Boston

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Christian nonprofit organizations
 
1,777
 
$163,544,197
Catholic nonprofit organizations
 
193
 
$68,503,399
Jewish nonprofit organizations
 
158
 
$44,779,906
Buddhist nonprofit organizations
 
95
 
$8,759,341
Religious media production and publishing organizations
 
64
 
$19,223,763
Islamic nonprofit organizations
 
63
 
$14,939,586
Organizations supporting multiple religious organizations
 
26
 
$6,869,044
Organizations supporting a single religious organization
 
25
 
$14,657,263
Religious professional societies
 
21
 
$5,261,653
Religious alliances and advocates
 
15
 
$197,116
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Job trends for Boston religious organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
204
1-10
 
98
11-25
 
18
26-100
 
11
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of religious organizations in Boston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
367
$250k to $1M
 
97
$1M to $5M
 
43
$5M to $25M
 
7
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
  • Large organizations like St Ann's Home, Icatholic Media, Saint Grace, Resist, and Lih Memorial Grant Fund earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Boston religious organizations.
  • Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 26.2% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Boston religious organizations with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of religious organizations in Boston

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Resist

Resist supports grassroots organizations on the frontlines of the movement for social justice. We believe that through organizing, direct action, and creativity, the power of communities can and will build a better world.
Revenue
$15.0m
Assets
$23.6m
Employees
77
EIN
04-2433182
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Veritas Forum

To create and encourage forums, primarily on university campuses, to connect today's hardest questions with the person and story of Jesus Christ.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
19
EIN
20-5616941
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tools of the Mind

Tools of the Mind: Early childhood model combining professional development with curriculum to develop cognitive, social-emotional, self-regulatory, and academic skills.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$8.1m
Employees
36
EIN
83-2864497
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mas Boston Society

Mas Boston Society fosters community growth through spiritual education, promoting God consciousness, liberty, and justice while offering programs at the Islamic Society of Boston.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$910.1k
Employees
25
EIN
20-1799252
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC)

BDRC is committed to seeking out, preserving, organizing, and disseminating Buddhist literature. Our current programs focus on the preservation of texts in Pali, Chinese, Sanskrit, and Tibetan.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
9
EIN
04-3491680
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lehrhaus Center for Jewish Life and Learning

Lehrhaus provides Jewish education, including diverse classes on sacred texts and worship services, in a warm and inviting environment.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
34
EIN
88-1911890
IRS type
501(c)(3)

18doors

InterfaithFamily is a nonprofit organization that helps and provides resources for couples with one Jewish partner and one non-Jewish partner and their families. InterfaithFamily is the premiere resource supporting interfaith couples exploring Jewish life.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
18
EIN
04-3577816
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish News Service (JNS)

Jewish News Service is a website that provides news updates and engages freelance writers, photographers, and graphic designers. JNS supplies approximately 140 subscriber newspapers and websites, representing a circulation of nearly 1.
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$8.9m
Employees
10
EIN
45-0949784
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gateways Access to Jewish Education

Gateways provides high quality special education services, expertise, and support to enable students with diverse learning needs to succeed in Jewish educational settings and participate meaningfully in Jewish life.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
53
EIN
04-3494246
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Star Island Corporation

Star Island was founded on the traditions of Unitarian Universalism and the United Church of Christ. They strive to contribute to our world by providing a sacred and meaningful space for a vibrant intergenerational community.
Revenue
$4.9m
Assets
$14.5m
Employees
168
EIN
04-6000828
IRS type
501(c)(3)

FriendshipWorks

FriendshipWorks connects volunteers with older adults in Greater Boston, reducing isolation and enhancing quality of life through programs like Friendly Visiting and MusicWorks.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
18
EIN
04-3140541
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Trinity Boston Connects

Trinity Boston foundation's (tbf) mission is to create safe and supportive communities that inspire Boston's youth of color to discover their voice and achieve their goals.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$3.9m
Employees
19
EIN
04-2736718
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Catholic Community Fund of the Archdiocese of Boston

A fund that supports Archdiocese of Boston programs and ministries through endowment fundraising, gifts, and bequests. Runs the Inspiring Hope campaign.
Revenue
$12.9m
Assets
$98.2m
Employees
0
EIN
04-3071454
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hillel Foundation of Cambridge

The Hillel Foundation of Cambridge is the catalyst for Jewish life, community and personal exploration at Harvard University. Undergraduate program is the harvard Hillel's core program to support undergraduate students of Harvard University.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$22.5m
Employees
39
EIN
04-2620801
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Saint Grace

Saint Grace supports the Benedictine Nuns of Saint Scholastica and maintains their Monastery in Boston.
Revenue
$17.3m
Assets
$33.7m
Employees
0
EIN
86-3149813
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry / John Eliot Corporation

The Corporation's primary purpose is for the maintenance of the John Eliot square campus and property.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
0
EIN
04-2927507
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Global Evangelical Church

Global Evangelical Church embraces its mission as a Christian church, serving the community in Billerica, MA.
Revenue
$754.9k
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
0
EIN
04-3574626
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Meor of Boston

Meor of Boston is a nonprofit corporate foundation based in Silver Spring, MD, that provides Jewish educational and holiday programming to students from all backgrounds of Jewish observance, located in Brookline, MA.
Revenue
$901.2k
Assets
$735.7k
Employees
3
EIN
20-4394106
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chelsea Jewish Charitable Foundation

Chelsea Jewish Lifecare's vision is to be the most respected provider of service-enriched residential care and post-acute care for seniors and individuals living with debilitating neurological conditions such as ALS and Multiple Sclerosis.
Revenue
$867.3k
Assets
$9.5m
Employees
0
EIN
26-1244471
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Zion Prayer Movement Outreach

Zion Prayer Movement Outreach USA promotes and preserves religious and spiritual activities of the Zion prayer movement outreach through programs funded by revenues from contributors and members.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
0
EIN
87-2171264
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "X00: Religion: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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