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Chicago religious organizations

There are 8,528religious organizations and churches in the greater Chicagometro area, including the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, and Gary within the states of Illinois and Indiana. Combined, these Chicago metro religious organizationsemploy 20,479 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $12 billion.
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Types of religious organizations in Chicago

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Christian nonprofit organizations
4,060
$909,373,675
Jewish nonprofit organizations
201
$557,266,355
Religious media production and publishing organizations
193
$247,438,108
Islamic nonprofit organizations
136
$54,104,426
Catholic nonprofit organizations
111
$35,928,842
Organizations supporting a single religious organization
99
$67,231,405
Organizations supporting multiple religious organizations
98
$291,507,668
Religious professional societies
68
$3,097
Buddhist nonprofit organizations
56
$4,994,783
Religious alliances and advocates
19
$0
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Job trends for Chicago religious organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
335
1-10
184
11-25
40
26-100
49
101 to 1,000
24
1,000+
6
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Sizes of religious organizations in Chicago

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
601
$250k to $1M
208
$1M to $5M
110
$5M to $25M
29
$25M to $100M
11
$100M+
8
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Directory of religious organizations in Chicago

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IFCJ The Fellowship

Promote understanding and cooperation between Jews and Christians and to build broad support for Israel and other shared concerns. Build bridges of understanding & cooperation between Jews & Christians & support for Israel. Promote understanding and coope...
Revenue
$157.6m
Assets
$79.0m
Employees
129
EIN
36-3256096
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Islamic Food and NUTRITION Council of America (IFANCA)

Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA), is a non-proft organization dedicated to halal certification and to promoting halal.
Revenue
$25.4m
Assets
$70.5m
Employees
43
EIN
36-3193649
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Faith and Learning International (FLI)

FLI encourages, equips and connects believers around the world with one another thus enabling them to facilitate God's call on their lives.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$2.4m
Employees
1
EIN
20-0743864
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Muslim Community Center (MCC)

The purposes of the Corporation as stated in its Certificate of Incorporation are: to carry on religious, charitable and educational activities in conformity with the religion of Islam.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$16.3m
Employees
138
EIN
23-7060038
IRS type
501(c)(3)

5 Stones Group NFP

Lighthouse Catholic Media is a not for profit company that seeks to answer the call for a New Evangelization. They specialize in promoting the Catholic Faith through high quality presentations on audio CDs and MP3s from many of the best Catholic speakers.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
66
EIN
26-2193509
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Crossway

We seek to help people understand the massive implications of the gospel and the truth of God's Word, for all of life, for all eternity, and for the glory of God.
Revenue
$28.7m
Assets
$41.8m
Employees
119
EIN
36-1143987
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alpha USA

Providing curriculum and training to reach out to individuals and help them explore the validity and relevance of the Christian faith through debate and discussion. Providing curriculum to help individuals explore the relevance of the Christian faith.
Revenue
$11.8m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
62
EIN
13-3962840
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Barnabas Foundation

Barnabas Foundation provides guidance and assistance to Christians of all ages and generations to help them grow in their understanding of biblical stewardship and experience the joy of living a generous life. Provides guidance to Christians to grow the...
Revenue
$83.3m
Assets
$428.1m
Employees
32
EIN
36-2904503
IRS type
501(c)(3)

JCC Chicago

JCC Chicago is a non-profit organization inspired by Jewish values, bridging traditions and generations to create a more vibrant, connected community.
Revenue
$39.3m
Assets
$26.1m
Employees
1,829
EIN
36-2167758
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Christian Today

Since 1956, Christianity Today has challenged the church with real-world content that is timely, compelling, insightful, balanced--and biblical. Christianity Today is regarded worldwide as the foremost evangelical periodical for news and opinion.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$9.8m
Employees
87
EIN
52-0231554
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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