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Massachusetts religious organizations

There are 5,197 religious organizations and churches in Massachusetts. Combined, these Massachusettsan religious organizations employ 2,176 people, earn more than $429 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Types of religious organizations in Massachusetts

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Christian nonprofit organizations
 
2,593
 
$187,241,479
Catholic nonprofit organizations
 
230
 
$78,192,184
Jewish nonprofit organizations
 
210
 
$139,319,996
Buddhist nonprofit organizations
 
125
 
$17,130,713
Islamic nonprofit organizations
 
81
 
$15,148,900
Religious media production and publishing organizations
 
80
 
$21,766,824
Organizations supporting a single religious organization
 
36
 
$19,111,666
Organizations supporting multiple religious organizations
 
33
 
$10,159,464
Religious professional societies
 
28
 
$319,756
Religious alliances and advocates
 
22
 
$336,272
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Religious organizations by major Massachusetts cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Boston
 
3,365
 
$285,255,236
Worcester
 
609
 
$23,976,946
Springfield, MA
 
596
 
$97,868,810
Providence, RI
 
338
 
$10,618,443
Barnstable Town
 
154
 
$5,849,966
Pittsfield
 
99
 
$4,887,631
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Job trends for Massachusetts religious organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
262
1-10
 
115
11-25
 
22
26-100
 
14
101 to 1,000
 
3
1,000+
 
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of religious organizations in Massachusetts

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
506
$250k to $1M
 
118
$1M to $5M
 
54
$5M to $25M
 
8
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
  • Large organizations like Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF), St Ann's Home, Icatholic Media, Saint Grace, and Resist earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Massachusetts religious organizations.
  • Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 23.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Massachusetts religious organizations with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of religious organizations in Massachusetts

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1-20 of 5,197

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
$6.0m
Assets
$5.5m
Employees
24
EIN
20-5616941
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)

Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF)

The Harold Grinspoon Foundation is a leader in creating and supporting innovative opportunities for Jewish engagement in Western Massachusetts and beyond.
Revenue
$72.4m
Assets
$1.0b
Employees
172
EIN
04-6685725
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)

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)

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)

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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
$2.4m
Assets
$811.4k
Employees
21
EIN
04-3577816
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)

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)

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
$3.9m
Assets
$6.6m
Employees
37
EIN
83-2864497
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Circle of Hope

The mission of Circle of Hope is to provide infants, children, and adults experiencing homelessness with clothing and hygiene essentials in order to preserve and enhance overall health and personal dignity.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
9
EIN
26-3478964
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)

Springfield Jewish Community Center

The Springfield Jewish Community Center (Springfield jcc; the j) enriches Community and nurtures wellness through physical, intellectual, social and spiritual programs and services.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$17.9m
Employees
219
EIN
04-2103802
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)

American Scientific Affiliation

ASA's unique mission is to integrate, communicate, and facilitate properly researched science and theology in service to the Church and the scientific community.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
5
EIN
41-0874150
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)
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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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