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North Carolina religious organizations

There are 12,337 religious organizations and churches in North Carolina. Combined, these North Carolinian religious organizations employ 7,185 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.
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Types of religious organizations in North Carolina

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Christian nonprofit organizations
 
7,038
 
$653,223,248
Religious media production and publishing organizations
 
110
 
$26,304,239
Organizations supporting multiple religious organizations
 
104
 
$453,827,355
Islamic nonprofit organizations
 
104
 
$10,134,940
Organizations supporting a single religious organization
 
82
 
$26,633,253
Jewish nonprofit organizations
 
80
 
$38,843,642
Buddhist nonprofit organizations
 
77
 
$6,832,367
Religious alliances and advocates
 
61
 
$7,481,199
Catholic nonprofit organizations
 
55
 
$5,339,467
Religious professional societies
 
31
 
$576,412
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Religious organizations by major North Carolina cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Charlotte
 
2,732
 
$784,685,954
Raleigh
 
1,551
 
$154,116,357
Greensboro
 
1,034
 
$28,529,923
Fayetteville, NC
 
790
 
$10,100,975
Winston-Salem
 
789
 
$32,914,441
Durham
 
742
 
$58,175,078
Asheville
 
628
 
$67,840,046
Hickory
 
467
 
$14,282,515
Wilmington
 
329
 
$15,278,572
Greenville, NC
 
288
 
$5,806,814
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Job trends for North Carolina religious organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
403
1-10
 
235
11-25
 
67
26-100
 
47
101 to 1,000
 
9
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of religious organizations in North Carolina

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
915
$250k to $1M
 
241
$1M to $5M
 
98
$5M to $25M
 
26
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
2
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Directory of religious organizations in North Carolina

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Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA)

BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip the church and others to do the same.
Revenue
$107.0m
Assets
$113.1m
Employees
1,056
EIN
45-2588350
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN)

The Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN) is a listener-supported global Christian radio network staffed and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Revenue
$19.7m
Assets
$112.4m
Employees
84
EIN
54-0888863
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Roof Above

Roof Above solves homelessness by providing support services, emergency shelter, and permanent housing, empowering individuals with safety, stability, and dignity in their lives.
Revenue
$24.0m
Assets
$97.3m
Employees
295
EIN
56-1837620
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Angel Ministries

Angel Ministries evangelizes and revives hearts through Jesus Christ and offers Bible study materials, newsletters, radio shows, and other mediums.
Revenue
$14.8m
Assets
$18.5m
Employees
16
EIN
56-1624795
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lake Junaluska

Lake Junaluska offers a wide array of meeting facilities, equipment and services to meet all your needs. Our auditoriums can accommodate from 200 to over 2000 people, while we also offer a plethora of smaller meeting rooms for more intimate discussions.
Revenue
$16.3m
Assets
$34.4m
Employees
354
EIN
56-0547461
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Corporate Chaplains of America

CCA places chaplains in companies to offer care to employees and their families, with the mission of building caring relationships.
Revenue
$29.4m
Assets
$22.6m
Employees
516
EIN
56-1966466
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Timothy Initiative

The Timothy Initiative trains church planters to establish new churches in un-evangelized areas worldwide, partnering with national leaders.
Revenue
$22.7m
Assets
$28.4m
Employees
52
EIN
80-0472803
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rescue Legacy Fund

Rescue Legacy Fund supports Durham Rescue Mission's work to help the homeless and those struggling with addiction in NC.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$38.9m
Employees
2
EIN
27-3090753
IRS type
501(c)(3)

CitizenAudit.org

Centralized fundraising and resource distribution to promote Jewish activities, with a Center for Jewish Education. Partnered with Charlotte Jewish News.
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$10.4m
Employees
26
EIN
56-1951745
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Durham Rescue Mission

Durham Rescue Mission helps people become fully functional through spiritual and practical assistance.
Revenue
$18.5m
Assets
$20.4m
Employees
51
EIN
58-1482590
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Clover Garden School

Clover Garden School (CGS) will foster community, generate enthusiasm, challenge students academically, and produce successful citizens.
Revenue
$10.7m
Assets
$29.7m
Employees
113
EIN
04-3791250
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish Federation of Durham-Chapel Hill

To connect Jews in the local community, to help those in need both here and abroad, and to provide and support programs and services that enable current and future generations to lead more meaningful lives.
Revenue
$8.0m
Assets
$22.0m
Employees
228
EIN
58-1384316
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Foundation of Shalom Park

The Foundation of Shalom Park owns, operates, maintains, renovates and constructs properties and facilities for the religious, educational and recreational benefit of members of the Jewish community and other local residents.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$33.0m
Employees
33
EIN
58-1477833
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Church Initiative

The Church Initiative establishes and supports biblically-based, Christ-centered life crisis support groups sponsored by churches.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$6.6m
Employees
47
EIN
56-1889818
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Missionary Athletes International Charlotte Eagles

Missionary Athletes International Charlotte Eagles transform lives by sharing the Gospel through soccer, organizing teams and camps while supporting global sports ministry.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$9.1m
Employees
248
EIN
33-0017152
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Asia Harvest

Asia Harvest shares the Gospel, distributes Bibles, supports evangelists, and provides humanitarian aid to unreached people groups across Asia.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
4
EIN
20-1648411
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Zoe Empowers

Zoe Empowers empowers orphans in Zimbabwe and Rwanda through three-year programs that have a 95% success rate. Based in Raleigh, NC.
Revenue
$8.9m
Assets
$9.4m
Employees
10
EIN
45-4671349
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Open Eyes / With Open Eyes Foundation Inc

With Open Eyes accelerates the sharing and teaching of the good news of Jesus Christ to the unreached and underserved peoples of the world.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$8.5m
Employees
6
EIN
26-2753084
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Repairers of the Breach

Repairers of the Breach, Inc. is a nonprofit organization formed to educate and train religious and other leaders of faith who will pursue policies and organizational strategies for the good of the whole and to educate the public about connections between....
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$8.3m
Employees
21
EIN
46-3332424
IRS type
501(c)(3)

God's World Publications

God's World Publications publishes religious news & materials, with a mission to provide objective journalism that informs, educates & inspires.
Revenue
$15.3m
Assets
$5.8m
Employees
107
EIN
56-0538016
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
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