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Ohio religious organizations

There are 13,285 religious organizations and churches in Ohio. Combined, these Ohioan religious organizations employ 62,721 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $6 billion.
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Types of religious organizations in Ohio

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Christian nonprofit organizations
 
5,541
 
$1,568,512,168
Jewish nonprofit organizations
 
227
 
$363,620,985
Catholic nonprofit organizations
 
220
 
$93,964,027
Religious professional societies
 
156
 
$901,886
Religious media production and publishing organizations
 
135
 
$35,468,846
Islamic nonprofit organizations
 
122
 
$11,005,754
Organizations supporting a single religious organization
 
116
 
$139,404,229
Organizations supporting multiple religious organizations
 
93
 
$122,490,110
Buddhist nonprofit organizations
 
63
 
$4,613,050
Religious alliances and advocates
 
43
 
$40,149,197
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Religious organizations by major Ohio cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Columbus, OH
 
2,627
 
$246,194,682
Cleveland, OH
 
2,274
 
$491,319,901
Cincinnati
 
2,044
 
$244,944,553
Dayton
 
1,044
 
$34,009,210
Akron
 
798
 
$786,140,337
Toledo
 
793
 
$41,435,820
Youngstown
 
561
 
$42,671,289
Canton
 
487
 
$157,596,058
Mansfield
 
236
 
$5,485,705
Springfield, OH
 
194
 
$2,232,859
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Job trends for Ohio religious organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
448
1-10
 
225
11-25
 
56
26-100
 
43
101 to 1,000
 
19
1,000+
 
2
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Sizes of religious organizations in Ohio

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
886
$250k to $1M
 
239
$1M to $5M
 
96
$5M to $25M
 
37
$25M to $100M
 
8
$100M+
 
5
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Directory of religious organizations in Ohio

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1-20 of 13,285

Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio

JFSA empowers individuals and families with solutions to life's challenges, including providing support to older adults and strengthening Jewish families.
Revenue
$32.4m
Assets
$74.5m
Employees
780
EIN
34-0714441
IRS type
501(c)(3)

In His Steps Foundation

In His Steps Foundation's mission is to encourage and teach Christlike stewardship which becomes the basis for personal giving and estate planning.
Revenue
$7.9m
Assets
$45.4m
Employees
3
EIN
31-1512682
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish Education Center of Cleveland

Jewish Education Center of Cleveland inspires lifelong Jewish learning through educator development, organizational support, grants, and retreats that enrich children, families, and community continuity.
Revenue
$13.2m
Assets
$19.3m
Employees
45
EIN
34-0714554
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM)

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry's mission is to promote shalom (peace, well-being) and justice (right relationships) through a Christian ministry of service and advocacy with those who are oppressed, forgotten and hurting.
Revenue
$13.1m
Assets
$22.2m
Employees
191
EIN
34-1043756
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Truth for Life

Truth for Life offers clear Bible teaching through Alistair Begg's sermons, aiming to convert unbelievers, establish believers, and strengthen local churches.
Revenue
$24.0m
Assets
$34.7m
Employees
40
EIN
34-1787585
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish Federation of Cleveland

Jewish Federation of Cleveland enhances community well-being, combats anti-Semitism, supports Israel, and raises funds to address Jewish needs locally and globally.
Revenue
$150.5m
Assets
$680.2m
Employees
262
EIN
34-0714445
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Foundation of The Catholic Diocese of Columbus

The Catholic Foundation is a non-profit, charitable organization that receives and manages assets to provide perpetual funding for the parishes, schools and ministries within the 23-county Diocese of Columbus.
Revenue
$21.2m
Assets
$289.0m
Employees
15
EIN
31-1116640
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Upward Bound Youth

Upward Bound Youth aids personal and spiritual growth with a multi-use facility, after-school programs, and summer camps in Wooster, OH.
Revenue
$222.2m
Assets
$206.7m
Employees
15
EIN
34-1850567
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Back 2 Back Ministries

Back2Back Ministries is an international Christian organization dedicated to being a voice for orphans. We desire for every orphan and vulnerable child to have the opportunity for success through care for today and hope for tomorrow.
Revenue
$13.9m
Assets
$17.0m
Employees
106
EIN
31-1468516
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo

Through the generous support of our donors, we provide programs and services to enhance the health, welfare, education, and cultural awareness of the entire Jewish community and israel.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$47.6m
Employees
51
EIN
34-4428259
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation

Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation supports the charitable mission of the healthcare organization through grants and effective gift resource management.
Revenue
$87.0m
Assets
$436.9m
Employees
94
EIN
20-1072726
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dynamic Catholic Institute

To re-energize the Catholic Church in America by developing world-class resources that inspire people to rediscover the genius of Catholicism.
Revenue
$27.5m
Assets
$47.9m
Employees
97
EIN
26-4549213
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton

Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton strengthens Jewish life through philanthropy, advocacy, and coordinated services, supporting those in need and fostering inclusive community connections locally and globally.
Revenue
$6.8m
Assets
$50.8m
Employees
73
EIN
31-0537488
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Christian Aid Ministries

Christian Aid Ministries channels Anabaptist support to deliver global disaster relief, medical aid, food, clean water, and Gospel outreach through practical programs.
Revenue
$168.7m
Assets
$123.4m
Employees
292
EIN
34-1344364
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Shalom Ministries International (SMI)

SMI is a religious ministry. It conducts a weekly television ministry, conducts an itinerant religious teaching and music ministry and produces religious resources for churches and individuals.
Revenue
$22.0m
Assets
$29.9m
Employees
46
EIN
31-1806973
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Christian Healthcare Ministries

Christian Healthcare Ministries unites Christians to voluntarily share eligible medical bills through transparent, customizable programs, fulfilling a faith-based mission of love and burden-bearing.
Revenue
$754.7m
Assets
$292.8m
Employees
457
EIN
34-1964742
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lifewise

Stand For Truth provides youth with seminars, educational materials, and programs to reach their full potential while conducting school assemblies and outreach events.
Revenue
$39.3m
Assets
$34.9m
Employees
1,329
EIN
45-4002535
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Liberty Healthshare

Liberty Healthshare is a non-profit health care sharing ministry where members share medical expenses according to ethical and religious values.
Revenue
$138.4m
Assets
$53.8m
Employees
171
EIN
47-2042581
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

Jewish Federation of Cincinnati unites the community, mobilizes resources, supports urgent needs, and fosters a thriving, inclusive Jewish life for future generations.
Revenue
$33.9m
Assets
$192.4m
Employees
75
EIN
31-0537174
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cise

Cise provides scholarships and vital supports that expand access to values-based Catholic education, strengthening underserved students learning, well-being, and futures.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$12.0m
Employees
12
EIN
82-0977523
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.
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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