Seattle area nonprofits

There are 19,975 organizations in the greater Seattle metro area, including the cities of Seattle, Auburn, Bellevue, Everett, Kent, Lakewood, Redmond, Renton, and Tacoma. Combined, these Seattle metro nonprofits employ 311,615 people, earn more than $60 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $208 billion.

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Job trends for Seattle nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,755
1-10	1,131
11-25	576
26-100	553
101 to 1,000	285
1,000+	44

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Seattle is driven by large organizations like Providence Health and Services - Washington, Providence Health and Services Oregon, Swedish Medical Center, Providence Health System - So California, and Franciscan Health System.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, multiservice human service organizations, universities, vocational rehabilitation programs, and specialty hospitals.

Sizes of nonprofits in Seattle

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,471
$250k to $1M	1,611
$1M to $5M	1,030
$5M to $25M	397
$25M to $100M	130
$100M+	62

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Providence Health and Services - Washington, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (BMGF), Providence Health and Services Oregon, and Swedish Medical Center earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Seattle.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.0% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Seattle with more than $100 million account for 76.4% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, international development organizations, private foundations, health finance organizations, and fraternal societies.

Types of nonprofits in Seattle

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	3,116	29,440	$2,213,549,235	$4,837,265,356
Religious organizations	2,755	3,248	$335,252,586	$558,572,743
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,745	12,809	$453,780,414	$734,328,554
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,653	13,073	$809,070,213	$2,147,340,264
Foundations	1,495	631	$6,096,102,023	$58,642,431,929
Business and community development organizations	1,169	3,482	$533,164,929	$1,270,232,867
Human service organizations	1,149	36,485	$1,799,548,399	$3,560,828,753
Health organizations	893	151,740	$29,932,568,334	$47,932,724,896
Unions and employment organizations	779	17,586	$1,149,371,670	$1,310,921,852
Youth development organizations	609	3,553	$140,919,257	$299,490,239

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Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle Children's is united by a compelling mission which is to provide hope, care and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.

Revenue

$1.8b

Assets

$3.6b

Employees

8,253

EIN

91-0564748

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Humane Society For Seattle / King County

The Seattle Humane Society's mission is to provide the resources and support necessary to build lifelong relationships between people and their pets. Animal Welfare Organization. The seattle humane society's mission is to provide the resources and suppo...

Revenue

$10.6m

Assets

$49.9m

Employees

129

EIN

91-0282060

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Pride Foundation

Pride foundation connects, inspires and strengthens the pacific northwest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (lgbt) community in pursuit of equality. They accomplish this in rural and urban areas by awarding grants and scholarships and cultivating l...

Revenue

$3.4m

Assets

$37.6m

Employees

EIN

91-1325007

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Fred Hutch (FHCRC)

The mission of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is the elimination of cancer and related diseases as causes of human suffering and death.

Revenue

$851.2m

Assets

$1.2b

Employees

3,489

EIN

23-7156071

IRS type

501(c)(3)

FareStart

Farestart provides a community that transforms lives by empowering homeless and disadvantaged men, women and families to achieve self-sufficiency through life skills, job training and employment in the food service industry. Farestart provides a communi...

Revenue

$21.2m

Assets

$30.1m

Employees

494

EIN

91-1546757

IRS type

501(c)(3)

College Success Foundation

We inspire underserved, low-income students to finish high school by providing the unique integrated system of supports and scholarships they need to graduate college and succeed in life. Inspire underserved, low-income students to finish high school. W...

Revenue

$13.1m

Assets

$12.6m

Employees

204

EIN

91-2036088

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera strives to produce musically extraordinary, theatrically compelling operas, employing uniformly high quality casts, dramatically aware conductors, and innovative yet textually concerned directors and designers.

Revenue

$23.9m

Assets

$74.2m

Employees

684

EIN

91-0760426

IRS type

501(c)(3)

University of Washington Foundation

The University of Washington Foundation is a non-profit, public 501(c)(3) organization that advances the mission of the University of Washington by seeking and securing private support for its programs in service to students and society.

Revenue

$132.8m

Assets

$9.3m

Employees

EIN

94-3079432

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Neighborcare Health

The mission of Neighborcare Health is to provide comprehensive health care to families and individuals who have difficulty accessing care; respond with sensitivity to the needs of theiculturally diverse patients and advocate.

Revenue

$82.1m

Assets

$75.5m

Employees

1,003

EIN

91-0893287

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Seattle Theatre Group

Making performances and arts education in the pacific northwest enriching, while keeping seattle's historic paramount, moore and neptune theatres healthy and vibrant. Making performances and arts education in the pacific northwest enriching, while keepi...

Revenue

$91.8m

Assets

$47.8m

Employees

622

EIN

94-3130227

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Seattle area nonprofits

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Seattle Children's Hospital

The Humane Society For Seattle / King County

The Pride Foundation

Fred Hutch (FHCRC)

FareStart

College Success Foundation

Seattle Opera

University of Washington Foundation

Neighborcare Health

Seattle Theatre Group

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