St. Louis area nonprofits

There are 16,717 organizations in the greater St. Louis metro area, including the cities of St. Louis and St. Charles. Combined, these St. Louis metro nonprofits employ 314,739 people, earn more than $37 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $107 billion.

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Job trends for St. Louis nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,340
1-10	784
11-25	327
26-100	366
101 to 1,000	277
1,000+	34

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in St. Louis is driven by large organizations like MHM Support Services, BJC Health System, Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U), SSM Health Care St Louis, and University of Missouri St Louis (UMSL).
The largest employers tend to be hospital systems, universities, general hospitals, senior residential care facilities, and vocational rehabilitation programs.

Sizes of nonprofits in St. Louis

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	3,455
$250k to $1M	1,081
$1M to $5M	609
$5M to $25M	325
$25M to $100M	93
$100M+	44

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like BJC Health System, Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U), Ascension Health Alliance, SSM Health Care St Louis, and Mercy Hospitals East Communities earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in St. Louis.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in St. Louis with more than $100 million account for 73.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, general hospitals, universities, fraternal societies, and organizations supporting a health care nonprofit.

Types of nonprofits in St. Louis

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	2,725	60,494	$6,089,158,987	$19,074,094,801
Religious organizations	2,593	4,439	$499,789,258	$3,689,984,301
Foundations	1,292	762	$1,096,999,287	$6,365,127,397
Human service organizations	1,205	39,311	$1,608,936,065	$2,995,266,795
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,174	6,157	$264,889,387	$456,378,550
Business and community development organizations	1,077	3,313	$483,687,477	$911,237,042
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,054	4,938	$357,872,585	$1,065,952,916
Mutual assistance organizations	749	1,897	$2,233,237,405	$4,407,373,794
Youth development organizations	740	2,334	$127,057,454	$295,148,033
Unions and employment organizations	606	14,076	$568,800,508	$760,644,997

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Pedal the Cause

To provide critical funding for cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center and Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children's Hospital through our annual cycling challenge.

Revenue

$6.2m

Assets

$624.3k

Employees

EIN

27-2233336

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA)

The mission of CHA is to advance the Catholic health ministry of the United States in caring for people and communities.

Revenue

$27.0m

Assets

$48.3m

Employees

EIN

43-0653271

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Association of Orthodontists

To advance the art and science of orthodontics and contribute to public health through education of members and the public. To advance the art and science of orthodontics and contribute to public health through education.

Revenue

$23.1m

Assets

$42.1m

Employees

EIN

43-0763598

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Places for People Incorporated (PfP)

Places for People provides outreach to 3,800 people through intake calls, going out into the community to provide resource and referral assistance, and by providing assessment, triage services and referrals to other service providers.

Revenue

$18.5m

Assets

$10.7m

Employees

386

EIN

23-7433924

IRS type

501(c)(3)

St. Louis Area Food Bank (SLAFB)

St. Louis Area Food Bank's mission is to feed hungry people by distributing food throughout the bi-state region and engage our community in the fight against hunger.

Revenue

$80.7m

Assets

$21.8m

Employees

EIN

43-1253102

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Missouri Botanical Garden Board of TRUSTEES

To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life. Discover/share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.

Revenue

$50.7m

Assets

$239.7m

Employees

497

EIN

43-0666759

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation

The St. Louis Art Museum Foundation, a Missouri nonprofit corporation, was established in 1985 for the sole benefit of, and to carry out the purposes of, the mission and activities of the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Revenue

$22.2m

Assets

$211.0m

Employees

EIN

43-1374479

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Humane Society of Missouri

Humane Society of Missouri is an animal protection and welfare in St Louis, MO whose mission is: Prevention of cruelty, abuse and neglect of animals.

Revenue

$21.6m

Assets

$87.8m

Employees

321

EIN

43-0652638

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National CHILDREN'S Cancer Society (NCCS)

The National Children's Cancer Society (NCCS) provides emotional, financial and educational support to children with cancer, their families and survivors.

Revenue

$26.1m

Assets

$5.9m

Employees

EIN

37-1227890

IRS type

501(c)(3)

St. Louis Regional Health Commission

To Increase access to health care for people who are medically uninsured and underinsured. Reduce health disparities among populations in the St. Louis City and County region.

Revenue

$24.7m

Assets

$8.4m

Employees

EIN

43-1883638

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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St. Louis area nonprofits

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Pedal the Cause

Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA)

American Association of Orthodontists

Places for People Incorporated (PfP)

St. Louis Area Food Bank (SLAFB)

Missouri Botanical Garden Board of TRUSTEES

Saint Louis Art Museum Foundation

Humane Society of Missouri

National CHILDREN'S Cancer Society (NCCS)

St. Louis Regional Health Commission

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