Nonprofits in Tennessee
There are 36,350 organizations in Tennessee. Combined, these Tennessean nonprofits employ 368,820 people, earn more than $45 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $97 billion.
Nonprofits by major Tennessee cities
Metro area | Nonprofits | Revenues |
---|---|---|
10,607 | $18,402,969,060 | |
10,109 | $11,843,204,981 | |
4,147 | $5,027,864,611 | |
2,289 | $2,111,695,207 | |
1,140 | $773,186,566 | |
921 | $2,283,580,093 | |
845 | $488,354,634 | |
686 | $422,760,590 | |
583 | $578,426,504 | |
573 | $316,592,636 |
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Job trends for Tennessee nonprofits
Employees per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
0 | 2,425 |
1-10 | 1,892 |
11-25 | 718 |
26-100 | 671 |
101 to 1,000 | 447 |
1,000+ | 57 |
Key takeaways for employment stats:
- Employment in Tennessee is driven by large organizations like Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals, Pleasant View Christian School, and Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA).
- The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, hospital systems, developmentally disabled centers, and colleges.
Sizes of nonprofits in Tennessee
Revenues per organization | Number of organizations |
---|---|
< $250k | 6,964 |
$250k to $1M | 2,133 |
$1M to $5M | 1,139 |
$5M to $25M | 501 |
$25M to $100M | 146 |
$100M+ | 67 |
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
- Large organizations like Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals, American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, Vanderbilt University, and St Jude Children's Research Hospital earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Tennessee.
- Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Tennessee with more than $100 million account for 63.1% of nonprofit earnings.
- The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, universities, public utilities, and organizations supporting a medical research nonprofit.
Types of nonprofits in Tennessee
Nonprofit type | Number | Revenues |
---|---|---|
5,706 | $499,788,222 | |
5,292 | $421,789,569 | |
4,842 | $6,255,898,349 | |
2,468 | $2,145,490,195 | |
2,234 | $947,913,823 | |
2,230 | $487,388,610 | |
2,145 | $1,508,052,537 | |
1,897 | $598,714,835 | |
1,552 | $2,245,450,652 | |
958 | $3,617,798,286 |
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Directory of nonprofits in Tennessee
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National Federation of Independent Business
Revenue
$100.1m
Assets
$47.4m
Employees
943
EIN
94-0707299
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$6.7m
Employees
41
EIN
58-1620669
IRS type
501(c)(3)
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Revenue
$1.1b
Assets
$6.2b
Employees
5,440
EIN
62-0646012
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Fisk University
Revenue
$45.9m
Assets
$129.3m
Employees
544
EIN
62-0202000
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Youth Villages Foundation
Revenue
$29.0m
Assets
$264.3m
Employees
31
EIN
62-1652079
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Second Harvest Food Bank East Tennessee
Revenue
$30.9m
Assets
$9.9m
Employees
49
EIN
58-1450139
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Memphis Tourism Corporation
Revenue
$16.1m
Assets
$32.8m
Employees
57
EIN
62-1025301
IRS type
501(c)(6)
National Cotton Council of America (NCC)
Revenue
$15.2m
Assets
$17.6m
Employees
77
EIN
62-0306045
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Tennessee Valley Public Power Association
Revenue
$11.1m
Assets
$33.0m
Employees
24
EIN
62-0468356
IRS type
501(c)(6)
Country Music Association
Revenue
$49.3m
Assets
$85.0m
Employees
59
EIN
62-0606066
IRS type
501(c)(6)