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Washington DC trade / professional associations

There are 2,606 trade / professional associations and chambers of commerce in the greater Washington DC metro area, including the cities of Washington DC, Bethesda, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Alexandria, Arlington, and Reston within the states of Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Combined, these Washington DC metro trade / professional associations employ 33,774 people, earn more than $16 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $26 billion.
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Job trends for Washington DC trade / professional associations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
632
1-10
 
399
11-25
 
224
26-100
 
220
101 to 1,000
 
68
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of trade / professional associations in Washington DC

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
502
$250k to $1M
 
357
$1M to $5M
 
474
$5M to $25M
 
336
$25M to $100M
 
104
$100M+
 
23
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Directory of trade / professional associations in Washington DC

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1-20 of 2,606

Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA)

Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) advocates for innovation, protects intellectual property, and connects information industry professionals to drive economic growth.
Revenue
$11.2m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
32
EIN
52-1329859
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)

AAFA's mission is to promote best practices and innovation. AAFA's comprehensive work ensures the continued success and growth of the apparel and footwear industry, its suppliers, and its customers.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$16.9m
Employees
20
EIN
53-0258503
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Auto Care Association

Auto Care Association is a trade / professional association or chamber of commerce in Bethesda, MD whose mission is: Auto Care Association connects its members to each other, the Auto Care industry and consumers.
Revenue
$33.1m
Assets
$51.4m
Employees
45
EIN
52-2172219
IRS type
501(c)(6)

National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)

National Association of Community Health Centers is founded 1971 to provide Community Health Centers with a unified voice and common source for research, information, training and advocacy.
Revenue
$46.3m
Assets
$49.4m
Employees
172
EIN
52-0939952
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Essential Hospitals Institute

Essential Hospitals Institute drives research, education, and leadership development to improve quality, safety, affordability, and community-integrated care at essential hospitals.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$9.2m
Employees
0
EIN
52-1535611
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA)

The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) represents independent insurance agents in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
0
EIN
53-0114690
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

AACC is a trade / professional association or chamber of commerce in Washington, DC whose mission is: AACC's mission is Building a Nation of Learners by Advancing America's Community Colleges.
Revenue
$25.6m
Assets
$24.7m
Employees
35
EIN
53-0196569
IRS type
501(c)(3)

International Sign Association (ISA)

ISA promotes the sign industry through advocacy, education, and innovation. It hosts a convention and has over 2,200 member companies.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$19.6m
Employees
27
EIN
54-1888632
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Vertical Aviation International

The Helicopter Association International is a non-profit trade association that represents the interests of the helicopter industry worldwide.
Revenue
$20.8m
Assets
$58.3m
Employees
42
EIN
53-0261213
IRS type
501(c)(6)

National Alliance for Care at Home (NAHC)

NAHC is committed to achieving the highest quality of care at home for vulnerable Americans and thereby winning the last great civil rights battle.
Revenue
$9.8m
Assets
$9.5m
Employees
28
EIN
84-0617736
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) serves their nation's construction professionals by promoting the skill, integrity and responsibility of those who build America.
Revenue
$26.7m
Assets
$42.9m
Employees
87
EIN
53-0029260
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Coatings Association (ACA)

The American Coatings Association (ACA) is a nonprofit trade association representing both companies and professionals in the paint and coatings industry.
Revenue
$12.1m
Assets
$40.0m
Employees
94
EIN
53-0115900
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

American Association of School Administrators (AASA) champions equitable, high-quality public education, develops school system leaders, and elevates district voices in federal policy.
Revenue
$20.9m
Assets
$35.8m
Employees
55
EIN
54-1999773
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wireless Infrastructure Association

PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association is the trade association representing the companies that make up the wireless telecommunications infrastructure industry.
Revenue
$16.1m
Assets
$9.0m
Employees
42
EIN
54-1739521
IRS type
501(c)(6)

National Court Reporters Association

NCRA promotes excellence among court reporters, offers certifications since 1937, and provides information through digital publications and social media.
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$8.0m
Employees
32
EIN
36-2213239
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Association for Professional in Infection Control and Epidemology

Apic's mission is to create a safer world through prevention of Infection. Apic's purpose is to influence, support, and improve the quality of health care through the practice and management of Infection Control and epidemiology.
Revenue
$21.9m
Assets
$16.8m
Employees
92
EIN
23-7256856
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Associations Institute (CAI)

CAI's mission is to inspire professionalism, effective leadership and responsible citizenship, ideals reflected in communities that are preferred places to call home.
Revenue
$19.9m
Assets
$19.1m
Employees
73
EIN
23-7392984
IRS type
501(c)(6)

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

IFDA's mission is to provide industry support on two basic fronts-government relations and industry relations.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$24.3m
Employees
26
EIN
06-1638811
IRS type
501(c)(6)

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) unites electrical manufacturers, develops standards, advocates policy, and fosters innovation to enhance market opportunities and economic contributions.
Revenue
$26.2m
Assets
$19.1m
Employees
85
EIN
13-1085700
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Compressed Gas Association

The Compressed Gas Association sets safety standards and guidance for industrial, medical, food, and specialty gases, collaborating with industry and regulators.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$11.6m
Employees
20
EIN
13-0594100
IRS type
501(c)(6)
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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 "S41: Promotion of Business" 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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