Nonprofits in Virginia

There are 46,706 organizations in Virginia. Combined, these Virginian nonprofits employ 462,145 people, earn more than $76 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $194 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Virginia cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Washington DC	17,802	175,751	$37,994,536,307	$99,731,016,360
Virginia Beach	8,049	94,823	$13,988,954,890	$23,864,031,584
Richmond	7,439	60,360	$8,996,281,823	$23,834,401,470
Roanoke	2,445	37,098	$4,188,158,087	$8,745,869,164
Charlottesville	1,704	12,462	$2,749,788,666	$17,298,456,800
Lynchburg	1,294	28,559	$2,732,748,652	$5,734,616,769
Blacksburg	894	4,338	$642,479,956	$2,804,087,317
Harrisonburg	728	7,619	$454,907,693	$1,203,549,036
Staunton	605	6,051	$637,826,972	$2,254,357,691
Winchester	589	13,199	$1,360,538,685	$2,237,417,175

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Job trends for Virginia nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	4,692
1-10	2,409
11-25	1,143
26-100	1,068
101 to 1,000	519
1,000+	76

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Virginia is driven by large organizations like Inova Health Care Service (IHCS), The George Washington University (GWU), Sentara Hospitals, Liberty University, and Riverside Healthcare Association Inc Group.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, trade / professional associations, hospital systems, and multiservice human service organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in Virginia

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	10,129
$250k to $1M	3,346
$1M to $5M	2,048
$5M to $25M	819
$25M to $100M	234
$100M+	115

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Inova Health Care Service (IHCS), Sentara Hospitals, Mitre, Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan Trust, and The George Washington University (GWU) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Virginia.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Virginia with more than $100 million account for 64.5% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, trade / professional associations, universities, fraternal societies, and public utilities.

Types of nonprofits in Virginia

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	7,625	92,998	$8,796,337,905	$38,012,414,289
Religious organizations	6,605	5,688	$700,152,056	$1,311,907,670
Business and community development organizations	4,433	27,047	$7,945,710,463	$12,084,835,010
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	3,943	17,021	$898,256,100	$1,897,331,020
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,298	12,918	$1,721,161,386	$5,929,192,907
Foundations	3,135	1,796	$2,523,930,668	$13,325,790,281
Human service organizations	2,985	55,478	$2,951,927,809	$6,921,034,670
Mutual assistance organizations	1,794	7,745	$6,603,996,779	$9,414,771,039
Health organizations	1,380	145,553	$25,778,044,347	$37,046,465,728
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,359	8,126	$5,006,007,553	$43,021,523,926

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Compressed Gas Association

The mission of the cga is to promote the safe manufacture, transportation, storage, transfilling, and disposal of industrial and medical gases and their containers.

Revenue

$4.4m

Assets

$9.7m

Employees

EIN

13-0594100

IRS type

501(c)(6)

The Common Application is a not-for-profit membership organization that, since its founding over 35 years ago, has been committed to providing reliable services that promote equity, access, and integrity in the college application process.

Revenue

$28.9m

Assets

$25.9m

Employees

103

EIN

91-2170737

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Court Reporters Association

Ncra promotes excellence among those who capture and convert the spoken word to text and is committed to supporting every member in achieving the highest level of professional expertise. National court reporters association (ncra) promotes excellence am...

Revenue

$5.7m

Assets

$7.8m

Employees

EIN

36-2213239

IRS type

501(c)(6)

International Sign Association (ISA)

The International Sign Association's mission is to create thriving sign and visual communications industry communities through unique membership values that inspires growth and innovation for its members and partners.

Revenue

$8.3m

Assets

$15.0m

Employees

EIN

54-1888632

IRS type

501(c)(6)

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

NEMA's mission is to create exceptional theatre experiences, inspiring generations to explore the wonder of their world.

Revenue

$21.5m

Assets

$21.6m

Employees

EIN

13-1085700

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

$7.5m

Assets

$16.6m

Employees

EIN

06-1638811

IRS type

501(c)(6)

American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

The mission of the American school counselor association (asca) is to represent professional school counselors and to promote professionalism and ethical practices. Education and services for school counselors. To support school counselor's efforts to h...

Revenue

$7.0m

Assets

$5.6m

Employees

EIN

51-0237968

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The George Washington University (GWU)

The George Washington University (GWU) values a dynamic, student-focused community stimulated by cultural and intellectual diversity and built upon a foundation of integrity, creativity, and openness to the exploration of new ideas.

Revenue

$1.6b

Assets

$4.6b

Employees

15.6k

EIN

53-0196584

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

APTA is a promotion of business organization in Alexandria, VA whose mission is: APTA's vision was adopted by APTA's House of Delegates in 2013, succeeding Vision 2020.

Revenue

$51.1m

Assets

$56.2m

Employees

187

EIN

13-1512769

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Public Interest Registry (PIR)

PIR helps empower, through the Internet, those who dedicate themselves to improving our world. We're the people behind the .ORG, .NGO and .ONG domain names.

Revenue

$93.3m

Assets

$58.9m

Employees

EIN

33-1025119

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Compressed Gas Association

The Common Application

National Court Reporters Association

International Sign Association (ISA)

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

The George Washington University (GWU)

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Public Interest Registry (PIR)

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