Washington DC area nonprofits

There are 14,214 organizations 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 nonprofits employ 598,831 people, earn more than $119 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $280 billion.

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Job trends for Washington DC nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	5,001
1-10	3,157
11-25	1,509
26-100	1,469
101 to 1,000	708
1,000+	79

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Washington DC is driven by large organizations like Board of Education of Montgomery County Employee Benefit Trust Fund, American National Red Cross (ANRC), Inova Health Care Service (IHCS), The George Washington University (GWU), and Georgetown University.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, trade / professional associations, fraternal societies, and disaster relief organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in Washington DC

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,477
$250k to $1M	4,098
$1M to $5M	3,250
$5M to $25M	1,495
$25M to $100M	434
$100M+	192

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like American National Red Cross (ANRC), Inova Health Care Service (IHCS), Aarp, Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan Trust, and National Association of Letter Carriers - Nalc HQS (NALC) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Washington DC.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.2% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Washington DC with more than $100 million account for 60.8% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be trade / professional associations, general hospitals, fraternal societies, universities, and unions.

Types of nonprofits in Washington DC

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Business and community development organizations	2,597	59,114	$20,337,950,243	$26,604,165,638
Foundations	1,766	1,407	$3,517,782,791	$23,727,986,130
Educational institutions	1,218	105,093	$10,543,128,725	$24,473,933,830
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	878	32,000	$5,453,076,516	$14,102,072,430
Human service organizations	764	56,035	$3,755,757,927	$7,104,105,412
International-focused organizations	716	14,911	$7,616,356,937	$14,861,016,782
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	632	14,421	$992,585,573	$1,652,490,543
Housing providers and shelters	562	7,313	$1,093,919,540	$3,221,972,195
Hospitals and clinics	505	101,309	$16,746,389,283	$26,814,161,457
Religious organizations	456	4,657	$646,296,583	$1,580,317,050

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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA)

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association is the trade association representing financial services companies and manufacturers in the $903 billion U.S. equipment finance sector.

Revenue

$10.4m

Assets

$15.6m

Employees

EIN

52-6054211

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

$8.6m

Assets

$26.4m

Employees

EIN

53-0115900

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation of broker-dealers.

Revenue

$1.3b

Assets

$2.3b

Employees

3,950

EIN

53-0088710

IRS type

501(c)(6)

AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation

AppleTree is an innovative nonprofit that develops and provides proven early childhood education programs to the most under-resourced three- and four-year-olds to close the achievement gap before children enter kindergarten.

Revenue

$13.3m

Assets

$9.5m

Employees

161

EIN

04-3331760

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Naral Pro-Choice America

Promotion of social welfare and education of the public on matters related to reproductive rights. Political strategies - the political department serves as the organization's political representative with the other political organizations, our activist...

Revenue

$12.4m

Assets

$4.4m

Employees

EIN

13-2630359

IRS type

501(c)(4)

Wireless Infrastructure Association

PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association is the trade association representing the companies that make up the wireless telecommunications infrastructure industry.

Revenue

$7.5m

Assets

$6.0m

Employees

EIN

54-1739521

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Clinic

Embracing the gospel value of welcoming the stranger, clinic promotes the dignity and protects the rights of immigrants in partnership with a dedicated network of catholic and community legal immigration programs. Direct representation consists of legal...

Revenue

$9.9m

Assets

$12.8m

Employees

EIN

52-1584951

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)

The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is the largest global organization of and for those involved with the regulation of healthcare and related products, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics and nutritional products.

Revenue

$10.3m

Assets

$4.9m

Employees

EIN

52-1139030

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rainforest Trust

Rainforest Trust protects threatened tropical forests and endangered wildlife by partnering with local and community organizations in and around the areas that are being threatened.

Revenue

$21.2m

Assets

$25.1m

Employees

EIN

13-3500609

IRS type

501(c)(3)

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

IFDA's mission is to provide industry support on two basic fronts-government relations and industry relations.

Revenue

$7.1m

Assets

$17.6m

Employees

EIN

06-1638811

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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Washington DC area nonprofits

Job trends for Washington DC nonprofits

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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA)

American Coatings Association (ACA)

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation

Naral Pro-Choice America

Wireless Infrastructure Association

Clinic

Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)

Rainforest Trust

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

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