Washington DC area nonprofits

There are 47,452 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 585,805 people, earn more than $119 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $278 billion.

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Job trends for Washington DC nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	5,819
1-10	3,179
11-25	1,511
26-100	1,463
101 to 1,000	699
1,000+	78

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	9,731
$250k to $1M	3,958
$1M to $5M	3,286
$5M to $25M	1,533
$25M to $100M	450
$100M+	189

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Inova Health Care Service (IHCS), American National Red Cross (ANRC), Mitre, Aarp, and Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan Trust earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Washington DC.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Washington DC with more than $100 million account for 59.7% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be trade / professional associations, general hospitals, unions, fraternal societies, and universities.

Types of nonprofits in Washington DC

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	7,207	103,098	$11,580,092,891	$25,926,712,120
Religious organizations	6,465	3,118	$535,498,800	$1,372,808,455
Business and community development organizations	4,937	55,455	$18,917,152,039	$26,322,267,046
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,390	30,566	$5,367,945,064	$13,671,716,722
Foundations	3,252	1,229	$3,726,219,673	$24,189,264,051
Human service organizations	3,156	53,658	$3,625,903,473	$7,425,319,080
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,733	14,980	$1,064,667,948	$2,212,166,350
Health organizations	1,852	101,272	$17,118,065,359	$27,212,549,593
International-focused organizations	1,836	13,117	$5,986,031,078	$7,166,914,476
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,325	12,342	$7,032,941,857	$38,115,464,044

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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)

EarthRights International

EarthRights International (ERI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of lawyers, trainers and organizers with expertise in human rights, the environment, and corporate and government accountability.

Revenue

$4.8m

Assets

$8.7m

Employees

EIN

04-3265555

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

$10.1m

Assets

$4.0m

Employees

EIN

54-1739521

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA)

SGIA is the only international association for specialty imaging. Their mission is to provide imaging professionals with the tools and information needed to make the best possible business decisions.

Revenue

$12.5m

Assets

$28.3m

Employees

EIN

36-2147323

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Association for Professionals In Infection Control and Epidemiology - Central

Apic's purpose is to influence, support and improve the quality of health care through the practice and management of infection control and epidemiology. APIC's mission is to create a safer world through prevention of infection. Apic's mission is to cre...

Revenue

$14.0m

Assets

$16.2m

Employees

EIN

23-7256856

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)

AHLA's mission is to provide a collegial forum for interaction and information exchange; to enable our members to serve their clients more effectively and to produce the highest quality non-partisan educational programs, products.

Revenue

$12.0m

Assets

$25.4m

Employees

EIN

23-7333380

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Electronic Retailing Association (ERA)

The Electronic Retailing Associationis is an organization established to drive, grow and shape the future of electronic retailing.

Revenue

$3.5m

Assets

$458.7k

Employees

EIN

52-1694085

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Essential Hospitals Institute

America's Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable.

Revenue

$3.9m

Assets

$6.1m

Employees

EIN

52-1535611

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)

The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) is America's most experienced, trusted and effective non-profit dedicated to improving human and animal health by promoting public understanding and support for biomedical research.

Revenue

$2.5m

Assets

$15.3m

Employees

EIN

04-2746997

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Community Health Accreditation Program

Chap defines, verifies and advances the highest quality of home and community-based care through its, standards, accreditation, education and research. CHAP defines, verifies and advances the highest quality of home and community-based care through its ...

Revenue

$14.4m

Assets

$13.1m

Employees

119

EIN

13-3506107

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Washington DC area nonprofits

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Compressed Gas Association

EarthRights International

Wireless Infrastructure Association

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA)

Association for Professionals In Infection Control and Epidemiology - Central

American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)

Electronic Retailing Association (ERA)

Essential Hospitals Institute

Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)

Community Health Accreditation Program

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