Washington DC area nonprofits

There are 47,239 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 592,029 people, earn more than $119 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $275 billion.

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Job trends for Washington DC nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	5,550
1-10	3,210
11-25	1,515
26-100	1,478
101 to 1,000	705
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	9,422
$250k to $1M	3,950
$1M to $5M	3,267
$5M to $25M	1,501
$25M to $100M	445
$100M+	188

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) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Washington DC.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.4% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Washington DC with more than $100 million account for 60.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be trade / professional associations, general hospitals, fraternal societies, unions, and universities.

Types of nonprofits in Washington DC

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	7,367	104,008	$11,363,957,267	$24,764,615,870
Religious organizations	6,354	3,372	$600,352,373	$1,464,730,966
Business and community development organizations	4,909	55,411	$18,294,391,565	$25,875,825,451
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,451	31,780	$5,457,637,440	$13,846,725,903
Human service organizations	3,345	55,196	$3,753,582,403	$7,514,408,084
Foundations	3,218	1,401	$3,467,924,654	$23,774,260,934
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,690	14,679	$1,058,453,200	$2,205,023,651
Health organizations	1,888	104,142	$17,216,637,499	$26,994,658,957
International-focused organizations	1,862	14,146	$6,488,146,071	$7,999,323,476
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,271	11,925	$6,650,034,856	$37,451,292,553

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Bainum Family Foundation

Bainum Family Foundation operates and supports educational programs and projects assisting underserved children and youth, from early childhood through post-secondary education.

Revenue

$31.1m

Assets

$605.0m

Employees

N/A

EIN

23-7000192

IRS type

501(c)(3)

International Masonry Training and Education Foundation (IMTEF)

The International Masonry Training and Education Foundation (IMTEF) provides training, certifications and continuing education programs to the members of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.

Revenue

$23.9m

Assets

$48.9m

Employees

187

EIN

27-1494284

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bread for the World

Bread for the World is a non-partisan, Christian citizens' movement in the United States to end hunger. The organization describes itself as a collective Christian voice urging nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad.

Revenue

$5.4m

Assets

$6.7m

Employees

EIN

13-2803276

IRS type

501(c)(4)

Friends of the Earth US

Friends of the Earth fights to defend the environment and create a more healthy and just world. We are part of a federation of grassroots groups in 76 countries.

Revenue

$740.9k

Assets

$937.3k

Employees

EIN

13-2644641

IRS type

501(c)(4)

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)

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)

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)

Safe Kids Worldwide

Safe Kids Worldwide is a nonprofit organization working to help families and communities keep kids safe from injuries.

Revenue

$8.1m

Assets

$6.5m

Employees

EIN

52-1627574

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

$2.0m

Assets

$9.8m

Employees

EIN

53-0114690

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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)

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Washington DC area nonprofits

Job trends for Washington DC nonprofits

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Types of nonprofits in Washington DC

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Bainum Family Foundation

International Masonry Training and Education Foundation (IMTEF)

Bread for the World

Friends of the Earth US

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

Compressed Gas Association

American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

Safe Kids Worldwide

National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA)

Electronic Retailing Association (ERA)

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