Washington DC area nonprofits

There are 48,156 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 597,549 people, earn more than $120 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	5,981
1-10	3,330
11-25	1,548
26-100	1,505
101 to 1,000	706
1,000+	80

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	10,449
$250k to $1M	4,086
$1M to $5M	3,302
$5M to $25M	1,554
$25M to $100M	464
$100M+	190

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Inova Health Care Service (IHCS), American National Red Cross (ANRC), Aarp, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), and Mitre 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 59.3% 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	7,284	105,131	$11,124,896,882	$26,716,736,371
Religious organizations	6,506	3,249	$552,489,866	$1,417,179,423
Business and community development organizations	4,964	57,280	$19,265,330,904	$26,629,408,425
Foundations	3,492	1,231	$4,041,407,304	$22,995,267,679
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,418	31,126	$5,359,926,223	$13,931,950,329
Human service organizations	3,212	54,411	$3,654,941,974	$8,103,281,480
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,767	14,824	$1,120,814,970	$1,893,400,715
International-focused organizations	1,874	13,440	$5,863,636,378	$7,147,632,040
Health organizations	1,861	105,739	$17,373,385,611	$27,762,626,097
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,341	11,883	$6,863,975,464	$37,543,892,465

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Eugene and Agnes E Meyer Foundation

The Meyer Foundation pursues and invests in solutions that build an equitable Greater Washington community in which economically disadvantaged people thrive.

Revenue

$24.5m

Assets

$198.2m

Employees

N/A

EIN

53-0241716

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Freedom Forum

The Freedom Forum -- dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people -- is a nonpartisan foundation that champions the five freedoms of the First Amendment.

Revenue

$30.9m

Assets

$704.2m

Employees

N/A

EIN

54-1604427

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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)

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

The Service Employees International Union is 2.1 million working people and 50,000 retirees united to improve services and their communities across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Revenue

$287.2m

Assets

$339.7m

Employees

556

EIN

36-0852885

IRS type

501(c)(5)

Auto Care Association

The Auto Care Association is the voice for the auto care industry--a coast-to-coast network of 500,000 independent manufacturers, distributors, parts stores and repair shops offering quality, choice and innovation for drivers.

Revenue

$22.4m

Assets

$33.1m

Employees

EIN

52-2172219

IRS type

501(c)(6)

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The mission of the College is to serve the evolving needs of physicians in the delivery of high quality, scientifically sound, humanistic, ethical, and cost-effective health care to gastroenterology patients.

Revenue

$34.8m

Assets

$201.1m

Employees

EIN

13-1883814

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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)

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)

American Physical Society

To advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics. The American Physical Society is an educational and scientific organization whose objective is the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics. APS is a membership association which publishes ph...

Revenue

$66.8m

Assets

$214.3m

Employees

275

EIN

13-1656610

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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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Washington DC area nonprofits

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Eugene and Agnes E Meyer Foundation

Freedom Forum

Bainum Family Foundation

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Auto Care Association

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Association for Professionals In Infection Control and Epidemiology - Central

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

American Physical Society

Public Interest Registry (PIR)

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