Washington DC area nonprofits

Name: Top 10 Washington DC area nonprofits
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There are 50,003 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 591,496 people, earn more than $125 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $299 billion.

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Job trends for Washington DC nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	6,165
1-10	3,313
11-25	1,593
26-100	1,505
101 to 1,000	726
1,000+	74

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, Inova Health Care Service (IHCS), American National Red Cross (ANRC), 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	10,591
$250k to $1M	4,126
$1M to $5M	3,283
$5M to $25M	1,590
$25M to $100M	474
$100M+	194

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Inova Health Care Service (IHCS), American National Red Cross (ANRC), Mitre, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), and Aarp 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 60.6% 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
Educational institutions	7,334	107,095	$11,482,624,210	$26,892,130,360
Religious organizations	6,848	4,869	$698,973,869	$1,668,302,722
Business and community development organizations	5,078	58,040	$19,113,551,886	$27,796,485,176
Foundations	3,869	1,136	$5,233,967,623	$26,536,618,922
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	3,581	22,952	$3,923,709,361	$9,349,071,070
Human service organizations	3,452	55,172	$4,167,995,317	$8,224,617,136
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,823	14,703	$1,033,707,317	$1,950,448,282
Health organizations	1,965	104,545	$18,255,940,753	$29,811,845,564
International-focused organizations	1,926	14,355	$5,778,519,964	$8,017,447,689
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,397	12,841	$7,675,908,451	$40,380,038,980

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Meyer Foundation

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

Revenue

$4.3m

Assets

$224.9m

Employees

N/A

EIN

53-0241716

IRS type

501(c)(3)

SOS CHILDREN'S Village USA

We build families for orphaned, abandoned and other vulnerable children in 134 countries and territories, including the United States. We are the largest nongovernmental organization dedicated to the care of orphaned and abandoned children.

Revenue

$9.2m

Assets

$5.5m

Employees

EIN

13-6188433

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Association for Professionals In Infection Control and Epidemiology

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

$13.2m

Assets

$18.0m

Employees

EIN

23-7256856

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)

To advance the practice and standards of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies to optimize patient and donor care and safety. Aabb is the global leader in standards development, accreditation and implementation of quality systems in transfusion me...

Revenue

$17.7m

Assets

$19.0m

Employees

EIN

36-2384118

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Naeyc promotes high-quality early learning for all Children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of Young C...

Revenue

$31.8m

Assets

$34.6m

Employees

132

EIN

36-6009499

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Greater Washington Community Foundation

The mission of the Community Foundation for the national capital region is to strengthen the Washington metropolitan region by encouraging and supporting effective giving and by providing leadership on critical issues in our Community. Through our deep ...

Revenue

$81.7m

Assets

$308.8m

Employees

EIN

23-7343119

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The DC Central Kitchen

We use food as a tool to strengthen our community. Through job training, healthy food distribution and local farm partnerships, DC Central Kitchen, Inc. offers path-breaking solutions to poverty, hunger and poor health. We use food as a tool to strength...

Revenue

$20.5m

Assets

$10.1m

Employees

211

EIN

52-1584936

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Common Application

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

$37.1m

Assets

$31.0m

Employees

108

EIN

91-2170737

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

NCRA's mission is to promote 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.

Revenue

$5.5m

Assets

$8.6m

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

$8.6m

Assets

$15.9m

Employees

EIN

54-1888632

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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Washington DC area nonprofits

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Types of nonprofits in Washington DC

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Meyer Foundation

SOS CHILDREN'S Village USA

Association for Professionals In Infection Control and Epidemiology

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Greater Washington Community Foundation

The DC Central Kitchen

The Common Application

National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)

International Sign Association (ISA)

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