Nonprofits in Washington

There are 8,692 organizations in Washington. Combined, these Washingtonian nonprofits employ 449,462 people, earn more than $75 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $244 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Washington cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Seattle	4,904	300,644	$57,838,956,655	$193,402,587,207
Spokane	652	27,327	$2,954,887,158	$13,371,874,155
Portland, OR	371	24,919	$3,928,764,404	$9,036,662,523
Olympia	343	9,739	$1,074,707,846	$5,584,704,432
Bellingham	300	7,232	$490,727,892	$2,747,138,510
Bremerton	275	10,281	$1,102,172,646	$2,506,460,759
Yakima	214	17,407	$1,378,304,994	$2,455,919,185
Kennewick	214	10,787	$1,251,063,966	$4,807,346,163
Wenatchee	191	7,185	$1,010,717,471	$985,722,004
Mount Vernon	152	1,935	$137,121,584	$259,706,792

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Job trends for Washington nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	2,389
1-10	2,050
11-25	1,027
26-100	908
101 to 1,000	472
1,000+	61

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Washington is driven by large organizations like Providence Health and Services, Providence Health and Services Oregon, PeaceHealth, Swedish Medical Center, and Providence Health System - So California.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, universities, multiservice human service organizations, and community clinics.

Sizes of nonprofits in Washington

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	3,332
$250k to $1M	2,827
$1M to $5M	1,619
$5M to $25M	543
$25M to $100M	160
$100M+	79

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Providence Health and Services, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (BMGF), Providence Health and Services Oregon, and PeaceHealth earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Washington.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.4% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Washington with more than $100 million account for 74.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, private foundations, hospital systems, and credit unions.

Types of nonprofits in Washington

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Foundations	1,423	1,400	$13,430,153,082	$106,694,581,380
Educational institutions	1,026	51,645	$3,782,258,060	$9,906,056,504
Human service organizations	751	61,303	$2,634,970,133	$4,620,747,143
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	661	15,846	$941,032,090	$2,564,941,239
Business and community development organizations	656	5,108	$706,629,388	$1,479,695,832
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	607	17,917	$568,810,609	$959,592,280
Unions and employment organizations	409	28,435	$1,569,649,737	$1,656,219,461
Housing providers and shelters	366	4,890	$524,562,471	$1,999,068,216
Hospitals and clinics	362	201,810	$37,864,573,317	$52,784,899,047
Mutual assistance organizations	297	1,842	$4,078,119,594	$5,168,034,884

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FareStart

Farestart provides a community that transforms lives by empowering homeless and disadvantaged men, women and families to achieve self-sufficiency through life skills, job training and employment in the food service industry. Farestart is proud to report...

Revenue

$19.6m

Assets

$47.4m

Employees

423

EIN

91-1546757

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Humane Society For Seattle / King County

The Seattle Humane Society's mission is to provide the resources and support necessary to build lifelong relationships between people and their pets. Adoption Services: The Seattle Humane Society accepts cats, dogs and small animals from the public and ...

Revenue

$10.6m

Assets

$49.9m

Employees

129

EIN

91-0282060

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle Children's is united by a compelling mission which is to provide hope, care and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.

Revenue

$1.5b

Assets

$3.3b

Employees

7,624

EIN

91-0564748

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Pride Foundation

Pride foundation connects, inspires and strengthens the pacific northwest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (lgbt) community in pursuit of equality. They accomplish this in rural and urban areas by awarding grants and scholarships and cultivating l...

Revenue

$7.9m

Assets

$36.4m

Employees

EIN

91-1325007

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC)

The mission of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is the elimination of cancer and related diseases as causes of human suffering and death.

Revenue

$550.3m

Assets

$978.7m

Employees

3,310

EIN

23-7156071

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Seattle Opera

Seattle Opera strives to produce musically extraordinary, theatrically compelling operas, employing uniformly high quality casts, dramatically aware conductors, and innovative yet textually concerned directors and designers.

Revenue

$43.0m

Assets

$54.6m

Employees

654

EIN

91-0760426

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Seattle Children's Guild Association

Seattle children's hospital guild association supports the healthcare programs of seattle children's hospital which provides pediatric patient care, medical research, teaching of pediatric residents and other healthcare providers, as well as advocacy fo...

Revenue

$16.1m

Assets

$214.2k

Employees

EIN

91-1394056

IRS type

501(c)(3)

University of Washington Foundation

The University of Washington Foundation is a non-profit, public 501(c)(3) organization that advances the mission of the University of Washington by seeking and securing private support for its programs in service to students and society.

Revenue

$132.8m

Assets

$9.3m

Employees

EIN

94-3079432

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Seattle Theatre Group

Making performances and arts education in the pacific northwest enriching, while keeping seattle's historic paramount, moore and neptune theatres healthy and vibrant. Seattle theatre group (stg) presents local, regional, national and international perfo...

Revenue

$91.8m

Assets

$47.8m

Employees

622

EIN

94-3130227

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Geneva Foundation

The Geneva Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports and advances innovative medical research and excellence in education within the U.S. military.

Revenue

$53.5m

Assets

$17.7m

Employees

601

EIN

91-1593913

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Washington

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The Humane Society For Seattle / King County

Seattle Children's Hospital

The Pride Foundation

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC)

Seattle Opera

Seattle Children's Guild Association

University of Washington Foundation

Seattle Theatre Group

The Geneva Foundation

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