Wilmington area nonprofits

Name: Top 20 Wilmington area nonprofits
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There are 1,870 organizations in the greater Wilmingtonmetro area. Combined, these Wilmington metro nonprofits employ 8,149 people, earn more than $703 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $3 billion.

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Job trends for Wilmington nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	185
1-10	87
11-25	40
26-100	34
101 to 1,000	20
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Wilmington is driven by large organizations like Coastal Horizons Center, Young Men's Christian Association of Southeastern North Carolina, The Davis Community, Country Club of Landfall, and Lower Cape Fear Hospice.
The largest employers tend to be social and country clubs, multiservice human service organizations, mental health centers, nursing homes, and hospices.

Sizes of nonprofits in Wilmington

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	434
$250k to $1M	124
$1M to $5M	73
$5M to $25M	22
$25M to $100M	3
$100M+	1

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Four County Electric Membership Corporation, Coastal Horizons Center, Lower Cape Fear Hospice, The Davis Community, and New Hanover County Financing Corporation earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Wilmington.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 8.8% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Wilmington with more than $100 million account for 15.5% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be public utilities, mental health centers, hospices, social and country clubs, and nursing homes.

Types of nonprofits in Wilmington

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	301	86	$12,695,108	$43,771,142
Educational institutions	234	1,107	$106,047,264	$293,412,398
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	163	1,538	$70,830,614	$149,213,054
Foundations	141	12	$-9,645,603	$1,479,190,187
Human service organizations	136	1,983	$107,184,465	$258,526,432
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	122	265	$20,453,647	$47,747,745
Business and community development organizations	115	166	$45,296,223	$473,526,204
Animal organizations	80	33	$6,715,197	$21,394,148
Mutual assistance organizations	63	54	$12,367,095	$18,912,041
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	54	125	$112,586,007	$241,797,753

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The Davis Community

The Davis Community provides health, wellness and rehabilitation services to aging adults in a loving, continuum of care environment in which each resident lives at an optimum level of function and dignity.

Revenue

$28.6m

Assets

$141.4m

Employees

573

EIN

56-6065223

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Plantation Village

Continuing care retirement community in Wilmington, NC providing housing, support services, health care, and financial security to elderly persons.

Revenue

$16.9m

Assets

$106.4m

Employees

234

EIN

56-1345076

IRS type

501(c)(3)

NC Coastal Land Trust

To enrich the coastal communities of North Carolina through conservation of natural areas and working landscapes, education, and the promotion of good land stewardship.

Revenue

$7.1m

Assets

$57.0m

Employees

EIN

56-1791849

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation

The Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation is a 501(c)3 charity that seeks contributions to invest and administer for the perpetuation of Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Inc. The foundation is located in Wilmington, NC.

Revenue

$7.9m

Assets

$19.3m

Employees

EIN

56-1391849

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Cape Fear Academy

Cape Fear Academy is a private school for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 located in Wilmington, NC. It serves 681 students.

Revenue

$16.7m

Assets

$43.9m

Employees

272

EIN

56-6075566

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lower Cape Fear Hospice

Since 1980, Lower Cape Fear Hospice has served patients and their families throughout southeastern North Carolina. Their services are available in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Onslow and Pender counties in North Carolina.

Revenue

$44.3m

Assets

$62.5m

Employees

400

EIN

56-1216682

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pender Ems and Fire

Pender Ems and Fire provides 24/7 emergency transport services and fire protection in Pender county, NC. They are a public safety leader.

Revenue

$15.9m

Assets

$18.6m

Employees

237

EIN

81-0567043

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Coastal Horizons Center

Coastal Horizons Center provides professional services for prevention, crisis intervention, criminal justice alternatives, and primary care in Wilmington, NC.

Revenue

$54.2m

Assets

$18.9m

Employees

784

EIN

56-0950370

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Corporation for Inquiry Cape Fear Center for Inquiry

NC public charter K-8 school promoting critical thinking and personal creativity with integrated inquiry-based curriculum.

Revenue

$5.2m

Assets

$9.3m

Employees

EIN

56-2174502

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington

Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington aims to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and foster transition to housing. Beginning as a humble soup kitchen in 1983, it has expanded its services to include a Day Shelter and Night Shelter.

Revenue

$5.7m

Assets

$6.3m

Employees

EIN

56-1566178

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Coastal Preparatory Academy

Wilmington Education Organization, dba Coastal Preparatory Academy, is a Challenge Foundation Academy (CPA-CFA)-- a public K-8 charter school located in New Hanover County.

Revenue

$9.2m

Assets

$22.7m

Employees

113

EIN

81-4262635

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Elderhaus

Elderhaus is a non-profit PACE organization in Wilmington, NC, providing services to allow local seniors to remain independent in their own homes.

Revenue

$10.8m

Assets

$1.9m

Employees

138

EIN

58-1449301

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Cape Fear Tutoring

Cape Fear Tutoring provides tutoring services to children and adults, sponsors daycare homes and centers in the USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program, and offers one-on-one educational support.

Revenue

$16.0m

Assets

$2.2m

Employees

EIN

56-1388019

IRS type

501(c)(3)

New Hanover Community Health Center

To operate a Community based organization to provide comprehensive Health care services to all citizens of the Community currently deprived of adequate Health care without regard to race, color or national origin.

Revenue

$14.4m

Assets

$9.2m

Employees

110

EIN

58-2003803

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Young Men's Christian Association of Southeastern North Carolina

At the Y, strengthening community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.

Revenue

$11.3m

Assets

$21.8m

Employees

758

EIN

56-0532317

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington Foundation

Glow Academy supports young women to embrace personal and academic achievement in a college-prep single-gender charter school environment.

Revenue

$5.6m

Assets

$13.9m

Employees

114

EIN

46-3293461

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Black River Health Services

Community-owned medical practice providing accessible, affordable healthcare through three rural clinics and two pharmacies in southeastern North Carolina.

Revenue

$6.2m

Assets

$4.3m

Employees

EIN

23-7356223

IRS type

501(c)(3)

North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition

NCHRC promotes harm reduction through leadership, advocacy, and resource development. Distributed over 20k naloxone kits, resulting in 2k successful overdose reversals.

Revenue

$2.1m

Assets

$518.2k

Employees

EIN

20-3452075

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wilmington Business Development

The organization's mission is to encourage, solicit, advertise and promote the location and operation of industrial and manufacturing establishments within the trade areas of the city of Wilmington, and new hanover and pender counties, n. c.

Revenue

$1.3m

Assets

$1.6m

Employees

EIN

56-0636999

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Carousel Child Advocacy Center

Carousel CAC fosters resilience in child abuse survivors and advocates for justice, serving 619 children from three counties last year.

Revenue

$2.6m

Assets

$2.6m

Employees

EIN

56-2098739

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Wilmington area nonprofits

Job trends for Wilmington nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Wilmington

Types of nonprofits in Wilmington

Directory of nonprofits in Wilmington

The Davis Community

Plantation Village

NC Coastal Land Trust

Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation

Cape Fear Academy

Lower Cape Fear Hospice

Pender Ems and Fire

Coastal Horizons Center

Corporation for Inquiry Cape Fear Center for Inquiry

Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington

Coastal Preparatory Academy

Elderhaus

Cape Fear Tutoring

New Hanover Community Health Center

Young Men's Christian Association of Southeastern North Carolina

Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington Foundation

Black River Health Services

North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition

Wilmington Business Development

Carousel Child Advocacy Center

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