Madison area nonprofits

Name: Top 20 Madison area nonprofits
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There are 6,766 organizations in the greater Madisonmetro area. Combined, these Madison metro nonprofits employ 51,422 people, earn more than $10 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $39 billion.

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Job trends for Madison nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	912
1-10	405
11-25	187
26-100	182
101 to 1,000	79
1,000+	9

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Madison is driven by large organizations like University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, UnityPoint Health - Meriter, InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA, Monroe Clinic, and UW Credit Union.
The largest employers tend to be hospital systems, managed care organizations, general hospitals, credit unions, and multiservice human service organizations.

Sizes of nonprofits in Madison

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	1,460
$250k to $1M	535
$1M to $5M	353
$5M to $25M	137
$25M to $100M	32
$100M+	18

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, UnityPoint Health - Meriter, WEA Insurance Corporation, Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (UWF), and Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Madison.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.8% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Madison with more than $100 million account for 59.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be health finance organizations, managed care organizations, hospital systems, fraternal societies, and alumni associations.

Types of nonprofits in Madison

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	708	4,468	$1,268,033,092	$12,468,215,581
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	601	2,121	$84,434,676	$167,764,955
Business and community development organizations	558	1,764	$451,263,008	$728,965,699
Religious organizations	549	2,237	$157,203,530	$168,289,471
Foundations	523	234	$339,455,783	$1,837,215,513
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	482	2,255	$204,034,500	$596,858,481
Human service organizations	331	7,411	$569,680,257	$962,843,490
Mutual assistance organizations	267	512	$840,532,087	$1,607,359,756
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	250	2,594	$519,056,011	$12,203,914,880
Youth development organizations	231	568	$35,748,361	$76,799,283

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1-20 of 6,766

Madison Community Foundation

The mission of Madison Community Foundation (MCF) is to enhance the common good through philanthropy. Created in 1942 as Madison Community Trust, MCF helps people do their charitable giving their way, to causes they care about most.

Revenue

$36.9m

Assets

$272.4m

Employees

EIN

39-6038248

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wisconsin Historical Foundation

The Wisconsin Historical Foundation exists to advance the mission of the Wisconsin Historical Society: to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories.

Revenue

$8.5m

Assets

$58.7m

Employees

EIN

39-0921093

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Madison College Foundation

Madison College Foundation supports students of Madison Area Technical College by providing scholarships and acquiring private funding for high-quality open access education.

Revenue

$5.5m

Assets

$23.6m

Employees

EIN

23-7265867

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alliant Energy Foundation

The Alliant Energy Foundation is a corporate foundation located in Madison, WI. It supports 1,389 grantees, including Connectcr. It is supported by Alliant Energy Corporation.

Revenue

$7.8m

Assets

$30.9m

Employees

EIN

39-1444065

IRS type

501(c)(3)

District Council of Madison SOCIETY of ST VINCENT DE PAUL

The Society helps neighbors in need in dane county, Wisconsin, by providing food, clothing, furniture, housing programs, prescribed medications and other forms of basic-needs assistance to local households struggling with financial/economic hardship.

Revenue

$14.0m

Assets

$31.1m

Employees

448

EIN

39-0824876

IRS type

501(c)(3)

InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA is an interdenominational Christian ministry on campuses nationwide, establishing communities of followers of Jesus.

Revenue

$104.4m

Assets

$66.5m

Employees

1,699

EIN

36-2171714

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Agrace HospiceCare Foundation

Agrace is a nonprofit, community-based health care agency. They provide hospice and palliative care services in private homes, and in skilled nursing, assisted living and other community residential facilities across southern Wisconsin and northern Ill.

Revenue

$16.8m

Assets

$95.9m

Employees

EIN

30-0001703

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW)

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) is a non-profit managed health care organization that provides the entire spectrum of health care services, including Insurance, Primary Care and Specialty Care.

Revenue

$485.7m

Assets

$115.2m

Employees

916

EIN

39-1199466

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Southwest Health

Southwest Health is a growing not-for-profit community health care provider offering patient-centered personal care to residents of southwest Wisconsin and beyond.

Revenue

$112.6m

Assets

$156.2m

Employees

625

EIN

39-1370626

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ascendium Education Solutions

Ascendium Education Solutions provides grant support, student success services, and federal loan guaranty agency services to promote post-secondary education access and persistence.

Revenue

$388.9m

Assets

$289.8m

Employees

159

EIN

39-1853833

IRS type

501(c)(3)

University Research Park (URP)

To provide an environment that encourages technology development and commercialization. Support technology transfer and commercialization of intellectual property arising from University of Wisconsin-Madison research.

Revenue

$23.4m

Assets

$189.8m

Employees

EIN

39-1509154

IRS type

501(c)(3)

WBD

Business finance resource that provides the knowledge, services and access to capital needed to create jobs, grow businessess and build communities. Our most significant activity is generating sba 504 loans for small businesses that create and retain jobs....

Revenue

$9.1m

Assets

$16.8m

Employees

EIN

39-1400466

IRS type

501(c)(3)

United Way of Dane County

United Way of Dane County engages their community, mobilizes volunteers and strengthens local nonprofits to achieve measurable results and change lives.

Revenue

$21.9m

Assets

$23.3m

Employees

126

EIN

39-0817532

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Madison Development Corporation

MDC coordinates public and private sectors for economic growth, creating jobs via financing small businesses and providing affordable housing.

Revenue

$6.4m

Assets

$53.1m

Employees

EIN

39-1277471

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Searle Freedom Trust

The Searle Freedom Trust was founded by Daniel C. Searle in 1998 to foster research and education on public policy issues that affect individual freedom and economic liberty.

Revenue

$9.0m

Assets

$76.9m

Employees

EIN

36-7244615

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi

Food procurement and distribution to those in need. Food assistance outreach. To end hunger in southwestern Wisconsin through community partnerships. Second Harvest Foodbank exists to end hunger in southwestern Wisconsin. Food distribution to those in nee....

Revenue

$49.0m

Assets

$26.6m

Employees

EIN

39-1490691

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wisconsin Dialysis Incorporated (WDI)

Wisconsin Dialysis Incorporated (WDI) provides comprehensive dialysis services of the highest quality. These services include outpatient hemodialysis (in-center and home-based) and peritoneal dialysis.

Revenue

$60.5m

Assets

$35.4m

Employees

EIN

30-0072647

IRS type

501(c)(3)

WiscNet

WiscNet is association chartered to foster education, research, and public service among public and private organizations in Wisconsin.

Revenue

$9.7m

Assets

$21.3m

Employees

EIN

39-1705442

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (UWF)

The University of Wisconsin Foundation engages those who care about the University, provides opportunities to enhance its teaching, research and outreach programs, and guarantees ethical stewardship of the gifts received.

Revenue

$490.5m

Assets

$5.3b

Employees

452

EIN

39-0743975

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Credit Union Foundation

National Credit Union Foundation improves financial lives through credit unions and offers DE programs & disaster relief initiatives.

Revenue

$6.2m

Assets

$15.3m

Employees

EIN

39-1383650

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Madison area nonprofits

Job trends for Madison nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Madison

Types of nonprofits in Madison

Directory of nonprofits in Madison

Madison Community Foundation

Wisconsin Historical Foundation

Madison College Foundation

Alliant Energy Foundation

District Council of Madison SOCIETY of ST VINCENT DE PAUL

InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA

Agrace HospiceCare Foundation

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW)

Southwest Health

Ascendium Education Solutions

University Research Park (URP)

WBD

United Way of Dane County

Madison Development Corporation

Searle Freedom Trust

Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi

Wisconsin Dialysis Incorporated (WDI)

WiscNet

Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (UWF)

National Credit Union Foundation

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