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New York City area nonprofits

There are 127,967 organizations in the greater New York City metro area, including the cities of New York, Jersey City, Lakewood, Newark, New Brunswick, and White Plains within the states of New York and New Jersey. Combined, these New York City metro nonprofits employ 2 million people, earn more than $414 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $867 billion.
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Job trends for New York City nonprofits

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
26,759
1-10
 
6,373
11-25
 
2,523
26-100
 
2,888
101 to 1,000
 
1,928
1,000+
 
284
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of nonprofits in New York City

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
33,844
$250k to $1M
 
9,714
$1M to $5M
 
6,701
$5M to $25M
 
3,332
$25M to $100M
 
1,006
$100M+
 
479
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Types of nonprofits in New York City

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Religious organizations
 
26,670
 
$5,552,494,421
Foundations
 
17,032
 
$43,789,588,843
Educational institutions
 
13,582
 
$62,504,057,147
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits
 
10,995
 
$8,877,369,585
Human service organizations
 
9,407
 
$18,928,133,236
Recreation, sports, and social clubs
 
7,350
 
$5,064,218,809
Business and community development organizations
 
6,379
 
$7,729,664,629
Unions and employment organizations
 
3,373
 
$5,770,815,345
Health organizations
 
3,184
 
$182,602,973,903
Mutual assistance organizations
 
3,004
 
$30,242,988,709
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American Federation of Musicians of the US & Canada (AFM)

80,000 musicians comprise the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM). We perform in orchestras, backup bands, festivals, clubs and theaters both on Broadway and on tour.
Revenue
$13.8m
Assets
$45.8m
Employees
61
EIN
22-1476432
IRS type
501(c)(5)

Plan International

Plan International strives for children's rights, equality for girls, quality education, and disaster risk management in emergencies around the world.
Revenue
$726.9m
Assets
$313.9m
Employees
254
EIN
51-0169168
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hadassah Medical Relief Association

Volunteer organization supporting Hadassah, with responsibility for investment assets. Inspires passion and commitment to the future of Israel.
Revenue
$50.6m
Assets
$679.0m
Employees
0
EIN
13-6110872
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Right To Play

Right To Play's mission is to use sport and play to educate and empower children and youth to overcome the effects of poverty, conflict, and disease in disadvantaged communities.
Revenue
$1.5m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
14
EIN
13-4045245
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is an independent organization that uses medicine and science to stop mass atrocities and severe human rights violations against individuals.
Revenue
$5.9m
Assets
$10.3m
Employees
39
EIN
22-2488437
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing and skill development across all engineering disciplines.
Revenue
$160.5m
Assets
$250.7m
Employees
428
EIN
13-1623899
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

GLAAD amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively.
Revenue
$13.6m
Assets
$45.5m
Employees
87
EIN
13-3384027
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

To accelerate breakthroughs, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation provides today's best young scientists with funding to pursue innovative cancer research.
Revenue
$19.6m
Assets
$160.5m
Employees
19
EIN
13-1933825
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vera Institute of Justice

The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.
Revenue
$142.3m
Assets
$167.5m
Employees
383
EIN
13-1941627
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (SRGF)

Committed to innovation, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation collects, preserves, and interprets modern and contemporary art, and explores ideas across cultures through dynamic curatorial and educational initiatives and collaborations.
Revenue
$88.2m
Assets
$230.2m
Employees
588
EIN
13-5562233
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Action Against Hunger USA

Action Against Hunger, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
Revenue
$160.8m
Assets
$81.7m
Employees
104
EIN
13-3327220
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Equality Now

Equality Now protects and promotes the human rights of women and girls around the world through legal advocacy and mobilization of public pressure.
Revenue
$12.1m
Assets
$28.4m
Employees
18
EIN
13-3660566
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Lincoln Center sustains performing arts, educates the public, and maintains a complex with multiple venues in New York.
Revenue
$171.7m
Assets
$1.2b
Employees
1,819
EIN
13-1847137
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Jewish Committee (AJC)

With offices across the United States and around the globe, and partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide, American Jewish Committee works to enhance the well-being of the Jewish people and to advance human rights and democratic values for all.
Revenue
$126.7m
Assets
$334.9m
Employees
393
EIN
13-5563393
IRS type
501(c)(3)

THE Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The mission of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Inc. is to prevent and cure Breast Cancer by advancing The world's most promising Research. Prevent and cure Breast Cancer by advancing The world's most promising Research.
Revenue
$117.4m
Assets
$199.1m
Employees
63
EIN
13-3727250
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Anti-Defamation League fights antisemitism and bias, promotes justice, protects civil rights, and educates against hate to create an inclusive society for all.
Revenue
$162.9m
Assets
$98.5m
Employees
600
EIN
13-1818723
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

The mission of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and stimulate appreciation for and advance knowledge of works of Art that collectively represent the broadest spectrum of human achievement at the highest level of qual....
Revenue
$697.6m
Assets
$6.0b
Employees
2,307
EIN
13-1624086
IRS type
501(c)(3)

God's Love We Deliver

God's Love We Deliver is the New York City metropolitan area's leading provider of nutritious, individually-tailored meals to people who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves.
Revenue
$51.6m
Assets
$75.4m
Employees
242
EIN
13-3366846
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City. The museum is New York City's third largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works.
Revenue
$68.3m
Assets
$392.1m
Employees
621
EIN
11-1672743
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Citymeals-On-Wheels

Citymeals-On-Wheels delivers nutritious food and human company to homebound elderly New Yorkers with 100% public donation use for meal preparation.
Revenue
$33.7m
Assets
$89.4m
Employees
39
EIN
13-3634381
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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