Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Name: Top 20 Pennsylvania nonprofits
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There are 89,206 organizations in Pennsylvania. Combined, these Pennsylvanian nonprofits employ 1 million people, earn more than $250 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $584 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Pennsylvania cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Philadelphia	27,943	543,666	$102,623,604,777	$251,745,248,604
Pittsburgh	20,145	311,033	$63,490,960,167	$138,672,195,027
Harrisburg	4,969	85,394	$17,703,653,765	$54,053,504,271
Allentown	4,144	85,487	$13,781,623,024	$24,929,820,359
Lancaster	3,270	42,269	$4,955,846,081	$12,282,596,000
Scranton	3,268	31,779	$3,278,283,048	$5,757,618,174
York	2,422	47,666	$7,321,575,228	$9,759,642,405
Reading	2,195	34,313	$4,265,105,953	$7,928,484,433
Erie	1,974	24,454	$2,036,908,831	$5,131,114,725
State College	1,171	8,739	$1,188,407,298	$2,424,791,003

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Job trends for Pennsylvania nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	16,507
1-10	5,019
11-25	2,592
26-100	2,316
101 to 1,000	1,373
1,000+	203

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Pennsylvania is driven by large organizations like Upmc Group, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), University of Pittsburgh, Highmark Health Group, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
The largest employers tend to be hospital systems, universities, general hospitals, colleges, and senior residential care facilities.

Sizes of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	23,006
$250k to $1M	7,307
$1M to $5M	4,010
$5M to $25M	1,815
$25M to $100M	583
$100M+	278

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Upmc Group, National Philanthropic Trust, University of Pennsylvania (Penn), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, and Highmark Health Group earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Pennsylvania.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.2% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Pennsylvania with more than $100 million account for 74.5% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, general hospitals, universities, public foundations, and fraternal societies.

Types of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	12,818	8,645	$1,671,266,056	$8,417,998,102
Educational institutions	9,540	358,961	$44,446,905,411	$153,739,720,983
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	9,310	44,699	$2,088,753,565	$4,627,602,019
Foundations	8,913	5,773	$31,235,006,065	$131,484,688,188
Human service organizations	5,834	211,078	$14,219,514,519	$23,924,333,492
Business and community development organizations	5,510	18,182	$5,236,793,095	$10,695,169,932
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	5,439	27,855	$2,491,386,885	$10,514,602,342
Mutual assistance organizations	4,063	27,744	$14,200,500,683	$45,065,147,189
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	3,168	10,607	$2,361,537,717	$20,982,233,364
Public safety organizations	2,821	5,786	$718,142,892	$2,895,227,717

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1-20 of 89,206

Printing United Alliance (SGIA)

SGIA is the only international association for specialty imaging. Their mission is to provide imaging professionals with the tools and information needed to make the best possible business decisions.

Revenue

$21.4m

Assets

$40.7m

Employees

EIN

36-2147323

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1827 that provides great events, activities and publications for novice gardeners, experienced horticulturists, and flower lovers of all ages.

Revenue

$34.3m

Assets

$67.8m

Employees

194

EIN

23-1352265

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Whyy

WHYY is the Philadelphia region's leading public media provider, serving Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and all of Delaware.

Revenue

$48.5m

Assets

$95.4m

Employees

312

EIN

23-1438083

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American College of Physicians (ACP)

American College of Physicians advocates for internists and patients, strengthens care access, delivers CME/MOC education, publishes influential journals, and supports quality improvement worldwide.

Revenue

$75.5m

Assets

$213.9m

Employees

326

EIN

23-1520302

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Association for Cancer Research

American Association for Cancer Research drives progress to prevent and cure cancer by advancing research, publishing journals, convening scientific meetings, and promoting education and advocacy.

Revenue

$137.4m

Assets

$291.8m

Employees

301

EIN

23-6251648

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Animal Friends

Animal Friends' vision is to ensure the well being of companion animals, while ending overpopulation, abuse and unwarranted euthanasia.

Revenue

$10.0m

Assets

$30.0m

Employees

151

EIN

25-0951565

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Philadelphia Foundation (PF)

Philadelphia Foundation is the community foundation that serves the Greater Philadelphia community. It is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the United States.

Revenue

$88.9m

Assets

$704.6m

Employees

EIN

23-1581832

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has helped to transform a downtrodden section of Downtown into a world-class Cultural District that stands as a national model of urban revitalization through the arts.

Revenue

$83.8m

Assets

$243.4m

Employees

575

EIN

25-1469002

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's mission is to mobilize financial and volunteer resources and to address the communities' most critical priorities locally, in Israel and around the world.

Revenue

$73.0m

Assets

$476.4m

Employees

EIN

23-1500085

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Back on My Feet

Back on My Feet combats homelessness through the power of running, community support, and essential employment and housing resources.

Revenue

$4.1m

Assets

$3.8m

Employees

EIN

26-2109809

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Nephcure Kidney International (NKI)

NephCure Kidney International (NKI) is the only organization committed exclusively to support research seeking the cause of the potentially debilitating kidney disease FSGS and the diseases that cause Nephrotic Syndrome, improve treatment and find a cure.

Revenue

$5.6m

Assets

$3.9m

Employees

EIN

38-3569922

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Leadingage Pa Foundation

The Leadingage Pa Foundation strengthens LeadingAge PA members through scholarships, workforce grants, and education programs that build leadership and support senior services staff.

Revenue

$1.1m

Assets

$6.0m

Employees

EIN

23-6394750

IRS type

501(c)(3)

United Steelworkers USW

The USW is 1.2 million working and retired members throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, working together to improve our jobs, to build a better future for our families; and to promote fairness, justice and equality.

Revenue

$694.0m

Assets

$2.1b

Employees

1,437

EIN

25-0818080

IRS type

501(c)(5)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Project Management Institute (PMI) is the world's leading not-for-profit professional membership association for the project, program and portfolio management profession.

Revenue

$390.4m

Assets

$744.5m

Employees

640

EIN

23-1887442

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Philabundance

Philabundance fights hunger with food distribution, waste reduction, and access to nutritious meals through partnerships in a 9-county service area.

Revenue

$106.0m

Assets

$42.7m

Employees

231

EIN

23-2290505

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Opera Philadelphia

Opera Philadelphia is an American opera company in Philadelphia and is the city's only company producing grand opera. The organization produces five fully staged opera productions annually, encompassing works from the 17th through the 21st century.

Revenue

$9.4m

Assets

$7.3m

Employees

419

EIN

23-1504706

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oncology Nursing Society

Oncology Nursing Society supports oncology nurses through education, advocacy, and community, advancing cancer care quality and fostering innovation in the field.

Revenue

$31.1m

Assets

$42.3m

Employees

165

EIN

51-0183279

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Carnegie Mellon University's (CMU) mission is to create a transformative educational experience for students focused on deep disciplinary knowledge; problem solving; leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills and personal health and well-being.

Revenue

$2.0b

Assets

$7.2b

Employees

16.5k

EIN

25-0969449

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools (ANCSS)

Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools consists of an accredited, private girls' school and boys' school providing 9th through 12th graders with an education inspired by the New Church.

Revenue

$49.3m

Assets

$419.1m

Employees

654

EIN

23-1433899

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Project Home

The mission of the Project HOME community is to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to alleviate the underlying causes of poverty, and to enable all of them to attain their fullest potential.

Revenue

$50.7m

Assets

$199.5m

Employees

590

EIN

23-2555950

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Nonprofits by major Pennsylvania cities

Job trends for Pennsylvania nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Types of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Directory of nonprofits in Pennsylvania

Printing United Alliance (SGIA)

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS)

Whyy

American College of Physicians (ACP)

American Association for Cancer Research

Animal Friends

The Philadelphia Foundation (PF)

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP)

Back on My Feet

Nephcure Kidney International (NKI)

Leadingage Pa Foundation

United Steelworkers USW

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Philabundance

Opera Philadelphia

Oncology Nursing Society

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools (ANCSS)

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