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Chicago religious organizations

There are 9,820 religious organizations and churches in the greater Chicago metro area, including the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, and Gary within the states of Illinois and Indiana. Combined, these Chicago metro religious organizations employ 9,562 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $9 billion.
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Types of religious organizations in Chicago

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Christian nonprofit organizations
 
4,883
 
$772,665,699
Catholic nonprofit organizations
 
312
 
$37,672,361
Jewish nonprofit organizations
 
269
 
$462,463,677
Islamic nonprofit organizations
 
231
 
$84,963,065
Religious media production and publishing organizations
 
114
 
$45,640,690
Organizations supporting multiple religious organizations
 
94
 
$280,695,824
Buddhist nonprofit organizations
 
82
 
$11,953,551
Organizations supporting a single religious organization
 
80
 
$95,187,152
Religious professional societies
 
55
 
$448,305
Religious alliances and advocates
 
27
 
$3,103,985
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Job trends for Chicago religious organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
433
1-10
 
219
11-25
 
58
26-100
 
38
101 to 1,000
 
20
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of religious organizations in Chicago

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
712
$250k to $1M
 
251
$1M to $5M
 
122
$5M to $25M
 
27
$25M to $100M
 
7
$100M+
 
5
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Directory of religious organizations in Chicago

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IFCJ Stand for Israel Guardians of Israel Isaiah 58 on Wings of Eagles

IFCJ The Fellowship aids impoverished Jews, supports refugees, and promotes cooperation between Jews and Christians through humanitarian care and resettlement assistance.
Revenue
$318.2m
Assets
$233.0m
Employees
142
EIN
36-3256096
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Europe Mission

The mission of Greater Europe Mission (GEM) is to reach Europe by multiplying disciples and growing Christ's church in order to see God expand His Kingdom through all peoples of Europe to the world.
Revenue
$28.1m
Assets
$19.5m
Employees
323
EIN
36-2345199
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Muslim Community Center (MCC)

The purposes of the Corporation as stated in its Certificate of Incorporation are: to carry on religious, charitable and educational activities in conformity with the religion of Islam.
Revenue
$10.8m
Assets
$23.6m
Employees
156
EIN
23-7060038
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation (UCEF)

The Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation teaches North Americans about the academic and financial needs of Ukrainian Catholic educational institutions in Ukraine.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$23.3m
Employees
9
EIN
36-4126296
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Islamic Oasis

Islamic Oasis provides monthly food pantries and life skills programs for low-income and refugee families in Chicago.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$5.7m
Employees
0
EIN
26-3531888
IRS type
501(c)(3)

RefugeeOne

RefugeeOne creates opportunity for refugees fleeing war, terror, and persecution to build new lives of safety, dignity, and self-reliance.
Revenue
$13.9m
Assets
$15.4m
Employees
130
EIN
36-3817743
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Crossway / Good News Publishers

We seek to help people understand the massive implications of the gospel and the truth of God's Word, for all of life, for all eternity, and for the glory of God.
Revenue
$43.6m
Assets
$63.0m
Employees
150
EIN
36-1143987
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Agudah Camps

Agudah Camps provides a summer camp experience for Jewish boys and girls in a religious setting. It is a Jewish organization located in Skokie, IL.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
518
EIN
84-4265889
IRS type
501(c)(3)

5 Stones Group NFP

Lighthouse Catholic Media is a not for profit company that seeks to answer the call for a New Evangelization. They specialize in promoting the Catholic Faith through high quality presentations on audio CDs and MP3s from many of the best Catholic speakers.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$4.1m
Employees
82
EIN
26-2193509
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Awana Clubs International and Affiliates

Awana is a global, nonprofit ministry with fully integrated evangelism and long-term discipleship programs for ages 2 to 18 that actively involves parents and church leaders.
Revenue
$23.3m
Assets
$13.0m
Employees
187
EIN
36-2428692
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Tyndale House Publishers and Tyndale House Foundation

Tyndale House Ministries: publishes Christian literature and media, distributes Bibles, and issues grants to further their mission.
Revenue
$62.0m
Assets
$143.2m
Employees
416
EIN
82-2635353
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Logos Missions

Logos Missions operates a Christian healthcare sharing ministry to share medical expenses while promoting faith, publishing the Korean Christian Journal.
Revenue
$22.3m
Assets
$71.7m
Employees
53
EIN
36-2896920
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Generations

New Generations trains and coaches Indigenous leaders to launch and sustain disciple making movements globally.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
23
EIN
35-2606291
IRS type
501(c)(3)

St Leonard's Ministries

Provide a community-based setting in which formerly incarcerated men and women can achieve productive and whole lives.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$7.9m
Employees
180
EIN
36-2378516
IRS type
501(c)(3)

JCC Chicago

JCC Chicago is a non-profit organization inspired by Jewish values, bridging traditions and generations to create a more vibrant, connected community.
Revenue
$45.6m
Assets
$53.4m
Employees
1,846
EIN
36-2167758
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Barnabas Foundation

The Barnabas Foundation guides Christians in impactful giving, supporting ministries and charities while promoting Biblical stewardship and generosity across a vast network.
Revenue
$83.3m
Assets
$428.1m
Employees
32
EIN
36-2904503
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Christian Today

Since 1956, Christianity Today has challenged the church with real-world content that is timely, compelling, insightful, balanced--and biblical. Christianity Today is regarded worldwide as the foremost evangelical periodical for news and opinion.
Revenue
$23.0m
Assets
$19.0m
Employees
107
EIN
52-0231554
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)

IMAN is a community organization that fosters health, wellness and healing in the inner-city by organizing for social change, cultivating the arts and operating a holistic health center.
Revenue
$15.9m
Assets
$17.8m
Employees
303
EIN
36-4167433
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

Jewish charity funding services for Chicagoans and Jews globally, with 100+ partner agencies, an Israel office, and annual fundraising campaigns.
Revenue
$163.2m
Assets
$249.9m
Employees
596
EIN
36-2167034
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRC)

To advocate, teach and promote the study and practice of orthodox Judaism, as well as supervise Kosher food production and produce educational publications.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
29
EIN
36-2495289
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "X00: Religion: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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