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Chicago youth development organizations

There are 1,790 youth development organizations 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 youth development organizations employ 5,937 people, earn more than $410 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $580 million.
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Types of youth development organizations in Chicago

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Youth development programs
 
1,261
 
$131,856,484
4-H and youth agricultural programs
 
216
 
$1,175,921
Boys clubs and girls clubs
 
200
 
$156,015,204
Adult / child mentoring and big brother and sister programs
 
60
 
$11,801,507
Organizations supporting multiple youth development organizations
 
60
 
$1,687,119
Religious youth organizations
 
43
 
$25,056,508
Scouting organizations
 
38
 
$49,651,821
Youth development alliances and advocates
 
27
 
$1,094,319
Organizations supporting a single youth development organization
 
9
 
$22,990
Youth development professional societies
 
5
 
$37,463,452
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Job trends for Chicago youth development organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
88
1-10
 
71
11-25
 
31
26-100
 
22
101 to 1,000
 
15
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of youth development organizations in Chicago

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
254
$250k to $1M
 
77
$1M to $5M
 
39
$5M to $25M
 
15
$25M to $100M
 
3
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of youth development organizations in Chicago

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Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois

GSNI builds courageous women through volunteer-led programs. They serve 16 counties, providing curriculum-based opportunities to girls facing participation barriers.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$12.9m
Employees
122
EIN
36-2358083
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish Council for Youth Services

Jewish Council for Youth Services ("jcys") is an independent, not-for-profit agency dedicated to serving both chicagoland's Jewish and greater communities and developing leaders who continue its tradition of volunteer service.
Revenue
$12.7m
Assets
$17.6m
Employees
309
EIN
36-2193616
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana impacts the lives of more than 69,500 girls and more than 24,000 adult members in 245 communities in six Illinois counties.
Revenue
$22.5m
Assets
$43.5m
Employees
353
EIN
36-3871241
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Braven

We believe that our next generation of leaders will emerge from everywhere, so we take a particular interest in ensuring our talent network is filled with people from underrepresented backgrounds.
Revenue
$38.7m
Assets
$56.3m
Employees
0
EIN
46-4340594
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gro Community

Gro Community inspires residents to utilize their God-given gifts and abilities to restore their communities. They offer programs that focus on behavioral health.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$0
Employees
34
EIN
80-0817409
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boys and Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois

Empowering youth with life-enhancing programs in Elgin. Safe place for learning, character development, academic support, social/emotional wellbeing, social justice.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$12.5m
Employees
225
EIN
36-3832212
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago's mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$6.3m
Employees
80
EIN
36-2681212
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boys and Girls Club of Dundee Township

Boys and Girls Club of Dundee Township fosters productive citizenship in at-risk youth through recreational and educational programs. It operates as a youth center and boys and girls club, located in Carpentersville, IL.
Revenue
$7.4m
Assets
$6.8m
Employees
171
EIN
36-4184937
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago (BGCC)

BGCC's mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
Revenue
$20.0m
Assets
$64.3m
Employees
735
EIN
36-2166997
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New Life Centers of Chicagoland

NLCC connects youth with Christ and Community through mentoring, education, and sports while serving community needs through educational enrichment.
Revenue
$34.4m
Assets
$11.6m
Employees
349
EIN
20-2380358
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Union League Boys and Girls Clubs

ULBGC operates 20 clubs in Chicago, providing education and recreation to at-risk youth. Mission: empower young people to reach full potential.
Revenue
$7.8m
Assets
$29.4m
Employees
286
EIN
36-2167939
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana

Enables youth to reach full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens through safe after-school and summer programs.
Revenue
$11.7m
Assets
$35.9m
Employees
399
EIN
35-1262439
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Girls of Chicago

Girls of Chicago inspires and empowers girls in grades K-12 in the Chicagoland area through comprehensive programming to be strong, smart, and bold.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
53
EIN
81-4491475
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Youth Crossroads

Youth Crossroads guides youth through challenges and inspires development, offering a gun violence prevention program and collaborating to improve Cicero's community.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$3.2m
Employees
53
EIN
23-7417420
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club

Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club offers safe, year-round programs that promote leadership, sportsmanship, teamwork, and social responsibility in Chicago.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$1.5m
Employees
70
EIN
36-2139256
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Off the Street Club Morris

Chicago-based club providing community activities and summer camp for underprivileged children to promote their health and welfare.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$12.8m
Employees
14
EIN
36-2169162
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Youth Development Institute (CYDI)

Community Youth Development Institute exists to prepare our students to be productive members of society. They exist to ensure that their students are prepared to be productive members of society.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
0
EIN
36-4060341
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Methodist Youth Services (MYSI)

Methodist Youth Services (MYSI) continues to embrace this mission to help those in need, while promoting their Wesleyan values that promote respect and compassion for others.
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$4.1m
Employees
102
EIN
36-2545537
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Youth and Opportunity United (YOU)

Youth and Opportunity United (Y.O.U.) is a youth development agency that provides services and leadership to meet the emerging needs of young people and their families in their community.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$11.6m
Employees
105
EIN
36-2734966
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Role Model Movement

My Block My Hood My City, also called Role Model Movement Inc (NFP), inspires youth, empowers communities, and builds a better world one block at a time.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
13
EIN
46-2272700
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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