The Top 100 Charities by Revenue in 2019
The top 100 charities for 2019 combined earn $181.0 billion in revenues each year and have $291.1 billion in investable assets
The top 100 charities with the most revenue are massive and diverse. With each charity earning between $779.1 million and $10 billion in revenues, these organizations combined earn $181.0 billion in revenues each year and have $291.1 billion in investable assets.
Mission-wise, foundations (including donor-advised funds) are the most common, with ~20% of the top 100 charities. International development and relief organizations come second, with ~12% of the charities. Third place is surprising: Pharmaceutical charities set up by drug companies to help people pay for their prescription medications. After that are research institutes, sports leagues, religious organizations, and a variety of others.
Trends among the top 100 charities
Breakdown of top 100 charities by metro area
| Nonprofit type | Top metro areas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 100.0% |
13
| |
| Washington DC | 53.8% |
7
| |
| St. Louis | 53.8% |
7
| |
| San Francisco | 38.5% |
5
| |
| Philadelphia | 38.5% |
5
| |
| Los Angeles | 38.5% |
5
| |
| Boston | 30.8% |
4
| |
| Seattle | 23.1% |
3
| |
| Indianapolis | 23.1% |
3
| |
| San Jose | 15.4% |
2
| |
| Dallas | 15.4% |
2
| |
| Columbus, OH | 15.4% |
2
| |
| Chicago | 15.4% |
2
| |
| Bridgeport | 15.4% |
2
| |
| Atlanta | 15.4% |
2
| |
| Albany, NY | 15.4% |
2
| |
Breakdown of top 100 charities by category of charity
| Nonprofit type | Top categories | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian organizations | 100.0% |
18
| |
| Health finance organizations | 72.2% |
13
| |
| Public foundations | 55.6% |
10
| |
| Private foundations | 50.0% |
9
| |
| International humanitarian organizations | 33.3% |
6
| |
| Religious organizations | 22.2% |
4
| |
| Engineering and technology research centers | 22.2% |
4
| |
| Home health care agencies | 22.2% |
4
| |
| Biological research centers | 16.7% |
3
| |
| Community foundations | 11.1% |
2
| |
| Nonprofit management centers | 11.1% |
2
| |
| Educational service providers | 11.1% |
2
| |
List of the top 100 charities
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundRevenue$14 billionEIN11-0303001WebsiteLocationYear founded1990Employees0
- Battelle Memorial InstituteRevenue$12 billionEIN31-4379427WebsiteLocationYear founded1925Employees44,722
- The Global FundRevenue$6.3 billionNTEEEIN98-0380092WebsiteLocationSwitzerlandYear founded2002Employees0
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationRevenue$6.9 billionEIN56-2618866WebsiteLocationYear founded2007Employees1,904
- National Philanthropic TrustRevenue$10 billionEIN23-7825575WebsiteLocationYear founded1996Employees228
- Schwab Charitable FundRevenue$7.6 billionEIN31-1640316LocationYear founded1999Employees185
- Goldman Sachs Philanthropy FundRevenue$1.9 billionEIN31-1774905WebsiteLocationYear founded2001Employees0
- Feeding AmericaRevenue$4.9 billionEIN36-3673599WebsiteLocationYear founded1988Employees436
- Advanced Technology InternationalRevenue$4.2 billionEIN57-1067151WebsiteLocationYear founded1998Employees391
- Novartis Patient Assistance FoundationRevenue$3.0 billionEIN26-2502555WebsiteLocationYear founded2010Employees0
- Senior Care Action Network Health PlanRevenue$4.3 billionEIN95-3858259WebsiteLocationYear founded1983Employees1,421
- Genentech Access To Care FoundationRevenue$3.3 billionEIN46-0500266WebsiteLocationYear founded2003
- HCR ManorcareRevenue$2.2 billionEIN82-5373223WebsiteLocationYear founded2018Employees42,516
- MGB Pooled Holdings LLCRevenue$272 millionEIN82-1715859WebsiteLocationYear founded2017Employees0
- American National Red CrossRevenue$3.2 billionEIN53-0196605WebsiteLocationYear founded1900Employees17,420
- Johnson and Johnson Patient Assistance FoundationRevenue$4.4 billionEIN31-1520982WebsiteLocationYear founded1997
- Ascension HealthRevenue$2.1 billionEIN45-3358926WebsiteLocationYear founded2011Employees9,235
- Gavi the Vaccine AllianceRevenue$2.6 billionEIN98-0593375WebsiteLocationSwitzerlandYear founded2009Employees20
- Catholic Health InitiativesRevenue$2.6 billionEIN84-0405257WebsiteLocationYear founded1968Employees15,607
- Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesRevenue$2.2 billionEIN85-0105601WebsiteLocationYear founded1908Employees14,663
- International Committee of the Red CrossRevenue$2.6 billionEIN98-6001029WebsiteLocationSwitzerlandYear founded1863Employees22,562
- Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramRevenue$4.5 billionEIN23-2888152WebsiteLocationYear founded1997Employees129
- Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteRevenue$3.3 billionNTEEEIN04-2263040WebsiteLocationYear founded1951Employees8,690
- University Health Care / Passport Health PlanRevenue$-427,475EIN61-1325905WebsiteLocationYear founded1997Employees0
- VNS Health Health PlansRevenue$2.3 billionEIN13-3951057WebsiteLocationYear founded1995Employees251
- Direct ReliefRevenue$2.2 billionEIN95-1831116WebsiteLocationYear founded1948Employees142
- MitreRevenue$2.2 billionEIN04-2239742WebsiteLocationYear founded1958Employees10,933
- National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncRevenue$2.4 billionEIN58-1493949WebsiteLocationYear founded1982Employees0
- Lilly Cares FoundationRevenue$3.5 billionEIN35-2027985LocationYear founded1998Employees0
- Silicon Valley Community FoundationRevenue$1.5 billionEIN20-5205488WebsiteLocationYear founded2006Employees129
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance FoundationRevenue$3.0 billionEIN22-3622487WebsiteLocationYear founded1999Employees0
- Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkRevenue$1.3 billionEIN14-1368361WebsiteLocationYear founded1951Employees14,618
- Smithsonian InstitutionRevenue$1.8 billionEIN53-0206027WebsiteLocationYear founded1846Employees7,170
- Mercy Hospitals East CommunitiesRevenue$1.7 billionEIN43-0653493WebsiteLocationYear founded1891Employees40
- Commonwealth Care AllianceRevenue$2.2 billionEIN04-3756900WebsiteLocationYear founded2003Employees2,224
- Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterRevenue$1.6 billionEIN72-0423651WebsiteLocationYear founded1956Employees8,649
- American Online Giving FoundationRevenue$1.7 billionEIN81-0739440WebsiteLocationYear founded2015Employees0
- Bayada Home Health CareRevenue$1.5 billionEIN23-1943113WebsiteLocationYear founded2018Employees45,722
- Howard Hughes Medical InstituteRevenue$749 millionEIN59-0735717WebsiteLocationYear founded1953Employees2,419
- Saint Francis HospitalRevenue$1.5 billionEIN73-0700090WebsiteLocationYear founded1960Employees8,001
- Amgen Safety Net FoundationRevenue$2.6 billionEIN22-3850021WebsiteLocationYear founded2003Employees0
- AmeriCares FoundationRevenue$1.5 billionEIN06-1008595WebsiteLocationYear founded1979Employees265
- American Endowment FoundationRevenue$1.3 billionEIN34-1747398WebsiteLocationYear founded1993Employees127
- Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding TrustRevenue$1.3 billionEIN52-7082731WebsiteLocationYear founded2001Employees0
- Aids Healthcare FoundationRevenue$2.2 billionNTEEEIN95-4112121WebsiteLocationYear founded1987Employees3,672
- Mount Carmel Health SystemRevenue$1.3 billionEIN31-1439334WebsiteLocationYear founded1995Employees9,375
- Franciscan Health SystemRevenue$1.5 billionEIN91-0564491WebsiteLocationYear founded1891Employees8,890
- Good Ventures FoundationRevenue$2.2 billionEIN46-1008520WebsiteLocationYear founded2013Employees0
- World VisionRevenue$1.5 billionEIN95-1922279WebsiteLocationYear founded1950Employees982
- Merck Patient Assistance ProgramRevenue$1.7 billionEIN01-0575520WebsiteLocationYear founded2003Employees0
- Avera McKennanRevenue$1.4 billionEIN46-0224743WebsiteLocationYear founded1911Employees9,325
- Health Research IncorporatedRevenue$1.0 billionEIN14-1402155WebsiteLocationYear founded1953Employees2,644
- Aerospace CorporationRevenue$1.3 billionEIN95-2102389WebsiteLocationYear founded1960Employees5,317
- Virginia Premier Health PlanRevenue$2.7 billionEIN54-1760974WebsiteLocationYear founded2010Employees3
- The Nature ConservancyRevenue$1.1 billionEIN53-0242652WebsiteLocationYear founded1951Employees4,459
- Pfizer Patient Assistance FoundationRevenue$1.9 billionEIN26-1437283WebsiteLocationYear founded2008Employees0
- Sacred Heart Health SystemRevenue$1.5 billionEIN59-0634434WebsiteLocationYear founded1915Employees8,463
- College BoardRevenue$1.0 billionEIN13-1623965WebsiteLocationYear founded1900Employees1,810
- Walton Family FoundationRevenue$796 millionEIN13-3441466WebsiteLocationYear founded1988Employees111
- Community Behavorial HealthRevenue$1.2 billionEIN23-2766661WebsiteLocationYear founded1994Employees718
- Dogwood Health TrustRevenue$-284 millionEIN83-0590696WebsiteLocationYear founded2019Employees51
- Ascension TechnologiesRevenue$1.2 billionEIN65-1257719WebsiteLocationYear founded2005Employees3,011
- Tides FoundationRevenue$350 millionEIN51-0198509WebsiteLocationYear founded1976Employees0
- Presence Chicago Hospitals NetworkRevenue$1.2 billionEIN36-2235165LocationYear founded1949Employees0
- Educational Testing ServiceRevenue$1.0 billionEIN21-0634479WebsiteLocationYear founded1947Employees26,757
- MHM Support ServicesRevenue$1.3 billionEIN20-2553101WebsiteLocationYear founded2004Employees51,970
- Step Up For Students - FloridaRevenue$913 millionEIN59-3649371WebsiteLocationYear founded2000Employees182
- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical CenterRevenue$931 millionEIN06-0646813WebsiteLocationYear founded1897Employees306
- Manitou FundRevenue$22 millionEIN41-6055113LocationYear founded1966Employees8
- Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan SocietyRevenue$1.0 billionEIN45-0228055WebsiteLocationYear founded1922Employees18,281
- Conrad N. Hilton FoundationRevenue$311 millionEIN94-3100217WebsiteLocationYear founded1990Employees169
- Elderserve HealthRevenue$997 millionEIN80-0517818WebsiteLocationYear founded2009Employees410
- Compassion International IncorporatedRevenue$953 millionEIN36-2423707LocationYear founded1956Employees1,196
- Kettering Health Main Campus SystemRevenue$1.0 billionEIN31-0621866WebsiteLocationYear founded1959Employees9,476
- Trinity Broadcasting of TexasRevenue$105 millionNTEEEIN74-1945661WebsiteLocationYear founded1973Employees433
- Lilly EndowmentRevenue$2.0 billionEIN35-0868122WebsiteLocationYear founded1938Employees56
- Renown HealthRevenue$546 millionEIN88-0213754WebsiteLocationYear founded1985Employees0
- Research Triangle InstituteRevenue$1.2 billionEIN56-0686338WebsiteLocationYear founded1958Employees5,363
- Blue Meridian PartnersRevenue$353 millionEIN81-5086187WebsiteLocationYear founded2017Employees86
- Samaritan's PurseRevenue$1.2 billionNTEEEIN58-1437002WebsiteLocationYear founded1980Employees5,144
- Baylor Scott & White HealthTexas Provider NetworkRevenue$1.2 billionEIN75-2536818WebsiteLocationYear founded1994Employees5,814
- Knight Foundation
- Good360Revenue$3.0 billionEIN54-1282616WebsiteLocationYear founded1983Employees98
- Open Society FoundationsRevenue$677 millionEIN26-3753801WebsiteLocationYear founded2009Employees0
- BCFS Health and Human ServicesRevenue$246 millionEIN74-1260710WebsiteLocationYear founded1944Employees4,991
- St Francis Hospital and Heart CenterRevenue$969 millionEIN11-2050523WebsiteLocationYear founded1922Employees4,773
- The Chicago Community TrustRevenue$1.5 billionEIN36-2167000WebsiteLocationYear founded1915Employees153
- Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care CenterRevenue$1.2 billionEIN75-0818167WebsiteLocationYear founded1958Employees6,560
- Global Health SolutionsRevenue$628 millionEIN20-3674498WebsiteLocationYear founded2005Employees0
- Saint Joseph Health System / Saint Joseph Mount SterlingRevenue$911 millionEIN61-1334601WebsiteLocationYear founded1998Employees4,903
- Providence St Joseph HospitalRevenue$875 millionEIN95-1643359WebsiteLocationYear founded1941Employees3,358
- Southeastern ConferenceRevenue$852 millionEIN63-0377461WebsiteLocationYear founded1933Employees53
- American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral SciencesRevenue$363 millionEIN25-0965219WebsiteLocationYear founded1946Employees1,819
- SSM HealthRevenue$988 millionEIN46-6029223WebsiteLocationYear founded1874Employees3,532
- Save the Children FederationRevenue$919 millionEIN06-0726487WebsiteLocationYear founded1932Employees1,280
- International Rescue CommitteeRevenue$1.3 billionEIN13-5660870WebsiteLocationYear founded1933Employees3,787
- Camp Bowie Service CenterRevenue$977 millionEIN94-3299123LocationYear founded1998Employees0
- William and Flora Hewlett FoundationRevenue$652 millionEIN94-1655673WebsiteLocationYear founded1968Employees129
- Driscoll Health PlanRevenue$1.2 billionEIN74-2838488WebsiteLocationYear founded1997Employees528
- Sanofi Cares North AmericaRevenue$1.7 billionEIN43-1614543LocationYear founded1992
