U.S Charity Aggregates

Key U.S. nonprofit insights

Total Nonprofits

1,294,612

Total Assets

8.305 trillion

Avg Assets per Nonprofit

6.415 million

Disclaimer: Approximately 600,000 nonprofits were excluded from this analysis out of the original universe of ~1.9 million nonprofits. They were excluded as a result of poor data quality. This poor data quality includes missing state or city information, missing names, filing validation failure, and EIN's that were not valid.

Top States Overview

Key statistics on nonprofit numbers and asset amounts by state

Breakdown by Number of Nonprofits

Top 20 Largest Nonprofits by Assets

Nationwide leaders in total assets

Quick Stats (Largest 20 Nonprofits)

Total Assets

884.1 billion

Asset Concentration

10.65%

of total assets

Asset Distribution

Top 1% of Nonprofits Count

12,947

Assets Held

66.66%

of total assets

Total Assets of Top 1%

5.536 trillion

RankNameAssets
1Thrivent Financial for Lutherans108 billion
2Kaiser Foundation Hospitals70.17 billion
3Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation68.91 billion
4Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust67.97 billion
5The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University60.27 billion
6Yale University54.6 billion
7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund48.31 billion
8Harvard Management Private Equity Corporation47.99 billion
9Trustees of Princeton University43.03 billion
10Lilly Endowment Inc.40.8 billion
11Massachusetts Institute of Technology39.84 billion
12Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania32.02 billion
13Schwab Charitable Fund31.64 billion
14Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.29.66 billion
15Howard Hughes Medical Institute25.89 billion
16University of Notre Dame Du Lac24.6 billion
17Milton Hershey School & School Trust23.52 billion
18Columbia University in the City of New York, Trustees of23.19 billion
19Mayo Clinic22.11 billion
20National Philanthropic Tr21.63 billion

Detailed Information

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

EIN: 39-0123480 | Minneapolis, MN

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

EIN: 94-1105628 | Oakland, CA

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

EIN: 56-2618866 | Seattle, WA

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust

EIN: 91-1663695 | Seattle, WA

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University

EIN: 94-1156365 | Redwood City, CA

Yale University

EIN: 06-0646973 | New Haven, CT

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

EIN: 11-0303001 | Boston, MA

Harvard Management Private Equity Corporation

EIN: 04-3070522 | Boston, MA

Trustees of Princeton University

EIN: 21-0634501 | Princeton, NJ

Lilly Endowment Inc.

EIN: 35-0868122 | Indianapolis, IN

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

EIN: 04-2103594 | Cambridge, MA

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

EIN: 23-1352685 | Philadelphia, PA

Schwab Charitable Fund

EIN: 31-1640316 | Lone Tree, CO

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.

EIN: 94-1340523 | Oakland, CA

Nonprofit Specializations Overview

Most common nonprofit focus areas and their impact

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SpecializationCount Total Assets
Christian Ministries113,05519.35 billion
Protestant Organizations55,8415.474 billion
Social Services51,20947.31 billion
Private Grantmaking Foundations44,558636.2 billion
Student Financial Aid28,09666.53 billion
Grantmaking Foundations25,584305.5 billion
Animal Shelters25,42214.68 billion
Youth Development Programs25,1605.621 billion
Educational Programs Support18,60017.85 billion
General Religious Services18,1907.657 billion
Parent-Teacher Associations16,5421.18 billion
General Education Support15,55328.29 billion
Community Improvement15,43720.14 billion
Education Funding14,897253.5 billion
Amateur Sports14,8042.298 billion
Public Charities13,59494.14 billion
Arts Access Advocacy13,4558.32 billion
General Human Services13,2554.223 billion
Historical Awareness Advocacy11,88613.79 billion
Fire Control Services11,7848.897 billion
Youth Baseball Softball11,750650.8 million
K-12 Schools11,695108.8 billion
Cultural Arts Advocacy10,8994.346 billion
Jewish Community Organizations10,5022.592 billion
International Aid9,67321.52 billion
Temporary Classification9,58421.29 billion
Veterans Interests9,2934.118 billion
Charitable Giving Promotion9,00229.04 billion
Education Fund Support8,91412.57 billion
Multipurpose Centers7,96910.52 billion
Cemetery Services7,92712.43 billion
Child & Youth Services7,66810.23 billion
Theater Production7,2087.349 billion
Libraries7,15912.58 billion
Family Support7,1106.174 billion
Affordable Housing6,92542.57 billion
Musical Events Production6,7852.236 billion
Emergency Relief Services6,2654.97 billion
Public Affairs Services6,0963.512 billion
Multiple Philanthropy Support5,90814.37 billion
Natural Resource Conservation5,90312.84 billion
Student Services5,6566.617 billion
General Recreation Services5,653483.5 million
Soccer Programs5,4121.712 billion
Service Clubs5,3584.708 billion
Local Heritage Preservation5,3125.307 billion
Performing Arts Access5,2404.782 billion
Human Services Grants5,2238.002 billion
Food Assistance Services4,9822.252 billion
Adult Education Programs4,8785.087 billion