Data / Nonprofits / Illinois
Nonprofits in Illinois: 75,114 registered with the IRS
75,114 nonprofits are registered with the IRS in Illinois, 58,784 of them 501(c)(3) charities; the 21,575 that report revenue took in $175.33 billion. The most are in Chicago (19,601), Springfield (1,786), Rock Island (1,046). The largest by revenue: Northwestern Memorial Healthcare ($11.24 billion), Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation ($7.81 billion), University of Chicago ($5.62 billion).
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By cause
- Education 6,958
- Religion-related 6,921
- Human services 5,507
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations 4,389
- Arts, culture and humanities 4,360
- Recreation and sports 3,501
- Community improvement and capacity building 2,820
- Youth development 2,524
- Health care 1,525
- Public and societal benefit 1,203
- Animal-related 1,107
- Housing and shelter 966
- Mental health and crisis intervention 958
- Food, agriculture and nutrition 788
- Employment 675
- Environment 651
- International, foreign affairs and national security 642
- Mutual and membership benefit 620
- Crime and legal-related 574
- Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines 546
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy 408
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief 387
- Medical research 315
- Science and technology 208
- Social science 71
By city
- Chicago 19,601
- Springfield 1,786
- Rock Island 1,046
- Rockford 998
- Naperville 997
- Peoria 903
- Evanston 730
- Champaign 717
- Aurora 669
- Bloomington 582
- Joliet 574
- Schaumburg 546
- Decatur 492
- Elgin 482
- Skokie 450
- Oak Park 441
- Wheaton 437
- Belleville 434
- Quincy 408
- Northbrook 407
- Glenview 404
- Downers Grove 393
- Park Ridge 386
- Lombard 358
- Edwardsville 351
- Des Plaines 331
- Palatine 326
- Arlington HTS 311
- Moline 309
- Plainfield 308
- Urbana 300
- Bolingbrook 297
- Normal 291
- Elmhurst 291
- Matteson 287
- Highland Park 286
- Orland Park 279
- South Holland 275
- Oak Brook 271
- Crystal Lake 262
- Glen Ellyn 255
- Lake Forest 252
- Waukegan 251
- Libertyville 246
- Carbondale 244
- Galesburg 238
- Danville 231
- Tinley Park 228
- Dekalb 220
- Wilmette 211
- Marion 211
- Barrington 207
- Kankakee 204
- Oak Lawn 201
- Lisle 200
- Alton 199
- Woodstock 197
- Pekin 190
- Deerfield 189
- Freeport 185
- Winnetka 185
- Mt Prospect 184
- Burr Ridge 183
- Frankfort 182
- Jacksonville 182
- Ottawa 179
- Mount Vernon 179
- Buffalo Grove 176
- Gurnee 172
- Hinsdale 170
- Hoffman Est 169
- Homewood 168
- Mattoon 168
- Maywood 166
- Effingham 166
- Calumet City 164
- O Fallon 164
- Geneva 163
- Lemont 162
- Collinsville 156
- Grayslake 155
- Batavia 155
- Lansing 155
- Flossmoor 154
- Granite City 154
- Dixon 152
- E Saint Louis 152
- Saint Charles 151
- Sterling 151
- McHenry 150
- Macomb 140
- Paris 139
- Carol Stream 138
- Park Forest 138
- Oswego 136
- Berwyn 135
- Morris 134
- St Charles 134
- Chicago HTS 133
- Yorkville 131
- Bartlett 129
- Lincolnwood 127
- Charleston 126
- Addison 126
- Bourbonnais 124
- Westchester 124
- Salem 124
- Sycamore 123
- New Lenox 123
- West Chicago 122
- Harvey 122
- Mundelein 122
- Lockport 122
- Lincoln 122
- Mokena 121
- Villa Park 120
- Elk Grove VLG 120
- Centralia 120
- Romeoville 120
- Lake Zurich 119
- Carterville 119
- Minooka 118
- Niles 117
- Dolton 117
- Belvidere 116
- Waterloo 116
- Olney 115
- Warrenville 114
- East Peoria 114
- Wheeling 114
- Bellwood 112
- Crete 112
- Princeton 112
- Westmont 109
- Washington 108
- Rosemont 107
- Taylorville 106
- East Moline 106
- Antioch 105
- Loves Park 105
- Robinson 103
- River Forest 103
- La Grange 101
- Geneseo 100
- Glencoe 100
- Vernon Hills 100
- Richton Park 99
- Canton 99
- Murphysboro 99
- Forest Park 99
- Pontiac 99
- Fairfield 97
- Carlinville 96
- Cntry CLB HLS 96
- Blue Island 95
- Algonquin 94
- Rushville 94
- Darien 94
- Morton Grove 93
- Hazel Crest 93
- Olympia FLDS 93
- Morton 93
- Lake Bluff 92
- Columbia 92
- Fairview HTS 91
- Woodridge 90
- Huntley 90
- Zion 89
- Bloomingdale 89
- Lake Villa 88
- Highland 87
- Cicero 86
- Itasca 86
- Evergreen PK 85
- Homer Glen 84
- Rolling MDWS 83
- Northfield 81
- Western SPRGS 81
- La Salle 81
- Jerseyville 80
- Monmouth 80
- Roselle 79
- Harrisburg 79
- Wauconda 78
- Melrose Park 77
- Cary 77
- Clinton 77
- Brookfield 77
- Palos Heights 76
- Godfrey 76
- Oregon 76
- Greenville 76
- Mahomet 76
- East St Louis 76
- Hillside 75
- Glenwood 75
- Mount Carmel 74
- Lynwood 73
- Vandalia 72
- Oakbrook Ter 72
- Streator 72
- Streamwood 71
- Willowbrook 69
- Benton 69
- Carmi 69
- Lincolnshire 69
- Galena 68
- Swansea 68
- Riverside 67
- Glen Carbon 67
- Chatham 66
- Long Grove 66
- Sparta 66
- Mooseheart 65
- Kewanee 65
- Monticello 65
- Oak Forest 65
- Litchfield 64
- Alsip 64
- Troy 64
- Shorewood 64
- Markham 63
- East Dundee 63
- Roscoe 63
- Rochelle 63
- Sugar Grove 63
- Milan 63
- North Aurora 62
- Hillsboro 62
- Du Quoin 62
- Havana 61
- Pittsfield 61
- Watseka 61
- Glendale HTS 61
- Winfield 59
- Shelbyville 59
- W Frankfort 58
- Peru 58
- Marshall 57
- Savoy 57
- Lawrenceville 56
- Harvard 56
- Dunlap 56
- Wood River 56
- Carpentersvle 56
- Prospect HTS 56
- Bensenville 56
- Metropolis 56
- Newton 56
- Elburn 56
- S Barrington 55
- Eureka 55
- Herrin 55
- Sandwich 55
- Manhattan 53
- South Elgin 53
- Bartonville 53
- Hanover Park 53
- Montgomery 53
- Petersburg 53
- Carthage 53
- Chillicothe 53
- Beardstown 52
- Mascoutah 52
- Sullivan 52
- Metamora 51
- Bridgeview 51
- Clarendon HLS 50
- Elmwood Park 50
- Riverdale 50
- Burbank 50
- Lebanon 49
- Mendota 49
- Pinckneyville 49
- Rock Falls 49
- Crest Hill 49
- Palos Park 49
- Flora 48
- Wood Dale 48
- Maryville 48
- Manteno 48
- Anna 48
- Hampshire 48
- Channahon 47
- Carlyle 47
- Palos Hills 46
- Monee 46
- Wilmington 46
- Rantoul 46
- North Chicago 45
- Elizabeth 45
- Midlothian 45
- Machesney PK 45
- LK in the HLS 44
- Franklin Park 44
- Marengo 44
- Sauk Village 44
- La Grange PK 44
- East Alton 44
- Aledo 44
The 100 largest by revenue
| Organization | City | Category | Type | Since | Revenue | Assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | Chicago | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $11.24 billion | $15.49 billion | 2025-08 |
| Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation | Downers Grove | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1937 | $7.81 billion | $23.84 billion | 2024-12 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1951 | $5.62 billion | $15.81 billion | 2025-06 |
| Central States Southeast & Southwest Areas Health & Welfare F | Chicago | 501(c)(9) | 1959 | $5.47 billion | $16.59 billion | 2024-12 | |
| Feeding America | Chicago | Food, agriculture and nutrition | 501(c)(3) | 1990 | $5.00 billion | $572.5 million | 2025-06 |
| Osf Healthcare System | Peoria | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $4.39 billion | $6.29 billion | 2025-09 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | Recreation and sports | 501(c)(3) | 1945 | $4.06 billion | $20.79 billion | 2025-08 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1987 | $3.57 billion | $5.27 billion | 2025-06 |
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | Chicago | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2011 | $2.77 billion | $16.79 billion | 2025-08 |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1960 | $2.76 billion | $5.23 billion | 2025-06 |
| Northshore University Healthsystem | Arlington HTS | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $2.29 billion | $6.83 billion | 2024-12 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | Chicago | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | 501(c)(3) | 1951 | $2.14 billion | $7.13 billion | 2025-09 |
| Modern Woodmen of America | Rock Island | 501(c)(8) | 1961 | $1.90 billion | $18.17 billion | 2024-12 | |
| Memorial Health System | Springfield | 501(c)(3) | 2010 | $1.75 billion | $2.04 billion | 2025-09 | |
| Loyola University Medical Center | Maywood | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1995 | $1.68 billion | $4.60 billion | 2025-06 |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital | Urbana | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1982 | $1.53 billion | $651.5 million | 2024-12 |
| Unite Here Health | Oak Brook | 501(c)(9) | 1974 | $1.51 billion | $1.38 billion | 2025-03 | |
| Big Ten Conference Inc | Rosemont | 501(c)(3) | 1937 | $1.47 billion | $280.7 million | 2025-06 | |
| Advocate North Side Health Network | Downers Grove | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $1.39 billion | $1.69 billion | 2024-12 |
| Line Construction Benefit Fund | Lombard | 501(c)(9) | 1964 | $1.39 billion | $2.16 billion | 2025-12 | |
| Alliant Credit Union | Chicago | Public and societal benefit | 501(c)(14) | 1964 | $1.27 billion | $19.54 billion | 2024-12 |
| The Johnson & Johnson Voluntary Employee Benefit Trust | Chicago | 501(c)(9) | 1972 | $1.20 billion | $39.7 million | 2025-12 | |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Chicago | Education | 501(c)(3) | 2007 | $1.06 billion | $2.66 billion | 2025-06 |
| Accenture United States Benefit | Chicago | Mutual and membership benefit | 501(c)(9) | 2002 | $1.02 billion | $132.5 million | 2025-08 |
| Delta Dental of Illinois | Naperville | 501(c)(4) | 1968 | $1.02 billion | $216.3 million | 2024-12 | |
| Depaul University | Chicago | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1952 | $966.9 million | $2.03 billion | 2025-06 |
| Swedishamerican Hospital | Rockford | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1936 | $966.8 million | $1.24 billion | 2025-06 |
| Edward Hospital | Arlington HTS | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1984 | $908.3 million | $704.6 million | 2024-12 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | Chicago | Health care | 501(c)(4) | 1958 | $862.7 million | $1.25 billion | 2024-12 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center | Mattoon | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1971 | $841.5 million | $1.58 billion | 2025-06 |
| Midwest Operating Engineers Welfare Fund | Countryside | 501(c)(9) | 1955 | $801.8 million | $2.30 billion | 2025-03 | |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St | Springfield | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $767.1 million | $978.6 million | 2025-06 |
| Southern Illinois Hospital Services | Carbondale | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $765.6 million | $1.53 billion | 2025-03 |
| Blessing Hospital | Quincy | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1938 | $731.2 million | $859.7 million | 2025-09 |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St F | Springfield | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $699.1 million | $567.8 million | 2025-06 |
| The Carle Foundation | Urbana | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1948 | $693.3 million | $3.26 billion | 2024-12 |
| Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare | Arlington HTS | 501(c)(3) | 2008 | $666.6 million | $695 million | 2024-12 | |
| Endeavor Health Medical Group | Arlington HTS | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1991 | $658 million | $280.5 million | 2024-12 |
| Fermi Forward Discovery Group LLC | Batavia | Science and technology | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $645.5 million | $22.2 million | 2025-09 |
| Advocate Health Care Network | Downers Grove | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $643.1 million | $698 million | 2024-12 |
| Northwest Community Hospital | Arlington HTS | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1963 | $633.8 million | $521.7 million | 2024-12 |
| Adventist Midwest Health | Hinsdale | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1965 | $625.4 million | $561 million | 2025-06 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1948 | $614.5 million | $3.70 billion | 2025-06 |
| Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers | New Lenox | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1937 | $608 million | $1.09 billion | 2025-09 |
| Swedish Covenant Health | Arlington HTS | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $607.5 million | $336.2 million | 2024-12 | |
| Midwest Food Bank NFP Inc | Normal | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 2004 | $579 million | $96.2 million | 2025-12 |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital | Downers Grove | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1956 | $561.7 million | $477.7 million | 2024-12 |
| Midwestern University | Downers Grove | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $555.7 million | $2.24 billion | 2025-06 |
| American Medical Association | Chicago | 501(c)(6) | 1946 | $546.2 million | $1.48 billion | 2024-12 | |
| United Airlines Employee Sick Leave Trust | Chicago | Mutual and membership benefit | 501(c)(9) | 2016 | $539.7 million | $61.6 million | 2024-12 |
| Riverside Medical Center | Kankakee | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1965 | $528.8 million | $833.5 million | 2024-12 |
| Osf Multi-Specialty Group | Peoria | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2013 | $527.6 million | $200.6 million | 2025-09 |
| Hospital Sisters Health System | Springfield | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $514.7 million | $436.8 million | 2025-06 |
| Baxter Credit Union | Vernon Hills | Public and societal benefit | 501(c)(14) | 2003 | $507.4 million | $6.34 billion | 2025-12 |
| Citizens Equity First Credit Union | Peoria | Public and societal benefit | 501(c)(14) | 2001 | $499.9 million | $7.91 billion | 2024-12 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Illinois | Urbana | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1938 | $498 million | $278 million | 2024-12 |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | Chicago | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1954 | $481.4 million | $1.32 billion | 2025-08 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center | Chicago | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1926 | $481.3 million | $341.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Trinity Medical Center | Rock Island | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $477.9 million | $482.1 million | 2024-12 |
| Rush Medical Group | Chicago | Human services | 501(c)(3) | 2024 | $475 million | $146.9 million | 2025-06 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital Inc | Aurora | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1934 | $471.9 million | $1.00 billion | 2025-06 |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1925 | $464.4 million | $2.19 billion | 2025-06 |
| Javon Bea Hospital | Rockford | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1943 | $458.1 million | $831.4 million | 2025-06 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | 501(c)(3) | 1985 | $457.2 million | $523.7 million | 2025-06 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1941 | $448.5 million | $833.3 million | 2025-05 |
| Lurie Childrens Medical Group Inc | Chicago | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1988 | $434 million | $48 million | 2025-08 |
| Christian Brothers Employee Benefit Trust | Romeoville | 501(c)(9) | 1988 | $434 million | $233.7 million | 2025-12 | |
| Chicago District Council of Carpenters Welfare Fund | Chicago | 501(c)(9) | 1956 | $432.8 million | $1.36 billion | 2025-06 | |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital | Harvey | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1937 | $420.6 million | $462 million | 2025-06 |
| National Opinion Research Center | Chicago | Social science | 501(c)(3) | 1943 | $397.2 million | $225 million | 2024-12 |
| Electrical Insurance Trustees | Alsip | 501(c)(9) | 1966 | $370.7 million | $924.9 million | 2025-06 | |
| Ahs Midwest Management Inc | La Grange | 501(c)(3) | 1947 | $366.2 million | $37.5 million | 2024-12 | |
| National Association of Realtors | Chicago | 501(c)(6) | 1934 | $360.8 million | $1.08 billion | 2024-12 | |
| Carle Health Medical Group | Urbana | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1984 | $355 million | $69.6 million | 2024-12 |
| One Acre Fund | Highland Park | International, foreign affairs and national security | 501(c)(3) | 2006 | $351.8 million | $365.5 million | 2025-12 |
| Exelon Corporation Employees Benefit Trust | Chicago | 501(c)(9) | 1973 | $345.7 million | $62 million | 2024-12 | |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Orde | Springfield | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1946 | $337.1 million | $300.3 million | 2025-06 |
| Ottawa Regional Hospital & Healthcare Center | Peoria | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1967 | $319.9 million | $297.9 million | 2025-09 |
| International Fellowship of Christians & Jews | Chicago | 501(c)(3) | 1983 | $318.2 million | $233 million | 2024-12 | |
| College of American Pathologists | Northfield | 501(c)(6) | 1948 | $299.5 million | $400.5 million | 2024-12 | |
| Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital | Bolingbrook | 501(c)(3) | 2023 | $295 million | $297.3 million | 2025-06 | |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | 501(c)(3) | 1949 | $284.6 million | $1.12 billion | 2025-06 |
| Rush System for Health | Chicago | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1996 | $283.2 million | $82 million | 2025-06 |
| Morris Hospital | Morris | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1938 | $277.6 million | $386.6 million | 2024-12 |
| United States Soccer Federation Inc | Chicago | Recreation and sports | 501(c)(3) | 1984 | $268.1 million | $458.8 million | 2025-03 |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1943 | $267.6 million | $429.7 million | 2025-08 |
| Carle Bromenn Medical Center | Urbana | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2020 | $267.4 million | $66 million | 2024-12 |
| Chicago & Vicinity Laborers District Council Health & Welfare | Westchester | 501(c)(9) | 1952 | $266.2 million | $705.1 million | 2025-05 | |
| Neca-Ibew Welfare Trust Fund | Decatur | 501(c)(9) | 1958 | $264.4 million | $373.1 million | 2025-06 | |
| Consumers Cooperative Credit Union | Guenoe | 501(c)(14) | 1980 | $255.3 million | $4.03 billion | 2024-12 | |
| Gottlieb Community Health Services Corporation | Melrose Park | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 2018 | $252.3 million | $1.95 billion | 2025-06 |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1976 | $249.2 million | $1.18 billion | 2025-06 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago | Food, agriculture and nutrition | 501(c)(3) | 1978 | $241.6 million | $216 million | 2025-06 |
| Bradley University | Peoria | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1951 | $240.8 million | $715.5 million | 2025-05 |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1975 | $237.2 million | $335.4 million | 2025-06 |
| American Dental Association | Chicago | 501(c)(6) | 1951 | $237.1 million | $286.9 million | 2024-12 | |
| Caterpillar Inc Group Insurance Master Trust Agreement | Chicago | 501(c)(9) | 1971 | $235.2 million | $127.9 million | 2025-12 | |
| Noble Network of Charter Schools | Chicago | Education | 501(c)(3) | 1999 | $230.3 million | $259.2 million | 2025-06 |
| Anderson Hospital | Maryville | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1948 | $229.2 million | $258.5 million | 2024-12 |
| Joint Commission On Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations | Oakbrook Terrace | Health care | 501(c)(3) | 1953 | $222.3 million | $434.1 million | 2024-12 |
Read from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, updated by the IRS on October 24, 2026 and rebuilt here every morning. Revenue and assets are from each organization's latest filing as the IRS lists it; the IRS record is the official one. Organizations only: no people are named on these pages.