North Carolina is home to 55k nonprofit organizations. In aggregate, these organizations account for $86b in revenue and employ 649.2k individuals.
Where Do North Carolina
Nonprofits Focus?
The IRS classifies nonprofits along 25 different categories or NTEE classifications.
*Remaining NTEE categories account for 0 organizations.
City | Organization Count | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Raleigh | 4,269 | 69,472 | $11,069,599,483 | $16,846,851,769 |
Greensboro | 2,349 | 32,780 | $4,613,110,785 | $2,523,203,030 |
Durham | 2,011 | 73,752 | $15,928,467,982 | $27,067,881,585 |
Asheville | 1,328 | 12,775 | $716,472,128 | $2,074,407,157 |
Winston Salem | 1,231 | 51,694 | $7,524,125,912 | $2,769,015,308 |
Fayetteville | 1,231 | 14,991 | $1,608,912,432 | $60,973,553 |
Wilmington | 1,190 | 7,725 | $529,908,245 | $229,996,733 |
Cary | 906 | 3,724 | $4,025,206,478 | $5,222,541,713 |
Chapel Hill | 883 | 6,428 | $1,119,120,607 | $2,956,898,703 |
Greenville | 704 | 18,668 | $3,338,128,312 | $1,005,400,899 |
Concord | 620 | 1,937 | $208,762,497 | $462,044,012 |
High Point | 591 | 6,971 | $1,160,283,703 | $396,079,476 |
Gastonia | 475 | 9,430 | $1,252,844,415 | $272,885,780 |
Salisbury | 450 | 7,642 | $631,323,068 | $123,537,861 |
New Bern | 416 | 941 | $60,794,211 | $49,454,376 |
Rocky Mount | 406 | 2,804 | $234,709,072 | $849,089,786 |
Hickory | 400 | 3,015 | $222,961,681 | $132,970,393 |
Goldsboro | 395 | 5,255 | $536,952,703 | $37,463,879 |
Apex | 384 | 147 | $40,472,449 | $21,421,297 |
Matthews | 384 | 1,518 | $250,130,496 | $26,297,342 |
Newton, NC
Assets: $159m
Revenue: $58m
Employees: 951
MISSION:
A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING VIBRANT SENIOR LIVING OPPORTUNITIES, DIVERSE PROGRAMS
Pantego, NC
Assets: $158m
Revenue: $52m
Employees: 69
MISSION:
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY TO THE MEMBERS OF TEMC
Raleigh, NC
Assets: $157m
Revenue: $53m
Employees: 659
MISSION:
THALES ACADEMY IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SERVING STUDENTS FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO TWELFTH GRADE.
Charlotte, NC
Assets: $156m
Revenue: $-24m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.
Matthews, NC
Assets: $156m
Revenue: $138m
Employees: 150
MISSION:
DEVELOP AND DELIVER READY-TO-USE FOODS TO LOWER THE COST TO TREAT MALNUTRITION.
Chapel Hill, NC
Assets: $156m
Revenue: $49m
Employees: 643
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER SERVICES TO RESIDENTS THROUGH A LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY.
Wilmington, NC
Assets: $155m
Revenue: $32m
Employees: 444
MISSION:
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH, REHABILITATION, AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO THE AGED
Charlotte, NC
Assets: $155m
Revenue: $-7m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.
Charlotte, NC
Assets: $154m
Revenue: $2m
MISSION:
THE ENDOWMENT WILL PERFORM THE ENDOWMENT FUNCTIONS AND CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE AND FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS WITH RESPECT TO THE QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE.
Boiling Springs, NC
Assets: $154m
Revenue: $103m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY, A PRIVATE, CHRISTIAN, BAPTIST-RELATED UNIVERSITY, PROVIDES OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION THAT IS STRONGLY GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS WHILE OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO PREPARE FOR VARIOUS PROFESSIONS. FOSTERING MEANINGFUL INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT, CRITICAL ANALYSIS, AND SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE WITHIN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LEARNING, GARDNER-WEBB IS DEDICATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION THAT INTEGRATES SCHOLARSHIP WITH CHRISTIAN LIFE. BY EMBRACING FAITH AND INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM, BALANCING CONVICTION WITH COMPASSION, AND INSPIRING A LOVE OF LEARNING, SERVICE, AND LEADERSHIP, GARDNER-WEBB PREPARES ITS GRADUATES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR GOD AND HUMANITY IN AN EVER-CHANGING GLOBAL COMMUNITY.
Winston Salem, NC
Assets: $153m
Revenue: $305m
Employees: 2k
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to operate health care facilities that are licensed to operate twenty-four hours per day and offer diagnostic and treatment services as well as emergency and critical care services for people who have illnesses or injuries which require immediate, short-term intervention.
Durham, NC
Assets: $153m
Revenue: $19m
Employees: 29
MISSION:
THE PURPOSE OF TRIANGLE LAND CONSERVANCY IS TO CONSERVE LAND FOR OPEN SPACE, [CONT. ON SCHED. O], CLEAN WATER, NATURAL HABITAT, AGRICULTURAL USES, OUTDOOR RECREATION, AND SCENIC VIEWS IN CHATHAM, DURHAM, JOHNSTON, LEE, ORANGE, AND WAKE COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING PURCHASED AND DONATED LAND AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. CONSERVATION LAND HELD BY TRIANGLE LAND CONSERVANCY IS MANAGED TO PROTECT ITS NATURAL RESOURCES AND IS OFTEN AVAILABLE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
Research Triangle Park, NC
Assets: $150m
Revenue: $17m
MISSION:
MCNC ENDOWMENT IS ORGANIZED AND IS TO BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF MCNC, AN NC NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Charlotte, NC
Assets: $148m
Revenue: $44m
Employees: 598
MISSION:
ALDERSGATE PROVIDES EXCELLENT CONTINUING CARE SERVICES FOR SENIORS. WE HONOR ELDERS AND ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING AND FOSTERING DIVERSE, CARING COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERYONE HAS A VOICE AND VALUE.
Aulander, NC
Assets: $148m
Revenue: $51m
Employees: 89
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SERVICE TO ALL WHO DESIRE IT WITHIN THE SYSTEM AREA AT A REASONABLE COST CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.
Hendersonville, NC
Assets: $147m
Revenue: $20m
Employees: 12
MISSION:
BUILD, MANAGE AND GRANT CHARITABLE CAPITAL, SERVING INDIVIDUALS, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY.
Charlotte, NC
Assets: $147m
Revenue: $57m
Employees: 596
MISSION:
The goal of this organization is to provide a formal education for children and adolescents in kindergarten or first grade through grade twelve.
Cary, NC
Assets: $147m
Revenue: $6m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the private foundations that make grants based on charitable endowments. Because of their endowments, they are focused primarily on grantmaking and generally do not actively raise funds or seek public financial support. These are the most common type of private foundation. They are generally endowed, usually from a single individual or family. Private foundations are considered family foundations if relatives or the original donor are still active on the board of trustees or in the operation of the foundation.
Durham, NC
Assets: $146m
Revenue: $24m
Employees: 393
MISSION:
TO PROVIDE A CARING, RESPONSIBLE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY BY ENHANCING RESIDENTS' LIVES.
Raleigh, NC
Assets: $145m
Revenue: $6m
Employees: 3
MISSION:
INVEST IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT SEEK TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH HEALTH & WELLNESS, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.