Illinois
Nonprofits and 501C Tax Exempt Organizations

  • Organization Count: 127,183
  • Assets Total: $413,587,363,569
  • Income Total: $296,760,718,024
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  • Highest Asset Amount $17,486,511,569
  • Average Asset Amount $13,541,470
  • Highest Income Amount $79,101,433,629
  • Average Income Amount $9,704,025

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501(C) Classification Totals

  • • The following table is a list of 501(c) classifications and the number of organizations in Illinois granted an exempt status under that classification.
    • The 501(c) section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 defines the category under which an organization may be tax exempt.
# Classification Description Organization Count Organization Assets
1 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization 59,722 $217,470,761,420 501c3
2 501(c)(3) Educational Organization 14,298 $42,280,294,905 501c3
3 501(c)(3) Religious Organization 11,992 $7,407,690,058 501c3
4 501(c)(8) Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association 7,452 $21,047,007,040 501c8
5 501(c)(90) 4947(a)(2) - Charitable Trust (Form 990 Filer) 6,273 $0 501c90
6 501(c)(6) Business League 4,582 $7,477,079,204 501c6
7 501(c)(7) Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club 4,205 $1,791,949,940 501c7
8 501(c)(5) Labor Organization 3,011 $2,214,261,856 501c5
9 501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organization 2,643 $1,885,597,748 501c4
10 501(c)(19) Post or Organization of War Veterans 2,623 $126,455,128 501c19
11 501(c)(4) Civic League 2,342 $443,740,452 501c4
12 501(c)(6) Board of Trade 1,249 $1,965,584,737 501c6
13 501(c)(10) Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations 1,154 $166,726,488 501c10
14 501(c)(9) Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.) 744 $36,700,650,493 501c9
15 501(c)(92) 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer) 573 $1,032,879,550 501c92
16 501(c)(5) Agricultural Organization 533 $450,286,592 501c5
17 501(c)(6) Chamber of Commerce 424 $111,998,515 501c6
18 501(c)(14) Credit Union 368 $56,667,491,952 501c14
19 501(c)(3) Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Animals 342 $351,178,005 501c3
20 501(c)(2) Title-Holding Corporation 332 $949,239,125 501c2
21 501(c)(13) Burial Association 316 $72,019,772 501c13
22 501(c)(25) Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc. 290 $4,905,707,596 501c25
23 501(c)(13) Cemetery Company 224 $210,666,857 501c13
24 501(c)(3) Literary Organization 172 $81,063,584 501c3
25 501(c)(4) Local Association of Employees 167 $3,332,986 501c4
26 501(c)(3) Scientific Organization 122 $1,100,696,947 501c3
27 501(c)(5) Horticultural Organization 113 $9,214,944 501c5
28 501(c)(15) Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine 112 $10,825,733 501c15
29 501(c)(12) Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc. 66 $299,876,031 501c12
30 501(c)(9) Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.) 63 $233,503,246 501c9
31 501(c)(12) Organization Like Those on Three Preceding Lines 63 $2,682,652,210 501c12
32 501(c)(3) Organization for Public Safety Testing 54 $5,675,036 501c3
33 501(c)(3) Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Children 43 $144,721,382 501c3
34 501(c)(17) Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan 37 $14,654,813 501c17
35 501(c)(6) Real Estate Board 25 $1,110,449,097 501c6
36 501(c)(12) Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co. 19 $166,893,549 501c12
37 501(c)(12) Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co. 16 $714,165,128 501c12
38 501(c)(1) Government Instrumentality 9 $2,183,011 501c1
39 501(c)(40) Apostolic and Religious Org. (501(d)) 3 $0 501c40
40 501(c)(21) Black Lung Trust 2 $0 501c21
41 501(c)(14) Other Mutual Corp. or Assoc. 2 $0 501c14
42 501(c)(18) Employee Funded Pension Trust (Created Before 6/25/59) 1 $709,032,698 501c18
43 501(c)(16) Corp. Financing Crop Operations 1 $0 501c16
44 501(c)(29) ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers 1 $30,182,732 501c29
45 501(c)(50) Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)) 1 $5,059,943 501c50
False - none - No Classification 399 $533,913,066
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