Education nonprofits
The IRS classifies 188,414 tax-exempt organizations under Education, rank 2 of 25 major groups. 76,816 of them have a Form 990 on record.
Religion-Related · 206,183Social Science · 1,852
Education is 2 of 25 by tax-exempt organizations, at 188,414. Highest on the left.
The 25 figures behind this strip
| Rank | Name | Tax-exempt organizations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Religion-Related | 206,183 |
| 2 | Education | 188,414 |
| 3 | Human Services | 156,654 |
| 4 | Arts, Culture and Humanities | 119,872 |
| 5 | Recreation and Sports | 115,112 |
| 6 | Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations | 105,658 |
| 7 | Community Improvement and Capacity Building | 73,203 |
| 8 | Youth Development | 59,057 |
| 9 | Health Care | 46,474 |
| 10 | Animal-Related | 42,006 |
| 11 | Public and Societal Benefit | 35,776 |
| 12 | Housing and Shelter | 31,412 |
| 13 | Environment | 28,924 |
| 14 | Mental Health and Crisis Intervention | 27,977 |
| 15 | Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief | 22,751 |
| 16 | International, Foreign Affairs and National Security | 21,464 |
| 17 | Food, Agriculture and Nutrition | 20,796 |
| 18 | Mutual and Membership Benefit | 17,810 |
| 19 | Employment | 15,992 |
| 20 | Crime and Legal-Related | 15,315 |
| 21 | Voluntary Health Associations and Medical Disciplines | 14,205 |
| 22 | Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy | 11,489 |
| 23 | Science and Technology | 6,929 |
| 24 | Medical Research | 6,346 |
| 25 | Social Science | 1,852 |
At a glance
- 188,414
- Organizations classified here
- By the code the IRS assigned at registration.
- 183,963
- Recognized under 501(c)(3)
- The charitable subsection.
- 76,816
- With a Form 990 on record
- The only organizations with financial figures here.
- $582.2 billion
- Revenue reported
- $582,234,656,651
- Summed across filings, each for a different year.
- $12.4 billion
- Largest single organization
- $12,394,252,993
- Revenue on its most recent filing.
- 13.5%
- Share of all classified organizations
- Of the organizations that carry a classification code at all.
Taken from the IRS on October 14, 2026. 576,240 organizations carry no code and appear in no category.
Largest by revenue
2 more columns on a wider screen
| Rank | Organization | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University | $12.4 billion$12,394,252,993 |
| 2 | Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | $11.7 billion$11,670,540,000 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University | $10.6 billion$10,623,431,000 |
| 4 | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | $10.2 billion$10,152,608,690 |
| 5 | Yale University | $8.5 billion$8,452,768,034 |
| 6 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | $8.3 billion$8,323,235,933 |
| 7 | Emory University | $7.9 billion$7,861,969,527 |
| 8 | Trustees of Columbia University | $7.5 billion$7,512,150,787 |
| 9 | Cornell University | $7.5 billion$7,482,422,861 |
| 10 | University of Miami | $7.0 billion$7,039,401,641 |
| 11 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $6.7 billion$6,737,799,000 |
| 12 | University of Rochester | $6.4 billion$6,415,541,241 |
| 13 | University of Southern California | $5.9 billion$5,927,980,342 |
| 14 | Washington University | $5.9 billion$5,899,375,814 |
| 15 | University of Chicago | $5.6 billion$5,617,072,703 |
Other categories
- Religion-Related 206,183
- Human Services 156,654
- Arts, Culture and Humanities 119,872
- Recreation and Sports 115,112
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations 105,658
- Community Improvement and Capacity Building 73,203
- Youth Development 59,057
- Health Care 46,474
- Animal-Related 42,006
- Public and Societal Benefit 35,776
- Housing and Shelter 31,412
- Environment 28,924
- Mental Health and Crisis Intervention 27,977
- Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief 22,751
- International, Foreign Affairs and National Security 21,464
- Food, Agriculture and Nutrition 20,796
- Mutual and Membership Benefit 17,810
- Employment 15,992
- Crime and Legal-Related 15,315
- Voluntary Health Associations and Medical Disciplines 14,205
- Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy 11,489
- Science and Technology 6,929
- Medical Research 6,346
- Social Science 1,852
What this classification is
- The IRS assigns a code when it recognizes an organization. It describes what an organization said it would do at registration, which may not be what it does now.
- 576,240 of the 1,975,975 recognized organizations carry no code at all. They are in none of these categories and are counted on the hub instead.
- The names here are the IRS’s own. Other publishers use a revised taxonomy with different names for several groups, so a figure here will not always line up with one of theirs carrying a similar label.
Full method at methodology.
Sources
- Exempt Organizations Business Master File — Internal Revenue Service · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved October 14, 2026
- Form 990 series e-file data
Compiled automatically from Exempt Organizations Business Master File and Form 990 series e-file data by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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