Human Services
The IRS classifies 155,311 tax-exempt organizations under Human Services, rank 3 of 25 major groups. 16,333 of them have a Form 990 on record.
American Factbook Research
At a glance
- 155,311
- Organizations classified here
- By the code the IRS assigned at registration.
- 153,395
- Recognised under 501(c)(3)
- The charitable subsection.
- 16,333
- With a Form 990 on record
- The only organizations with financial figures here.
- $209,058,253,632
- Revenue reported
- Summed across filings, each for a different year.
- $3,916,983,933
- Largest single organization
- Revenue on its most recent filing.
- 11.2%
- Share of all classified organizations
- Of the organizations that carry a classification code at all.
Taken from the IRS on September 19, 2026. 574,213 organizations carry no code and appear in no category.
Largest by revenue
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| Rank | Organization | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | $3,916,983,933 |
| 2 | GENENTECH PATIENT FOUNDATION | $3,708,338,423 |
| 3 | LILLY CARES FOUNDATION INC | $2,940,603,036 |
| 4 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PATIENT ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC | $2,723,409,730 |
| 5 | AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | $2,193,782,492 |
| 6 | PRESENCE CHICAGO HOSPITALS NETWORK | $1,232,354,302 |
| 7 | REGIONAL CENTER OF THE EAST BAY INC | $1,070,981,440 |
| 8 | THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY | $1,014,495,873 |
| 9 | INLAND COUNTIES REGIONAL CENTER INC | $1,008,645,741 |
| 10 | SAN DIEGO IMPERIAL COUNTIES DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES INC | $993,496,415 |
| 11 | SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL CENTER | $924,151,801 |
| 12 | BLUE MERIDIAN PARTNERS INC | $900,250,446 |
| 13 | PHARMACY4HUMANITY | $878,407,307 |
| 14 | COMMUNITY CARE INC | $807,551,599 |
| 15 | DALIO FAMILY FUND INC | $806,892,040 |
Other categories
- Religion-Related 205,231
- Education 187,152
- Arts, Culture and Humanities 119,112
- Recreation and Sports 114,077
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations 105,360
- Community Improvement and Capacity Building 72,768
- Youth Development 58,598
- Health Care 46,264
- Animal-Related 41,759
- Public and Societal Benefit 35,502
- Housing and Shelter 31,219
- Environment 28,775
- Mental Health and Crisis Intervention 27,729
- Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief 22,615
- International, Foreign Affairs and National Security 21,403
- Food, Agriculture and Nutrition 20,601
- Mutual and Membership Benefit 17,541
- Employment 15,877
- Crime and Legal-Related 15,224
- Voluntary Health Associations and Medical Disciplines 14,090
- Civil Rights, Social Action and Advocacy 11,425
- Science and Technology 6,882
- Medical Research 6,317
- Social Science 1,843
What this classification is
- The IRS assigns a code when it recognises an organization and rarely revisits it. This describes what an organization said it would do at registration, which may not be what it does now.
- Around three in ten recognised organizations carry no code at all, concentrated among older registrations and non-charitable subsections. 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 · U.S. Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105) · retrieved September 21, 2026
- Form 990 series e-file data · retrieved September 19, 2026
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