Religion-Related
The IRS classifies 205,231 tax-exempt organizations under Religion-Related, rank 1 of 25 major groups. 3,319 of them have a Form 990 on record.
At a glance
- 205,231
- Organizations classified here
- By the code the IRS assigned at registration.
- 204,766
- Recognized under 501(c)(3)
- The charitable subsection.
- 3,319
- With a Form 990 on record
- The only organizations with financial figures here.
- $25,549,417,245
- Revenue reported
- Summed across filings, each for a different year.
- $2,686,629,420
- Largest single organization
- Revenue on its most recent filing.
- 14.8%
- 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 Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc | $2,686,629,420 |
| 2 | Samaritans Purse | $1,839,497,527 |
| 3 | Commonspirit Health Operating Investment Pool LLC | $822,592,553 |
| 4 | Christian Healthcare Ministries Inc | $754,679,157 |
| 5 | Hexagon Foundation | $506,033,688 |
| 6 | Gcu | $501,090,460 |
| 7 | NCF Charitable Trust | $479,597,070 |
| 8 | Trihealth Inc | $354,269,277 |
| 9 | CL Healthcare Inc | $336,714,344 |
| 10 | Permanent Endowment Fund of the Moody Memorial First United Method | $312,657,414 |
| 11 | Cottage Health | $290,408,292 |
| 12 | Christian Broadcasting Network Inc | $282,362,500 |
| 13 | Upward Bound Youth | $222,201,859 |
| 14 | Skyline Foundation | $173,098,151 |
| 15 | Christian Aid Ministries | $141,313,585 |
Other categories
- Education 187,152
- Human Services 155,311
- 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 recognizes 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 recognized 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 · Public domain — U.S. Government work · retrieved September 21, 2026
- Form 990 series e-file data · retrieved September 19, 2026
Data retrieved