Non-profit organizations are increasing in Illinois.
As of 2011, 41,573 associations and corporations are registered with the Illinois Secretary of State as non-profits. The number of non-profits in the state has steadily increased. In the decade from 1990 to 2000, non-profit registration climbed 55 percent. By 2000, it represented 8.7 percent of the Illinois gross state product. A current list of Illinois non-profits is available from the Illinois Secretary of State office or at the Manta Inc. Business Registry website.
Illinois Non-Profits by Category
Religious organizations make up the greatest number of non-profits at 19,365. These are followed by nearly 10,000 individual family and social services organizations. Civic, social and fraternal organizations, along with business associations, account for approximately 5,000. Labor unions and membership organizations total more than 1,200. Job training and vocational rehab account for a little less than 1,000 non-profits, and approximately 400 non-profits in Illinois are classified as political and professional organizations.
Religious Organizations
Religious non-profits in Illinois include more than 10,000 churches and synagogues. All denominations are represented. Non-church religious entities such as conference organizations and missionary societies fall into this category as well. Convents and monasteries are also considered non-profit. A few shrines, spiritualists and a Prayer For The Day association have non-profit designation.
Family and Social Services Organizations
Family and social services organizations comprise the social safety net. In Illinois, these non-profits encompass drug and alcohol counseling and youth organizations. Geriatric services, probation services and child-related services are included, too. "Helping-hand" organizations such as Big Brother and Big Sister are also on the list.
Social, Fraternal and Business Organizations
Non-profit civic, social and fraternal organizations, and private-sector business associations include many familiar names such as university alumni organizations, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lions Club International and the American Legion.
Labor Unions and Membership Organizations
Labor unions with non-profit status in Illinois range from Chicago firefighters to the ironworkers locals to Actor's Equity Association. Membership organizations include condo and building organizations and homeowner's neighborhood associations. Community councils on issues such as arts and recreation are also listed as Illinois non-profits.
Job Training and Vocational Rehab
Easter Seals and Goodwill Industries International are among the well-known non-profits in this category. Illinois also certifies a plethora of physical rehabilitation organizations as non-profits, as well as job centers and clearinghouses that offer employment referrals.
Political and Professional Organizations
Republican and Democrat party organizations and wards are all non-profits, as are the many "friends of" organizations that support individual candidates. Professional membership organizations include local medical and dental societies, nursing alliances, and industry-related groups ranging from the Chicago Real Estate Council and contractor's associations to photographer's coalitions and farmer's co-ops.
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