The NPT 2013 Top 100: Who's #1?

For the 25th time in the history of The NonProfit Times, we have unveiled the NPT Top 100. And for the sixth year in a row, the YMCA of the USA came in at number one in our study of the top grossing nonprofits.

Released in our November 1 issue each year since 1988, the NPT Top 100 ranks organizations by total revenue (with at least 10 percent coming in the form of public support). The Y took the top spot again this year thanks to a strong combination of program revenue ($4.556 billion), public support ($827 million), and government support ($614 million). Overall, The Y's total revenue in 2012 was $6.239 billion.

Coming in at a distant second was Goodwill Industries International, which had a total revenue of $4.894 billion. Much of those funds came in the form of program service revenue ($3.404 billion).

Other organizations that made the top five this year were:

• United Way ($4.260 billion);
• Catholic Charities USA ($4.227 billion); and,
• The Salvation Army ($3.353 billion).

You can view the full report on our website, in addition to an exclusive interview with Dan Romano of Grant Thornton, who broke down the NPT 2013 Top 100. 

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Not to be forgotten amidst this news is the rest of the content of the November 1 issue. Included in this month's edition of The NonProfit Times are stories about ObamaCare guidelines for nonprofits, the story of a group trying to use neuroscience to reframe human services, and an opinion piece from our Editor-in-Chief about what shape organizations are going to take in the future.

The NPT 100: 2012 Edition

The release of The NonProfit Times' Nov. 1 issue also marks the release of one of our most popular reports: The NPT 100. This in-depth study ranks the 100 largest nonprofits (by revenue) and offers a wide range of data on those organizations.

The YMCA of USA once again topped all organizations, bringing in $5,986,057,000 in total support for the fiscal year ending 2011. Yet, like most of the NPT 100 organizations, the Y had to look to different sources of revenue faced with dwindling government support and weaker charitable giving from a smaller pool of donors.

NPT's studies found that program service revenue was the second-largest portion of funds for nonprofits, coming in at $16.767 billion or one-quarter of all funds. Government support was at $11.1 billion, or 16 percent, up from $10.745 billion last year. Other revenue and investment income each contributed about 4 percent to the overall revenue pie, at $2.859 billion and $2.763 billion, respectively.

In terms of expenses, NPT 100 organizations spent $55.416 billion on program, $5.27 billion on administration, and $3.138 billion on fundraising.

Overall, the 24th annual NPT 100 Report received $33.374 billion in public support, falling below 50 percent of their total revenue of $66.875 billion. These same nonprofits saw $33.159 billion amid overall revenue of $64.43 billion last year, almost 51 percent.

To view the full report, visit our website.

The Nov. 1 Issue Of The NonProfit Times Is Out!

It's the day you've all been waiting for: The Nov. 1 issue of The NonProfit Times has been released!  This issue contains NPT's annual Top 100 Nonprofits Report, as well as stories on topics ranging from special events to workplace giving.  Let's take a look at the articles in the new issue:

Articles

• 'Crop Circles & Sleeping Late'-This article takes a look at two different special events: A corn maze developed by Life Adventure Center (LAC), and a video game marathon called "Extra Life," created by Children's Miracle Network (CMN) to benefit patients.
• 'Workplace Still Is Productive'-Workplace giving is alive and well despite the economic downturn.  Learn about some recent campaigns, and how to apply their work to your nonprofit.
• 'Rural Nonprofits Lag On Revenue, Access'-A new study published by the Bridgespan Group shows some of the difficulties that rural nonprofits are facing.

Columns

• 'Gathering And Loitering'-NPT editor-in-chief Paul Clolery gives some advice to the Occupy Wall Street protesters.

Revenue for Top 100 Nonprofit Organizations Down 4%

Note: This is a summary of a story from an older episode of the Nonprofit Times TV.  To view the full story, click here for the video.

100 of the United State's largest nonprofits experienced a 4% drop in revenue last year, according to the NPT Top 100 Listing for 2010. At the top of the list was the YMCA, which raised $5.8 billion, a respectable number but still less than it had raised in previous years. Rounding off the top 5 were Catholic Charities USA, United Way Worldwide, Goodwill Industries, and the American Red Cross.
A rebound from the stock market and investments did make revenues at NPOs slightly higher than expected this year. Still, revenue needed to make the NPT 100 declined considerably when compared to previous years. To showyou just how much revenue declined, take a look at this statistic: revenue was $179 million last year. This year?  It came out to a little more than $150 million. Overall, that was a 16% loss of revenue.  Wow. We can only hope that the next year will bring a better result for these esteemed organizations.
 
To see the complete list of organizations in the 2010 NPT Top 100 List, visit nptimes.com.