2026 Annual Edition
Chicago Social Impact Atlas
A free, searchable map of Chicago's nonprofits, funders, and support organizations — built from IRS 990 filings and public data.
Headline figures (13-county Chicago-Naperville-Elgin MSA)
- ~42,000 active 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- ~$105 billion aggregate annual revenue (Form 990 filings)
- ~12% nonprofit gross revenue as a share of MSA GDP — a scale comparison only, not a value-added contribution to GDP
- ~477,000 estimated nonprofit jobs
- 1,800+ direct-service nonprofits mapped (City of Chicago)
Sources
IRS Business Master File (April 2026 extract); IRS Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer; BEA county GDP; BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages and Nonprofit Sector Research Data; Giving USA 2025; Capari Partners research database.
The interactive map and full directories require JavaScript. To request the underlying data or report a correction, email chicagosocialimpactatlas@caparipartners.com.
Suggested citation: Capari Partners. (2026). Chicago Social Impact Atlas, 2026 Annual Edition. Retrieved from caparipartners.com/atlas.