Economic Development nonprofits in the U.S.

Organizations whose primary purpose is to stimulate the economy, expand employment opportunities, encourage the establishment and growth of commerce and industry and otherwise enhance the economic development of the community. 4,276 economic development file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $3.6 billion in revenue and hold $12 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Business Expansion, Business Growth, Business Loans, Business Recruitment, Business Retention, City Planning, Community Economic Development, Convention Bureaus, Economic Growth, Economic Transformation, Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Zones, Industrial Park Development, Media Production Liaison, Neighborhood Economic Development, Regional Economic Development, Socioeconomic Development, Technology Transfer, Tourism Development, Transfer of Technology, Urban Planning, Visitors Bureaus, Visitors Centers.

The largest are Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority, Applied Research Institute Inc, and Marshall University Research Corporation.

Largest economic development

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Top 100 by revenue · 4,276 economic development nationwide

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Organization	State	Revenue	Assets	Follow
Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority Omaha	NE	$101.6M	$136.5M	+ Follow
Applied Research Institute Inc Bloomington	IN	$76.9M	$47.1M	+ Follow
Marshall University Research Corporation Huntington	WV	$75.7M	$75.2M	+ Follow
Central Arkansas Development Council Benton	AR	$64.2M	$38.4M	+ Follow
Manned Space Flight Education Foundation Incorporated Houston	TX	$61.2M	$125.2M	+ Follow
Economic Development Partnership Of North Carolina Inc Raleigh	NC	$52.3M	$130.7M	+ Follow
170 Freedom Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee Inc Milwaukee	WI	$50.1M	$5.6M	+ Follow
Connecticut Institute For Communities Inc Danbury	CT	$41.4M	$30.2M	+ Follow
C Columbus Downtown Development Corporation Columbus	OH	$40.7M	$150.5M	+ Follow
Calvert Impact Capital Inc Bethesda	MD	$39.5M	$737.7M	+ Follow
Invest Detroit Foundation Detroit	MI	$32.4M	$208.6M	+ Follow
South Alabama Regional Planning Commission Mobile	AL	$31.7M	$20.5M	+ Follow
Cdc Small Business Finance Corp Arlington	VA	$31.0M	$133.4M	+ Follow
Wright Brothers Institute Inc Dayton	OH	$28.9M	$5.5M	+ Follow
Small Business Investment Corporation Tijeras	NM	$28.8M	$190.1M	+ Follow
Mid-Market Foundation San Francisco	CA	$26.7M	$7.5M	+ Follow
T R W I B Inc Pittsburgh	PA	$26.3M	$16.6M	+ Follow
Florida Citrus Sports Ventures Inc Orlando	FL	$26.2M	$10.1M	+ Follow
Groundbreak Coalition Minneapolis	MN	$25.5M	$26.0M	+ Follow
Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation Bird City	KS	$25.5M	$94.6M	+ Follow
Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs Inc Cleveland	GA	$25.0M	$134.3M	+ Follow
Insitech Inc Warren	NJ	$22.1M	$4.6M	+ Follow
Step Up Suncoast Inc Sarasota	FL	$21.6M	$7.0M	+ Follow
Wolf Run Village Inc Watford City	ND	$21.2M	$29.7M	+ Follow
Choose New Jersey Inc Newark	NJ	$20.9M	$8.2M	+ Follow
East Alabama Rural Innovation And Training Hub Foundation Sylacauga	AL	$20.5M	$25.3M	+ Follow
Vocational Development Center Inc Council Blfs	IA	$19.8M	$16.1M	+ Follow
Four Bands Community Fund Inc Eagle Butte	SD	$19.0M	$45.9M	+ Follow
Whole Foods Market Foundation Austin	TX	$18.0M	$12.0M	+ Follow
Partnership For Economic Innovation Inc Tempe	AZ	$17.9M	$0	+ Follow
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation Nashville	TN	$17.6M	$37.8M	+ Follow
H Hwd On Second Inc Flint	MI	$17.5M	$26.2M	+ Follow
Delaware River Waterfront Corporation Philadelphia	PA	$17.5M	$94.8M	+ Follow
Lawndale Christian Development Corporation Chicago	IL	$17.4M	$40.9M	+ Follow
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance Inc Lubbock	TX	$16.8M	$63.5M	+ Follow
Great Plains Institute For Sustainable Development Minneapolis	MN	$16.5M	$14.8M	+ Follow
Trufund Financial Services Inc New York	NY	$16.3M	$50.0M	+ Follow
The Ridc Regional Growth Fund Pittsburgh	PA	$16.1M	$39.3M	+ Follow
Financial Health Network Inc Chicago	IL	$15.7M	$22.8M	+ Follow
South Central Workforce Development Council Union Gap	WA	$15.4M	$6.3M	+ Follow
Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation Philadelphia	PA	$14.8M	$15.7M	+ Follow
Invest Puerto Rico Inc San Juan	PR	$14.3M	$9.5M	+ Follow
Central Oklahoma Workforce Investment Board Inc Oklahoma City	OK	$13.2M	$2.5M	+ Follow
N Nybdc Local Development Corporation Latham	NY	$13.1M	$53.0M	+ Follow
Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood Inc Kenosha	WI	$13.0M	$10.1M	+ Follow
Radius Indiana Inc Bedford	IN	$12.8M	$9.8M	+ Follow
P33 Chicago	IL	$12.7M	$13.2M	+ Follow
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council Chicago	IL	$12.3M	$7.0M	+ Follow
Spruce Root Inc Juneau	AK	$12.1M	$38.8M	+ Follow
Greater Sacramento Area Economic Council Sacramento	CA	$12.0M	$18.3M	+ Follow
Knoxville Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc Knoxville	TN	$11.8M	$17.3M	+ Follow
Partners For The Common Good Inc Washington	DC	$11.6M	$81.7M	+ Follow
16 Tech Community Corporation Indianapolis	IN	$11.0M	$157.0M	+ Follow
Memphis River Parks Partnership Inc Memphis	TN	$10.8M	$17.3M	+ Follow
Waco Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Collaborative Inc Waco	TX	$10.8M	$5.1M	+ Follow
Eastern Maine Development Corporation Bangor	ME	$10.5M	$11.8M	+ Follow
Wbd Inc Madison	WI	$10.4M	$23.0M	+ Follow
Greater Phoenix Economic Council Phoenix	AZ	$10.3M	$11.0M	+ Follow
Invest Newark Newark	NJ	$10.3M	$35.2M	+ Follow
Minneapolis - St Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership Saint Paul	MN	$10.3M	$8.4M	+ Follow
Northern Maine Development Commission Inc Caribou	ME	$10.2M	$34.8M	+ Follow
Seed Commons New York	NY	$10.1M	$85.7M	+ Follow
Valency Fund Inc Madison	WI	$10.0M	$10.0M	+ Follow
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Of Northeastern Pennsylvania Inc Bethlehem	PA	$10.0M	$71.4M	+ Follow
Tri-County Council For Southern Maryland Hughesville	MD	$9.9M	$7.7M	+ Follow
The Center For Kentucky Rural Economic Development Inc Somerset	KY	$9.9M	$60.9M	+ Follow
K Kokomo Community Development Corporation Kokomo	IN	$9.9M	$45.6M	+ Follow
Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation Detroit	MI	$9.8M	$8.3M	+ Follow
Michigan Community Capital Lansing	MI	$9.7M	$74.9M	+ Follow
Mhub Chicago	IL	$9.6M	$49.5M	+ Follow
Community Economic Development Association Of Michigan Lansing	MI	$9.6M	$4.5M	+ Follow
Rural Coalition Washington	DC	$9.5M	$2.8M	+ Follow
Boston Ujima Project Inc Boston	MA	$9.5M	$11.3M	+ Follow
Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation Lubbock	TX	$9.4M	$13.4M	+ Follow
Elevate Ventures Inc Indianapolis	IN	$9.2M	$28.2M	+ Follow
Buckeye Lake 2030 Corporation Buckeye Lake	OH	$9.2M	$8.9M	+ Follow
Pidc-Local Development Corporation Philadelphia	PA	$8.9M	$202.8M	+ Follow
Spokane Area Workforce Development Council Spokane	WA	$8.8M	$3.8M	+ Follow
C Carteret Business Partnership Inc Carteret	NJ	$8.8M	$17.4M	+ Follow
Patriot Majority Usa Washington	DC	$8.7M	$83K	+ Follow
The Economic Development Corporation Of Weslaco Weslaco	TX	$8.6M	$37.6M	+ Follow
Polymer Alliance Zone Inc Davisville	WV	$8.5M	$29.4M	+ Follow
Cplc Nevada Inc Phoenix	AZ	$8.5M	$19.5M	+ Follow
H Humboldt Bay Development Association Inc Eureka	CA	$8.4M	$294	+ Follow
Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation Harrisburg	PA	$8.4M	$9.6M	+ Follow
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Owatonna	MN	$8.4M	$80.9M	+ Follow
Calvert Impact Inc Bethesda	MD	$8.3M	$101.8M	+ Follow
Illinois Business And Economic Development Corporation Chicago	IL	$8.2M	$4.9M	+ Follow
Project Equity Oakland	CA	$8.0M	$15.8M	+ Follow
Team Neo Foundation Cleveland	OH	$8.0M	—	+ Follow
T Taylor Economic Development Corp Taylor	TX	$7.9M	$27.4M	+ Follow
Nhs Neighborhood Lending Services Inc Los Angeles	CA	$7.8M	$36.7M	+ Follow
Frederick Innovative Technology Center I Inc Frederick	MD	$7.8M	$9.5M	+ Follow
Opportunity South Carolina Greenville	SC	$7.7M	$86.0M	+ Follow
The Youngstown Edison Incubator Corporation Youngstown	OH	$7.5M	$16.3M	+ Follow
Explore Branson Tourism Branson	MO	$7.4M	$1.5M	+ Follow
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Inc Chicago	IL	$7.3M	$19.5M	+ Follow
Greater New Orleans Development Foundation New Orleans	LA	$7.2M	$4.0M	+ Follow
La Cocina Inc San Francisco	CA	$7.1M	$10.3M	+ Follow
South Central Kansas Economic Development District Inc Sckedd Wichita	KS	$7.1M	$9.0M	+ Follow

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