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Economic Development

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.

Organizations
4,276
Total revenue
$3.6B
Total assets
$11.5B

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Largest economic development

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Top 100 by revenue · 4,276 economic development nationwide
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Organization StateRevenueAssets Support
Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority Omaha NE$101.6M$136.5M
Applied Research Institute Inc Bloomington IN$76.9M$47.1M
Marshall University Research Corporation Huntington WV$75.7M$75.2M
Central Arkansas Development Council Benton AR$64.2M$38.4M
Manned Space Flight Education Foundation Incorporated Houston TX$61.2M$125.2M
Economic Development Partnership Of North Carolina Inc Raleigh NC$52.3M$130.7M
170 Freedom Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee Inc Milwaukee WI$50.1M$5.6M
Connecticut Institute For Communities Inc Danbury CT$41.4M$30.2M
C Columbus Downtown Development Corporation Columbus OH$40.7M$150.5M
Calvert Impact Capital Inc Bethesda MD$39.5M$737.7M
Invest Detroit Foundation Detroit MI$32.4M$208.6M
South Alabama Regional Planning Commission Mobile AL$31.7M$20.5M
Cdc Small Business Finance Corp Arlington VA$31.0M$133.4M
Wright Brothers Institute Inc Dayton OH$28.9M$5.5M
Small Business Investment Corporation Tijeras NM$28.8M$190.1M
Mid-Market Foundation San Francisco CA$26.7M$7.5M
T R W I B Inc Pittsburgh PA$26.3M$16.6M
Florida Citrus Sports Ventures Inc Orlando FL$26.2M$10.1M
G Groundbreak Coalition Minneapolis MN$25.5M$26.0M
Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation Bird City KS$25.5M$94.6M
Access To Capital For Entrepreneurs Inc Cleveland GA$25.0M$134.3M
Insitech Inc Warren NJ$22.1M$4.6M
Step Up Suncoast Inc Sarasota FL$21.6M$7.0M
Wolf Run Village Inc Watford City ND$21.2M$29.7M
Choose New Jersey Inc Newark NJ$20.9M$8.2M
East Alabama Rural Innovation And Training Hub Foundation Sylacauga AL$20.5M$25.3M
Vocational Development Center Inc Council Blfs IA$19.8M$16.1M
Four Bands Community Fund Inc Eagle Butte SD$19.0M$45.9M
Whole Foods Market Foundation Austin TX$18.0M$12.0M
Partnership For Economic Innovation Inc Tempe AZ$17.9M$0
Tennessee Technology Development Corporation Nashville TN$17.6M$37.8M
H Hwd On Second Inc Flint MI$17.5M$26.2M
Delaware River Waterfront Corporation Philadelphia PA$17.5M$94.8M
Lawndale Christian Development Corporation Chicago IL$17.4M$40.9M
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance Inc Lubbock TX$16.8M$63.5M
Great Plains Institute For Sustainable Development Minneapolis MN$16.5M$14.8M
Trufund Financial Services Inc New York NY$16.3M$50.0M
The Ridc Regional Growth Fund Pittsburgh PA$16.1M$39.3M
Financial Health Network Inc Chicago IL$15.7M$22.8M
South Central Workforce Development Council Union Gap WA$15.4M$6.3M
Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation Philadelphia PA$14.8M$15.7M
Invest Puerto Rico Inc San Juan PR$14.3M$9.5M
Central Oklahoma Workforce Investment Board Inc Oklahoma City OK$13.2M$2.5M
N Nybdc Local Development Corporation Latham NY$13.1M$53.0M
Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood Inc Kenosha WI$13.0M$10.1M
Radius Indiana Inc Bedford IN$12.8M$9.8M
P33 Chicago IL$12.7M$13.2M
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council Chicago IL$12.3M$7.0M
Spruce Root Inc Juneau AK$12.1M$38.8M
Greater Sacramento Area Economic Council Sacramento CA$12.0M$18.3M
Knoxville Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc Knoxville TN$11.8M$17.3M
Partners For The Common Good Inc Washington DC$11.6M$81.7M
16 Tech Community Corporation Indianapolis IN$11.0M$157.0M
Memphis River Parks Partnership Inc Memphis TN$10.8M$17.3M
Waco Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Collaborative Inc Waco TX$10.8M$5.1M
Eastern Maine Development Corporation Bangor ME$10.5M$11.8M
Wbd Inc Madison WI$10.4M$23.0M
Greater Phoenix Economic Council Phoenix AZ$10.3M$11.0M
Invest Newark Newark NJ$10.3M$35.2M
Minneapolis - St Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership Saint Paul MN$10.3M$8.4M
Northern Maine Development Commission Inc Caribou ME$10.2M$34.8M
Seed Commons New York NY$10.1M$85.7M
Valency Fund Inc Madison WI$10.0M$10.0M
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Of Northeastern Pennsylvania Inc Bethlehem PA$10.0M$71.4M
Tri-County Council For Southern Maryland Hughesville MD$9.9M$7.7M
The Center For Kentucky Rural Economic Development Inc Somerset KY$9.9M$60.9M
K Kokomo Community Development Corporation Kokomo IN$9.9M$45.6M
Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation Detroit MI$9.8M$8.3M
Michigan Community Capital Lansing MI$9.7M$74.9M
Mhub Chicago IL$9.6M$49.5M
Community Economic Development Association Of Michigan Lansing MI$9.6M$4.5M
Rural Coalition Washington DC$9.5M$2.8M
Boston Ujima Project Inc Boston MA$9.5M$11.3M
Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation Lubbock TX$9.4M$13.4M
Elevate Ventures Inc Indianapolis IN$9.2M$28.2M
Buckeye Lake 2030 Corporation Buckeye Lake OH$9.2M$8.9M
Pidc-Local Development Corporation Philadelphia PA$8.9M$202.8M
Spokane Area Workforce Development Council Spokane WA$8.8M$3.8M
C Carteret Business Partnership Inc Carteret NJ$8.8M$17.4M
Patriot Majority Usa Washington DC$8.7M$83K
The Economic Development Corporation Of Weslaco Weslaco TX$8.6M$37.6M
Polymer Alliance Zone Inc Davisville WV$8.5M$29.4M
Cplc Nevada Inc Phoenix AZ$8.5M$19.5M
H Humboldt Bay Development Association Inc Eureka CA$8.4M$294
Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation Harrisburg PA$8.4M$9.6M
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Owatonna MN$8.4M$80.9M
Calvert Impact Inc Bethesda MD$8.3M$101.8M
Illinois Business And Economic Development Corporation Chicago IL$8.2M$4.9M
Project Equity Oakland CA$8.0M$15.8M
Team Neo Foundation Cleveland OH$8.0M—
T Taylor Economic Development Corp Taylor TX$7.9M$27.4M
Nhs Neighborhood Lending Services Inc Los Angeles CA$7.8M$36.7M
Frederick Innovative Technology Center I Inc Frederick MD$7.8M$9.5M
Opportunity South Carolina Greenville SC$7.7M$86.0M
The Youngstown Edison Incubator Corporation Youngstown OH$7.5M$16.3M
Explore Branson Tourism Branson MO$7.4M$1.5M
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Inc Chicago IL$7.3M$19.5M
Greater New Orleans Development Foundation New Orleans LA$7.2M$4.0M
La Cocina Inc San Francisco CA$7.1M$10.3M
South Central Kansas Economic Development District Inc Sckedd Wichita KS$7.1M$9.0M
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All economic development by state

California306 orgsNew York268 orgsTexas258 orgsOhio222 orgsPennsylvania201 orgsFlorida191 orgsNorth Carolina160 orgsMichigan142 orgsIllinois134 orgsIndiana132 orgsGeorgia119 orgsMissouri111 orgsVirginia106 orgsIowa101 orgsNew Jersey92 orgsMaryland88 orgsSouth Carolina86 orgsMassachusetts80 orgsWisconsin80 orgsLouisiana79 orgsAlabama77 orgsMinnesota75 orgsTennessee73 orgsWashington73 orgsColorado63 orgsKentucky62 orgsOregon58 orgsKansas57 orgsArizona56 orgsSouth Dakota52 orgsNebraska50 orgsArkansas46 orgsMaine46 orgsOklahoma43 orgsNew Mexico41 orgsWest Virginia39 orgsHawaii38 orgsMississippi38 orgsMontana38 orgsConnecticut33 orgs

Largest economic development by state

California306 orgsNew York268 orgsTexas258 orgsOhio222 orgsPennsylvania201 orgsFlorida191 orgsNorth Carolina160 orgsMichigan142 orgsIllinois134 orgsIndiana132 orgsGeorgia119 orgsMissouri111 orgsVirginia106 orgsIowa101 orgsNew Jersey92 orgsMaryland88 orgsSouth Carolina86 orgsMassachusetts80 orgsWisconsin80 orgsLouisiana79 orgsAlabama77 orgsMinnesota75 orgsTennessee73 orgsWashington73 orgsColorado63 orgsKentucky62 orgsOregon58 orgsKansas57 orgsArizona56 orgsSouth Dakota52 orgsNebraska50 orgsArkansas46 orgsMaine46 orgsOklahoma43 orgsNew Mexico41 orgsWest Virginia39 orgsHawaii38 orgsMississippi38 orgsMontana38 orgsConnecticut33 orgs

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