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Illinois nonprofits: chambers, economic development and workforce organizations

83 Illinois nonprofits with $1 million or more in annual revenue, from IRS records, and what is happening in the Illinois job market around them. Staff can claim an organization’s page and set up a free workspace.

What matters to Illinois nonprofits right now

  • 4.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    BLS, counties summed

  • 2

    open grants for nonprofits

    Grants.gov and SAM.gov

  • 22

    local workforce boards

Illinois workforce boards · Illinois economic development organizations · White Collar Employment Report

Grants open to Illinois nonprofits

Chambers of commerce and business associations

Chambers of commerce and business associations in Illinois, largest first
OrganizationCityAnnual revenue
German-american Chamber of Commerce of the MidwestChicago$13.1M
Chicagoland Chamber of CommerceChicago$5.4M
Mexican American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois incChicago$4.2M
Illinois State Chamber of CommerceSpringfield$2.6M
Southeast Chicago Chamber of CommerceChicago$2.2M
Greater Rockford Chamber of CommerceRockford$1.9M
Greater Aurora Chamber of CommerceAurora$1.8M
Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of CommerceChicago$1.7M
Will County Chamber of CommerceJoliet$1.7M
Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of CommerceChicago$1.5M
Italian American Chamber of CommerceNorthbrook$1.5M
Lincoln Park Chamber of CommerceChicago$1.5M
American Chamber of Commerce in PolandSpringfield$1.5M
Mclean County Chamber of CommerceBloomington$1.4M
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & IndustryElmhurst$1.4M
Andersonville Chamber of CommerceChicago$1.2M
Geneva Chamber of CommerceGeneva$1.2M
Greater Springfield Chamber of CommerceSpringfield$1.2M
Naperville Area Chamber of CommerceNaperville$1.2M
Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of ChicagoSchaumburg$1.1M

Economic development organizations

Economic development organizations in Illinois, largest first
OrganizationCityAnnual revenue
Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County incChicago$168.1M
Rock Island Economic Growth CorporationMilan$20.0M
Illinois Valley Economic Development CorporationGillespie$13.5M
Target Area Development CorporationChicago$10.0M
Illinois Business and Economic Development CorporationChicago$8.2M
Shawnee Development Council incKarnak$4.6M
Christian County Development Corpor AtionPetersburg$4.5M
Lawndale Christian Development CorporationChicago$3.8M
Southland Development Authority NfpTinley Park$3.6M
Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council incChicago$2.7M
Emerald South Economic Development CollaborativeChicago$1.8M
Berwyn Development CorporationBerwyn$1.7M
EDC inc the Economic Development Council for the Peoria AreaPeoria$1.7M
Naperville Development PartnershipNaperville$1.4M
Lake County Partnership for Economic Development incLincolnshire$1.3M
Land of Lincoln Economic Development CorporationSpringfield$1.3M
Urban Development CorporationChicago$1.3M
Greater Champaign-urbana Economic Partnership incChampaign$1.2M
Illinois Economic Policy InstituteCountryside$1.1M
New Covenant Community DevelopmentChicago$1.0M
Rock River Development Partnership incRockford$1.0M

Workforce development organizations

Workforce development organizations in Illinois, largest first
OrganizationCityAnnual revenue
Chicago Cook Workforce PartnershipChicago$77.7M
Cara ProgramChicago$20.9M
Chicago Urban LeagueChicago$10.3M
Hire360Chicago$10.0M
Community Assistance ProgramsChicago$7.3M
Oai incPark Forest$6.5M
Xchange Chicago incChicago$6.1M
Calumet Area Industrial CommissionChicago$5.6M
Revolution WorkshopChicago$5.2M
Skills for ChicagoChicago$5.0M
Baby Talk incDecatur$4.3M
Jane Addams Resource CorporationChicago$4.2M
Central States Ser Jobs for Progress incChicago$4.1M
Growing Home incChicago$3.9M
Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community InitiativeChicago$3.7M
Family-centered Educational Agency incSouth Holland$3.5M
Operating Engineers Apprshp & Skill Improvement Committee for Cent IlMechanicsburg$3.4M
Business Employment Skills Team incPeru$3.2M
Management Training & Consulting CorporationMarion$3.1M
Curts CafeSkokie$3.0M
Polytechnic Education & Career ServicesChicago$2.6M
Code PlatoonChicago$2.6M
Business and Career Services IncorporatedWheeling$2.6M
Community Services WestChicago$2.4M
Jane Addams Resource Corporation - BaltimoreChicago$2.2M
Career Development CenterFairfield$2.2M
Have DreamsPark Ridge$2.2M
Western Illinois Works incGalesburg$2.1M
Accreditation and Workforce InnovationsChicago$2.0M
Employee ConnectionsWaukegan$1.9M
Inner-city Computer Stars FoundationChicago$1.9M
Women EmployedChicago$1.8M
Cherubim Developmental Training Program incWheaton$1.7M
Little Village Community Foundation CorpChicago$1.7M
Iimpact NfpChicago$1.5M
Healing to Action NfpChicago$1.4M
Public Image Partnership NfpChicago$1.3M
HhpliftChicago$1.2M
Greencorps ChicagoChicago$1.2M
Bridge Ii Pathways incRobbins$1.1M

Largest 40 of 42.

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Sources: organization names, cities, revenue and filing years from IRS tax-exempt organization records; unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; grants from Grants.gov and SAM.gov.