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excerpt: "65,005 Total number of registered nonprofit organizations1 19,642 Total number of employees at professional societies and business associations2 21,133 Number of sporting goods stores in the U.S., according to the Illinois-based NSGA’s most recent Sporting Goods Store Census3 Who You’ll..."
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### 65,005

Total number of registered nonprofit organizations1

### 19,642

Total number of employees at professional societies and business associations2

### 21,133

Number of sporting goods stores in the U.S., according to the Illinois-based NSGA’s most recent Sporting Goods Store Census3

### Who You’ll Find There:4

- National Retail Hobby Stores Association (Wheaton)
- Air Distribution Institute (Hillside)
- Association of Science Museum Directors (Springfield)
- Coin Laundry Association (Oakbrook Terrace)
- American Orthopaedic Association (Rosemont)
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (Chicago)
- American Osteopathic Association (Chicago)
- International Society of Arboriculture (Champaign)
- Source: Associations Yellow Book (Summer 2015)

Sources:

1. [National Center for Charitable Statistics (opens in a new tab)](http://nccsweb.urban.org/PubApps/reports.php?rid=34)
2. [Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in a new tab)](http://www.floridajobs.org/labor-market-information/data-center/statistical-programs/current-employment-statistics)
3. [National Sporting Goods Association (opens in a new tab)](https://www.nsga.org/)
4. [Associations Yellow Book, Winter 201 (opens in a new tab)](https://www.leadershipdirectories.com/Products/LeadershipPrintDirectories/Non-profit/AssociationsYellowBook) 5

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