Associations USA: Illinois

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)
2. Bureau of Labor Statistics  (opens in a new tab)
3. National Sporting Goods Association  (opens in a new tab)
4. Associations Yellow Book, Winter 201  (opens in a new tab)5