Profit Margin
1.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 813
NAICS 813 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations - Industry Benchmarks
$43,929/yr average annual pay, with 137 SBA loans on record for NAICS 813.
- 1.0%
- Net margin
- 2.7M
- Workers employed
- $43,929/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $37M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 813
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations runs a 1.0% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 309K establishments employing 2.7M workers.
- 1.0%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 2.7M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $43,929/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $37M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration) at a 1.0% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $12.9B in aggregate receipts across 42,727 returns, averaging $302.7M per establishment.
309,008 establishments employ 2,676,522 workers (8.7/location) at $43,929/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Total Receipts
$12.9B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$132.4M
Pre-tax net income
Employment
2,676,522
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$43,929/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
309,008
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 50,740; establishment count increased by 980. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations revenue goes
Workforce scale
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations margin vs national reference points
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations net margin 3.4%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
42,727 returns 100%
Margin: 1.0% · Receipts: $12.9B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 42,727
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $302.7M
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $117.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations NAICS 8139 | N/A |
| Civic and Social Organizations NAICS 8134 | N/A |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services NAICS 8132 | N/A |
| Religious Organizations NAICS 8131 | N/A |
| Social Advocacy Organizations NAICS 8133 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 252,903 |
| New York | 204,953 |
| Texas | 200,607 |
| Florida | 153,541 |
| Pennsylvania | 118,420 |
| Illinois | 116,296 |
| Ohio | 95,336 |
| Virginia | 90,820 |
| North Carolina | 87,358 |
| Georgia | 75,448 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
137
Total Loan Volume
$37M
Avg Loan Size
$269K
Jobs Supported
871
Program Breakdown
7(a) 133 (97%)
504 4 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
Comerica Bank
43 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 9
2021 22
2022 29
2023 44
2024 14
2025 17
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations?
$12.9B in total annual receipts across all Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations businesses. Average per business: $302.7M.
How profitable is Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations?
1.0% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations?
309,008 business establishments. Together they employ 2,676,522 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations?
$43,929/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations employment?
California leads with 252,903 workers. New York (204,953) and Texas (200,607) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations receive?
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations businesses received 137 SBA loans totaling $37 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $269K. These loans supported 871 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations reports a higher net margin than 5% of the 79 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 81% of that same 77-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Credit Intermediation and Related Activities 2,953,663
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- Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 2,358,648
Benchmarking Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
- Net margin: 1.0% vs sector. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 309,008 establishments, 2,676,522 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 137 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 813 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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