Profit Margin
1.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 813
NAICS 813 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
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 August 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
Use Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
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.
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations sits in the 81st percentile for employment and the 4th percentile for net margin among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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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%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations ranks #15 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #72 of 75 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (1.0% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (2,676,522 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 813 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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