Employment
209,473
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81321
NAICS 81321 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Grantmaking and Giving Services - Industry Benchmarks
$81,713/yr average annual pay, with 8 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81321.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 209K
- Workers employed
- $81,713/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 81321
California leads Grantmaking and Giving Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 209K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $81,713/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Grantmaking and Giving Services
Grantmaking and Giving Services sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 10.5% net margin overall.
21,717 establishments employ 209,473 workers (9.7/location) at $81,713/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$81,713/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
21,717
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,755; establishment count decreased by 155. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $17.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Grantmaking Foundations NAICS 813211 | N/A |
| Other Grantmaking and Giving Services NAICS 813219 | N/A |
| Voluntary Health Organizations NAICS 813212 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 35,076 |
| New York | 32,157 |
| Texas | 9,801 |
| Illinois | 7,989 |
| Florida | 7,800 |
| District of Columbia | 7,753 |
| Michigan | 6,933 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,455 |
| Virginia | 6,406 |
| Ohio | 5,886 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
8
Total Loan Volume
$1M
Avg Loan Size
$174K
Jobs Supported
19
Program Breakdown
7(a) 8 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
United Midwest Savings Bank National Association
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
50.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (2 yrs)
2020 3
2021 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Grantmaking and Giving Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 81321 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 10.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Grantmaking and Giving Services?
21,717 business establishments. Together they employ 209,473 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Grantmaking and Giving Services?
$81,713/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Grantmaking and Giving Services employment?
California leads with 35,076 workers. New York (32,157) and Texas (9,801) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Grantmaking and Giving Services receive?
Grantmaking and Giving Services businesses received 8 SBA loans totaling $1 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $174K. These loans supported 19 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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: Its Census employment total exceeds 79% of that same 551-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 workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Grantmaking and Giving Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 21,717 establishments, 209,473 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 8 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 81321 · 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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