Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 81321

NAICS 81321 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Grantmaking and Giving Services - Industry Benchmarks

$81,713/yr average annual pay, with 8 SBA loans on record for NAICS 81321.

4.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
209K
Workers employed
$81,713/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$1M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 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 4.0% net margin.

4.0%
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

Use Grantmaking and Giving Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Grantmaking and Giving Services 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

Benchmarking Insights for Grantmaking and Giving Services

Grantmaking and Giving Services sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% 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.

Grantmaking and Giving Services sits in the 79th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Employment

209,473

Total employees (Census CBP)

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.

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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 FY2020–2026

SBA 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

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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 4.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
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.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Grantmaking and Giving Services, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Grantmaking and Giving Services ranks #116 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.

Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Other Services (except Public Administration) · 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 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI

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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