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Top 25 Non-profit executive recruiters based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 1,272 non-profit executive recruiters headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 17,329 professional contacts across them, including 6,466 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers non-profit executive recruiters headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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1,272Companies
17,329Contacts tracked
6,466Verified emails
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The 25 largest non-profit executive recruiters based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 1,272 non-profit executive recruiters based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to non-profit executive recruiters: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0002,889 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Partial evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000807 contacts →

Partial evidence

“True is modernizing executive hiring by combining global search expertise with the True AI Capability Index™, the industry’s only methodology for assessing candidate adaptability…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceAustin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000766 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Great organizations need exceptional leaders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000656 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For more than 35 years, DHR has been a leading provider of executive search, leadership consulting and emerging leader search solutions, serving more than 60 markets around the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a486 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PNP Staffing Group believes in the power of nonprofits to make a difference, and we provide the staff to help make that difference.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Partial evidenceOak Brook, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500474 contacts →

Partial evidence

“WittKieffer is the premier executive search and leadership advisory firm developing impactful leadership teams for organizations that improve quality of life.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Partial evidenceBeverly Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a442 contacts →

Partial evidence

“JJA is a team of executive headhunters specializing in swift, discreet, drama-free placements across the innovation economy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+300 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nonprofit HR was founded with one goal in mind: to strengthen the social impact sector by strengthening its people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500250 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Isaacson, Miller is one of the nation's premier executive search firms serving organizations that advance the public good.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceWashington, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200208 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are M+R.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Partial evidenceAustin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200138 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Vida Group International is a world-class executive search firm trusted by leading companies to find exceptional senior talent across industries and borders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-50129 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As a matter of practice, UBER Search Partners does not post most of our C-Level searches.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceUsa, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200125 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BWF Zuri is the nonprofit sector’s most comprehensive fundraising consulting company, helping organizations thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500116 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We solve talent leadership challenges.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Campbell & Company is a national nonprofit consulting firm that helps organizations create greater impact through fundraising, communications and strategic information services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20077 contacts →

Partial evidence

“AGB Search offers executive search, interim search, and compensation benchmarking exclusively for higher education institutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20072 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kiwi Partners delivers exceptional Accounting, Consulting Services, and HR services to the nonprofit community.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5068 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Lancor is a global retained executive search firm serving public and private companies, private equity firms and other investors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceMilwaukee, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 30 years, Lauber Business Partners, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Partial evidenceBoulder, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a58 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For over 30 years, Pinnacle Group has been the executive search rm of choice for companies seeking to build their investment teams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceRaleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5056 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We help nonprofits amplify their impact to create more good in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Partial evidenceYardley, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5056 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Rice Cohen International has been recognized as one of the 30 largest executive search firms in North America.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceNew York City, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Carey & Co helps nonprofits grow by providing outsourced financial leadership and services that support efficient operations, transparent finances, and strategic decision-making.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Helping churches & nonprofits build remarkable teams.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20054 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1994, 20/20 Foresight is a national executive search and full-service talent advisory firm that specializes in real estate, financial services, and professional…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Non-profit executive recruiters based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
37.3%Verified-email coverage
13.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
7.0%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
946
11-50
264
51-200
39
201-500
7
501-1,000
8
1,001-5,000
5
10001+
3

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,272 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among non-profit executive recruiters, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “non-profit executive recruiters”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names non-profit executive recruiters), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among non-profit executive recruiters, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 6,466 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names non-profit executive recruiters, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many non-profit executive recruiters are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,272 non-profit executive recruiters headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Spencer Stuart, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most non-profit executive recruiters?

New York leads with 89 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (52) and Washington (41).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 6,466 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,272 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.