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Top 25 Nonprofit operations consulting firms based in Chicago, United States

Name: Nonprofit operations consulting firms based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 280 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 280 nonprofit operations consulting firms headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 13,325 professional contacts across them, including 4,114 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (412 companies); Chicago has 280.

This list covers nonprofit operations consulting firms headquartered in Chicago, 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 29, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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13,325Contacts tracked

4,114Verified emails

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The 25 largest nonprofit operations consulting firms based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 280 nonprofit operations consulting firms based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to nonprofit operations consulting firms: 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Kearney	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,978 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As one of the original firms, we’ve never lost sight of the fact that consulting is a people business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	Bank Of The West	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	4,751 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We help businesses and nonprofits grow, communicate, and succeed, professionally and affordably.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	JCA	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	265 contacts →
	Strong evidence “JCA is the first and foremost independent consulting firm dedicated to addressing the technology and operational needs of nonprofits.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Campbell & Company	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Strong 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 29, 2026
5	Bostrom	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bostrom is a professional services firm offering comprehensive management, consulting and outsourcing to the not-for-profit community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	DBD Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DBD Group is a professional services firm that works for not-for-profit organizations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	Source Consulting Group	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Source Consulting Group LLC is the premier full-service consulting firm focusing exclusively on the strategic and operational business process and technology needs of legal and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	TWB Fundraising	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At TWB Fundraising, we believe that our experience speaks for itself.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	Salesberry Group, LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Salesberry Group is a financial, people, and general operations firm serving progressive organizations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	PJH & Associates, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At PJH & Associates, Inc, we know what people care about, how to engage their resources, and how to get things done.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	Bearing Tree	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our purpose is to make it easier for mission-driven organizations to focus their efforts on creating a better world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	BIG Buzz Idea Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Big Buzz Idea Group works with nonprofits and associations who want their offices to run more efficiently so they can focus on their mission and organizational growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	Imagine US LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Imagine Us provides consulting and coaching services to organizations committed to the public good.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Fort Dearborn Partners	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fort Dearborn Partners, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Keystone Alliance	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Keystone Alliance is an ecosystem of nonprofit organizations, services, and initiatives, working together and with the field as a collaborative force to help nonprofits strengthen…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	Association Development Solutions	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ADS Fundraising is the premier fundraising consulting firm dedicated solely to meeting the unique needs of the association community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Strategic Growth Consulting, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Strategic Growth Consulting helps small to medium sized professional service companies identify, plan and execute growth strategies bringing over 30 years of experience in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	C3 Nonprofit Consulting Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “C3 partners with nonprofit boards and leaders to develop compensation and rewards programs that align with strategic objectives and advance the success of their missions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Afable Consulting LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a family-owned and managed consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Artistic Fundraising Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Artistic Fundraising Group builds vital financial resources for arts and humanities organizations committed to social change.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	HPS	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “HPS is a consulting firm that works alongside nonprofit organizations to help strengthen their fundraising abilities, staff, and leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Thredpartners	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our passion is making your passion a reality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	Gillum Strategy Partners	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gillum Strategy Partners is a boutique management consulting firm with a focus on the creation and execution of strategies that deliver demonstrable value.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Capta Health Partners	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Capta Health Partners is a revenue cycle optimization firm that helps hospitals and health systems unlock meaningful financial improvement from within their existing operations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	H.G. Jones & Associates	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We strengthen organizations and support their efforts and goals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: nonprofit operations consulting firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names nonprofit operations consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of nonprofit operations consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name nonprofit operations consulting firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Nonprofit operations consulting firms based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

30.9%Verified-email coverage

47.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

227

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 280 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 nonprofit operations consulting firms, 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 Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “nonprofit operations consulting firms”. 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 nonprofit operations consulting firms), 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 nonprofit operations consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago 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, 4,114 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 29, 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.

Nonprofit operations consulting firms by metro in the United States

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 nonprofit operations consulting firms, 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 nonprofit operations consulting firms are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 280 nonprofit operations consulting firms headquartered in Chicago, 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?

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

Which city in the United States has the most nonprofit operations consulting firms?

New York leads the United States with 412 headquartered companies, followed by Washington (305) and Chicago (280).

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 4,114 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 280 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 29, 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.