Associations USA: Illinois
Associations NowAssociations are everywhere. Here's a snapshot from the Prairie State.
65,005
Total number of registered nonprofit organizations1
19,642
Total number of employees at professional societies and business associations2
21,133
Number of sporting goods stores in the U.S., according to the Illinois-based NSGA's most recent Sporting Goods Store Census3
Who You'll Find There:4
- National Retail Hobby Stores Association (Wheaton)
- Air Distribution Institute (Hillside)
- Association of Science Museum Directors (Springfield)
- Coin Laundry Association (Oakbrook Terrace)
- American Orthopaedic Association (Rosemont)
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (Chicago)
- American Osteopathic Association (Chicago)
- International Society of Arboriculture (Champaign)
- Source: Associations Yellow Book (Summer 2015)
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