Other Exempt Organizations

Introduction

Other exempt organizations includes thousands of social and recreational clubs, trade associations, labor unions, veterans associations, and advocacy organizations, as well as a relatively few large but obscure entities, such as a health care trust for a major automaker. Organizations with more than $25,000 in gross receipts are required to file a Form 990 annually with the Internal Revenue Service. Revenues and assets below are for these reporting public charities only.

Profiles of major groups can be found here:

501(c)(4) "social welfare organizations"

501(c)(5) Labor unions, farm bureaus, and others

501(c)(6) Business leagues

501(c)(7) Social and recreational clubs

Click here to see the largest and some examples of smaller organizations.

The Numbers (United States)

The number of organizations registered with the IRS decreased 11 percent from 491,391 in 1998 to 439,225 in 2008.

The number of organizations reporting to the IRS increased 32 percent from 155,795 circa 1998 to 205,929 circa

Total revenues for reporting organizations increased 68 percent from$223.0 billion circa 1998 to $373.7 billion

Total assets for reporting organizations increased 91 percent from $504.6 billion circa 1998 to $961.4 billion

(Number of reporting organizations, revenues and assets are based on all organizations that filed Form 990 or 990EZ within 24 months of the release date of the 1998 and 2008 registration files. Financial data have not been adjusted for inflation.)

Statistical Tables

Registered Organizations

Summary
By IRS Subsection Code
Trends
By Type of Activity or Purpose (NTEE)
By Organization Age (The IRS's "ruling date.")

Organizations That File Annually with the IRS

These organizations must have at least $25,000 in gross receipts.

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