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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Alaska, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations3,948 100.0% 5,185 100.0% 31.3%
501(c)(3) Public Charities2,292 58.1% 3,496 67.4% 52.5%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations119 3.0% 162 3.1% 36.1%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations1,537 38.9% 1,527 29.5% -0.7%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities2,292 58.1% 3,496 67.4% 52.5%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
2,292 58.1% 3,496 67.4% 52.5%
Reporting Public Charities944 23.9% 1,856 35.8% 96.6%
Operating Public Charities869 22.0% 1,704 32.9% 96.1%
Supporting Public Charities75 1.9% 152 2.9% 102.7%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts1,348 34.1% 1,640 31.6% 21.7%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 1,187 22.9% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations119 3.0% 162 3.1% 36.1%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations113 2.9% 151 2.9% 33.6%
Private Operating Foundations6 0.2% 11 0.2% 83.3%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations1,537 38.9% 1,527 29.5% -0.7%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.583 14.8% 548 10.6% -6.0%
Fraternal beneficiary societies223 5.6% 173 3.3% -22.4%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.318 8.1% 348 6.7% 9.4%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs155 3.9% 173 3.3% 11.6%
Social and recreational clubs100 2.5% 108 2.1% 8.0%
Post or organization of war veterans87 2.2% 96 1.9% 10.3%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations71 1.8% 81 1.6% 14.1%

Note: Excludes out-of-scope organizations.
Sources: IRS Business Master File 04/2009 (with modifications by the National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute to exclude foreign and governmental organizations).
* The number of congregations is from the website of American Church Lists (http://list.infousa.com/acl.htm), 2004. These numbers are excluded from the totals for the state since approximately half of the congregations are included under registered public charities.