NCCS - Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Alabama 1999 - 2009
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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Alabama, 1999 - 2009

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations15,463 100.0% 21,517 100.0% 39.2%
501(c)(3) Public Charities7,629 49.3% 13,548 63.0% 77.6%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations879 5.7% 1,385 6.4% 57.6%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,955 45.0% 6,584 30.6% -5.3%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities7,629 49.3% 13,548 63.0% 77.6%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)		7,629 49.3% 13,548 63.0% 77.6%
Reporting Public Charities2,847 18.4% 3,723 17.3% 30.8%
Operating Public Charities2,429 15.7% 3,227 15.0% 32.9%
Supporting Public Charities418 2.7% 496 2.3% 18.7%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts4,782 30.9% 9,825 45.7% 105.5%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 11,695 54.4% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations879 5.7% 1,385 6.4% 57.6%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations856 5.5% 1,339 6.2% 56.4%
Private Operating Foundations23 0.1% 46 0.2% 100.0%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,955 45.0% 6,584 30.6% -5.3%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.1,519 9.8% 1,427 6.6% -6.1%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,856 12.0% 1,596 7.4% -14.0%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.883 5.7% 959 4.5% 8.6%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs869 5.6% 711 3.3% -18.2%
Social and recreational clubs841 5.4% 811 3.8% -3.6%
Post or organization of war veterans371 2.4% 384 1.8% 3.5%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations616 4.0% 696 3.2% 13.0%

Note: Excludes out-of-scope organizations.
Sources: IRS Business Master File 01/2010 (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.