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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Arkansas, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations10,349 100.0% 13,862 100.0% 33.9%
501(c)(3) Public Charities5,037 48.7% 8,860 63.9% 75.9%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations368 3.6% 578 4.2% 57.1%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations4,944 47.8% 4,424 31.9% -10.5%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities5,037 48.7% 8,860 63.9% 75.9%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
5,037 48.7% 8,860 63.9% 75.9%
Reporting Public Charities1,818 17.6% 4,092 29.5% 125.1%
Operating Public Charities1,604 15.5% 3,636 26.2% 126.7%
Supporting Public Charities214 2.1% 456 3.3% 113.1%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts3,219 31.1% 4,768 34.4% 48.1%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 7,048 50.8% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations368 3.6% 578 4.2% 57.1%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations352 3.4% 550 4.0% 56.3%
Private Operating Foundations16 0.2% 28 0.2% 75.0%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations4,944 47.8% 4,424 31.9% -10.5%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.1,104 10.7% 930 6.7% -15.8%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,060 10.2% 944 6.8% -10.9%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.630 6.1% 655 4.7% 4.0%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs620 6.0% 498 3.6% -19.7%
Social and recreational clubs465 4.5% 423 3.1% -9.0%
Post or organization of war veterans322 3.1% 301 2.2% -6.5%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations743 7.2% 673 4.9% -9.4%

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.