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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Arizona, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations14,474 100.0% 21,120 100.0% 45.9%
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,383 57.9% 14,427 68.3% 72.1%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations715 4.9% 1,544 7.3% 115.9%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations5,376 37.1% 5,149 24.4% -4.2%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,383 57.9% 14,427 68.3% 72.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
8,383 57.9% 14,427 68.3% 72.1%
Reporting Public Charities3,009 20.8% 7,224 34.2% 140.1%
Operating Public Charities2,648 18.3% 6,384 30.2% 141.1%
Supporting Public Charities361 2.5% 840 4.0% 132.7%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts5,374 37.1% 7,203 34.1% 34.0%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 4,114 19.5% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations715 4.9% 1,544 7.3% 115.9%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations673 4.6% 1,453 6.9% 115.9%
Private Operating Foundations42 0.3% 91 0.4% 116.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations5,376 37.1% 5,149 24.4% -4.2%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.1,538 10.6% 1,494 7.1% -2.9%
Fraternal beneficiary societies984 6.8% 663 3.1% -32.6%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.918 6.3% 1,020 4.8% 11.1%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs421 2.9% 358 1.7% -15.0%
Social and recreational clubs861 5.9% 784 3.7% -8.9%
Post or organization of war veterans391 2.7% 459 2.2% 17.4%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations263 1.8% 371 1.8% 41.1%

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.