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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Connecticut, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations16,538 100.0% 20,345 100.0% 23.0%
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,498 51.4% 12,334 60.6% 45.1%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,301 7.9% 2,051 10.1% 57.6%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,739 40.7% 5,960 29.3% -11.6%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,498 51.4% 12,334 60.6% 45.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
8,498 51.4% 12,334 60.6% 45.1%
Reporting Public Charities3,834 23.2% 7,175 35.3% 87.1%
Operating Public Charities3,415 20.6% 6,414 31.5% 87.8%
Supporting Public Charities419 2.5% 761 3.7% 81.6%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts4,664 28.2% 5,159 25.4% 10.6%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 3,360 16.5% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,301 7.9% 2,051 10.1% 57.6%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,239 7.5% 1,952 9.6% 57.5%
Private Operating Foundations62 0.4% 99 0.5% 59.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,739 40.7% 5,960 29.3% -11.6%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.1,510 9.1% 1,297 6.4% -14.1%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,261 7.6% 964 4.7% -23.6%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.926 5.6% 811 4.0% -12.4%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs891 5.4% 950 4.7% 6.6%
Social and recreational clubs1,067 6.5% 951 4.7% -10.9%
Post or organization of war veterans410 2.5% 364 1.8% -11.2%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations674 4.1% 623 3.1% -7.6%

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.