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

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations16,999 100.0% 20,844 100.0% 22.6%
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,878 52.2% 12,737 61.1% 43.5%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,412 8.3% 2,102 10.1% 48.9%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,709 39.5% 6,005 28.8% -10.5%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,878 52.2% 12,737 61.1% 43.5%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
8,878 52.2% 12,737 61.1% 43.5%
Reporting Public Charities4,072 24.0% 5,064 24.3% 24.4%
Operating Public Charities3,633 21.4% 4,553 21.8% 25.3%
Supporting Public Charities439 2.6% 511 2.5% 16.4%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts4,806 28.3% 7,673 36.8% 59.7%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 3,360 16.1% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,412 8.3% 2,102 10.1% 48.9%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,340 7.9% 2,005 9.6% 49.6%
Private Operating Foundations72 0.4% 97 0.5% 34.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,709 39.5% 6,005 28.8% -10.5%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.1,505 8.9% 1,321 6.3% -12.2%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,275 7.5% 922 4.4% -27.7%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.917 5.4% 823 3.9% -10.3%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs881 5.2% 966 4.6% 9.6%
Social and recreational clubs1,043 6.1% 975 4.7% -6.5%
Post or organization of war veterans399 2.3% 378 1.8% -5.3%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations689 4.1% 620 3.0% -10.0%

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.