NCCS - Number of Nonprofit Organizations in District of Columbia 1999 - 2009
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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in District of Columbia, 1999 - 2009

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations14,142 100.0% 15,148 100.0% 7.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities7,083 50.1% 9,037 59.7% 27.6%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations741 5.2% 896 5.9% 20.9%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,318 44.7% 5,215 34.4% -17.5%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities7,083 50.1% 9,037 59.7% 27.6%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)		7,083 50.1% 9,037 59.7% 27.6%
Reporting Public Charities3,205 22.7% 3,746 24.7% 16.9%
Operating Public Charities2,882 20.4% 3,363 22.2% 16.7%
Supporting Public Charities323 2.3% 383 2.5% 18.6%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts3,878 27.4% 5,291 34.9% 36.4%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 1,009 6.7% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations741 5.2% 896 5.9% 20.9%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations696 4.9% 831 5.5% 19.4%
Private Operating Foundations45 0.3% 65 0.4% 44.4%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,318 44.7% 5,215 34.4% -17.5%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.4,062 28.7% 2,550 16.8% -37.2%
Fraternal beneficiary societies197 1.4% 570 3.8% 189.3%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,302 9.2% 1,299 8.6% -0.2%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs325 2.3% 380 2.5% 16.9%
Social and recreational clubs210 1.5% 196 1.3% -6.7%
Post or organization of war veterans39 0.3% 81 0.5% 107.7%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations183 1.3% 139 0.9% -24.0%

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.