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

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations24,239 100.0% 39,174 100.0% 61.6%
501(c)(3) Public Charities13,515 55.8% 27,189 69.4% 101.2%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,662 6.9% 2,850 7.3% 71.5%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations9,062 37.4% 9,135 23.3% 0.8%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities13,515 55.8% 27,189 69.4% 101.2%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
13,515 55.8% 27,189 69.4% 101.2%
Reporting Public Charities5,164 21.3% 7,603 19.4% 47.2%
Operating Public Charities4,468 18.4% 6,656 17.0% 49.0%
Supporting Public Charities696 2.9% 947 2.4% 36.1%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts8,351 34.5% 19,586 50.0% 134.5%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 15,358 39.2% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,662 6.9% 2,850 7.3% 71.5%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,610 6.6% 2,735 7.0% 69.9%
Private Operating Foundations52 0.2% 115 0.3% 121.2%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations9,062 37.4% 9,135 23.3% 0.8%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.2,158 8.9% 2,078 5.3% -3.7%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,860 7.7% 1,719 4.4% -7.6%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,532 6.3% 1,758 4.5% 14.8%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs1,032 4.3% 923 2.4% -10.6%
Social and recreational clubs1,170 4.8% 1,361 3.5% 16.3%
Post or organization of war veterans553 2.3% 637 1.6% 15.2%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations757 3.1% 659 1.7% -12.9%

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.