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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Iowa, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations26,087 100.0% 29,021 100.0% 11.2%
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,649 33.2% 13,114 45.2% 51.6%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations927 3.6% 1,089 3.8% 17.5%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations16,511 63.3% 14,818 51.1% -10.3%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,649 33.2% 13,114 45.2% 51.6%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
8,649 33.2% 13,114 45.2% 51.6%
Reporting Public Charities2,985 11.4% 6,134 21.1% 105.5%
Operating Public Charities2,427 9.3% 5,047 17.4% 108.0%
Supporting Public Charities558 2.1% 1,087 3.7% 94.8%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts5,664 21.7% 6,980 24.1% 23.2%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 5,690 19.6% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations927 3.6% 1,089 3.8% 17.5%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations895 3.4% 1,041 3.6% 16.3%
Private Operating Foundations32 0.1% 48 0.2% 50.0%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations16,511 63.3% 14,818 51.1% -10.3%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.8,134 31.2% 7,944 27.4% -2.3%
Fraternal beneficiary societies2,521 9.7% 1,633 5.6% -35.2%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,184 4.5% 1,143 3.9% -3.5%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs1,570 6.0% 1,422 4.9% -9.4%
Social and recreational clubs721 2.8% 627 2.2% -13.0%
Post or organization of war veterans1,505 5.8% 1,315 4.5% -12.6%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations876 3.4% 734 2.5% -16.2%

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.