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

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations55,140 100.0% 67,343 100.0% 22.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities24,836 45.0% 38,969 57.9% 56.9%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations4,261 7.7% 5,826 8.7% 36.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations26,043 47.2% 22,548 33.5% -13.4%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities24,836 45.0% 38,969 57.9% 56.9%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)		24,836 45.0% 38,969 57.9% 56.9%
Reporting Public Charities9,920 18.0% 12,071 17.9% 21.7%
Operating Public Charities8,471 15.4% 10,429 15.5% 23.1%
Supporting Public Charities1,449 2.6% 1,642 2.4% 13.3%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts14,916 27.1% 26,898 39.9% 80.3%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 15,317 22.7% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations4,261 7.7% 5,826 8.7% 36.7%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations4,144 7.5% 5,646 8.4% 36.2%
Private Operating Foundations117 0.2% 180 0.3% 53.8%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations26,043 47.2% 22,548 33.5% -13.4%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.4,686 8.5% 4,120 6.1% -12.1%
Fraternal beneficiary societies7,060 12.8% 5,030 7.5% -28.8%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.4,508 8.2% 4,581 6.8% 1.6%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs3,148 5.7% 2,678 4.0% -14.9%
Social and recreational clubs2,403 4.4% 2,132 3.2% -11.3%
Post or organization of war veterans2,166 3.9% 1,746 2.6% -19.4%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations2,072 3.8% 2,261 3.4% 9.1%

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.