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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Kentucky, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations15,136 100.0% 19,089 100.0% 26.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities7,615 50.3% 11,876 62.2% 56.0%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations526 3.5% 827 4.3% 57.2%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,995 46.2% 6,386 33.5% -8.7%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities7,615 50.3% 11,876 62.2% 56.0%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
7,615 50.3% 11,876 62.2% 56.0%
Reporting Public Charities2,702 17.9% 5,850 30.6% 116.5%
Operating Public Charities2,338 15.4% 5,235 27.4% 123.9%
Supporting Public Charities364 2.4% 615 3.2% 69.0%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts4,913 32.5% 6,026 31.6% 22.7%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 7,430 38.9% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations526 3.5% 827 4.3% 57.2%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations502 3.3% 781 4.1% 55.6%
Private Operating Foundations24 0.2% 46 0.2% 91.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations6,995 46.2% 6,386 33.5% -8.7%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.1,590 10.5% 1,381 7.2% -13.1%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,717 11.3% 1,543 8.1% -10.1%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.940 6.2% 951 5.0% 1.2%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs928 6.1% 809 4.2% -12.8%
Social and recreational clubs683 4.5% 641 3.4% -6.1%
Post or organization of war veterans523 3.5% 465 2.4% -11.1%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations614 4.1% 596 3.1% -2.9%

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.