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

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations23,273 100.0% 33,458 100.0% 43.8%
501(c)(3) Public Charities13,625 58.5% 22,661 67.7% 66.3%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,665 7.2% 2,583 7.7% 55.1%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations7,983 34.3% 8,214 24.6% 2.9%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities13,625 58.5% 22,661 67.7% 66.3%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
13,625 58.5% 22,661 67.7% 66.3%
Reporting Public Charities5,482 23.6% 6,744 20.2% 23.0%
Operating Public Charities4,809 20.7% 6,002 17.9% 24.8%
Supporting Public Charities673 2.9% 742 2.2% 10.3%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts8,143 35.0% 15,917 47.6% 95.5%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 6,284 18.8% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,665 7.2% 2,583 7.7% 55.1%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,603 6.9% 2,481 7.4% 54.8%
Private Operating Foundations62 0.3% 102 0.3% 64.5%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations7,983 34.3% 8,214 24.6% 2.9%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.2,182 9.4% 2,049 6.1% -6.1%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,339 5.8% 1,110 3.3% -17.1%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,247 5.4% 1,336 4.0% 7.1%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs1,166 5.0% 941 2.8% -19.3%
Social and recreational clubs1,153 5.0% 1,813 5.4% 57.2%
Post or organization of war veterans371 1.6% 423 1.3% 14.0%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations525 2.3% 542 1.6% 3.2%

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.