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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Maryland, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations22,219 100.0% 32,391 100.0% 45.8%
501(c)(3) Public Charities12,817 57.7% 21,823 67.4% 70.3%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,445 6.5% 2,475 7.6% 71.3%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations7,957 35.8% 8,093 25.0% 1.7%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities12,817 57.7% 21,823 67.4% 70.3%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
12,817 57.7% 21,823 67.4% 70.3%
Reporting Public Charities5,234 23.6% 10,623 32.8% 103.0%
Operating Public Charities4,597 20.7% 9,472 29.2% 106.0%
Supporting Public Charities637 2.9% 1,151 3.6% 80.7%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts7,583 34.1% 11,200 34.6% 47.7%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 6,284 19.4% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,445 6.5% 2,475 7.6% 71.3%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,386 6.2% 2,381 7.4% 71.8%
Private Operating Foundations59 0.3% 94 0.3% 59.3%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations7,957 35.8% 8,093 25.0% 1.7%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.2,239 10.1% 2,025 6.3% -9.6%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,345 6.1% 1,086 3.4% -19.3%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,223 5.5% 1,348 4.2% 10.2%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs1,153 5.2% 908 2.8% -21.2%
Social and recreational clubs1,132 5.1% 1,752 5.4% 54.8%
Post or organization of war veterans359 1.6% 410 1.3% 14.2%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations506 2.3% 564 1.7% 11.5%

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.