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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Maine, 1998 - 2008
| 1998 | 2008 | |||||||
| Number of Orgs. |
Percent of All Orgs. |
Number of Orgs. |
Percent of All Orgs. |
Pct. Change |
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| All Nonprofit Organizations | 7,371 | 100.0% | 9,278 | 100.0% | 25.9% | |||
| 501(c)(3) Public Charities | 3,578 | 48.5% | 5,638 | 60.8% | 57.6% | |||
| 501(c)(3) Private Foundations | 328 | 4.4% | 548 | 5.9% | 67.1% | |||
| Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations | 3,465 | 47.0% | 3,092 | 33.3% | -10.8% | |||
| Small community groups and partnerships, etc. | Unknown | NA | Unknown | NA | NA | |||
| 501(c)(3) Public Charities | 3,578 | 48.5% | 5,638 | 60.8% | 57.6% | |||
| 501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the
IRS (including registered congregations) | 3,578 | 48.5% | 5,638 | 60.8% | 57.6% | |||
| Reporting Public Charities | 1,696 | 23.0% | 3,472 | 37.4% | 104.7% | |||
| Operating Public Charities | 1,561 | 21.2% | 3,149 | 33.9% | 101.7% | |||
| Supporting Public Charities | 135 | 1.8% | 323 | 3.5% | 139.3% | |||
| Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts | 1,882 | 25.5% | 2,166 | 23.3% | 15.1% | |||
| Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)* | - | 0.0% | 1,645 | 17.7% | NA | |||
| 501(c)(3) Private Foundations | 328 | 4.4% | 548 | 5.9% | 67.1% | |||
| Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations | 293 | 4.0% | 500 | 5.4% | 70.6% | |||
| Private Operating Foundations | 35 | 0.5% | 48 | 0.5% | 37.1% | |||
| Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations | 3,465 | 47.0% | 3,092 | 33.3% | -10.8% | |||
| Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc. | 682 | 9.3% | 592 | 6.4% | -13.2% | |||
| Fraternal beneficiary societies | 1,158 | 15.7% | 912 | 9.8% | -21.2% | |||
| Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc. | 379 | 5.1% | 426 | 4.6% | 12.4% | |||
| Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs | 328 | 4.4% | 265 | 2.9% | -19.2% | |||
| Social and recreational clubs | 298 | 4.0% | 304 | 3.3% | 2.0% | |||
| Post or organization of war veterans | 406 | 5.5% | 360 | 3.9% | -11.3% | |||
| All Other Nonprofit Organizations | 214 | 2.9% | 233 | 2.5% | 8.9% | |||
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.