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

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations28,996 100.0% 34,499 100.0% 19.0%
501(c)(3) Public Charities14,095 48.6% 21,678 62.8% 53.8%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,493 5.1% 2,126 6.2% 42.4%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations13,408 46.2% 10,695 31.0% -20.2%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities14,095 48.6% 21,678 62.8% 53.8%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
14,095 48.6% 21,678 62.8% 53.8%
Reporting Public Charities5,838 20.1% 7,495 21.7% 28.4%
Operating Public Charities5,104 17.6% 6,617 19.2% 29.6%
Supporting Public Charities734 2.5% 878 2.5% 19.6%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts8,257 28.5% 14,183 41.1% 71.8%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 6,332 18.4% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,493 5.1% 2,126 6.2% 42.4%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,450 5.0% 2,033 5.9% 40.2%
Private Operating Foundations43 0.1% 93 0.3% 116.3%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations13,408 46.2% 10,695 31.0% -20.2%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.3,109 10.7% 2,812 8.2% -9.6%
Fraternal beneficiary societies3,886 13.4% 1,737 5.0% -55.3%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,765 6.1% 1,476 4.3% -16.4%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs1,534 5.3% 1,637 4.7% 6.7%
Social and recreational clubs748 2.6% 670 1.9% -10.4%
Post or organization of war veterans1,404 4.8% 1,442 4.2% 2.7%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations962 3.3% 921 2.7% -4.3%

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.