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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Minnesota, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations26,981 100.0% 33,485 100.0% 24.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities13,132 48.7% 21,167 63.2% 61.2%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,360 5.0% 1,968 5.9% 44.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations12,489 46.3% 10,350 30.9% -17.1%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities13,132 48.7% 21,167 63.2% 61.2%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
13,132 48.7% 21,167 63.2% 61.2%
Reporting Public Charities5,441 20.2% 11,739 35.1% 115.8%
Operating Public Charities4,744 17.6% 10,430 31.1% 119.9%
Supporting Public Charities697 2.6% 1,309 3.9% 87.8%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts7,691 28.5% 9,428 28.2% 22.6%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 6,332 18.9% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,360 5.0% 1,968 5.9% 44.7%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,325 4.9% 1,885 5.6% 42.3%
Private Operating Foundations35 0.1% 83 0.2% 137.1%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations12,489 46.3% 10,350 30.9% -17.1%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.3,089 11.4% 2,784 8.3% -9.9%
Fraternal beneficiary societies3,063 11.4% 1,696 5.1% -44.6%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,802 6.7% 1,466 4.4% -18.6%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs1,481 5.5% 1,636 4.9% 10.5%
Social and recreational clubs754 2.8% 653 2.0% -13.4%
Post or organization of war veterans1,394 5.2% 1,230 3.7% -11.8%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations906 3.4% 885 2.6% -2.3%

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.