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

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations7,454 100.0% 10,075 100.0% 35.2%
501(c)(3) Public Charities3,736 50.1% 6,470 64.2% 73.2%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations251 3.4% 380 3.8% 51.4%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations3,467 46.5% 3,225 32.0% -7.0%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities3,736 50.1% 6,470 64.2% 73.2%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)		3,736 50.1% 6,470 64.2% 73.2%
Reporting Public Charities1,354 18.2% 1,867 18.5% 37.9%
Operating Public Charities1,202 16.1% 1,631 16.2% 35.7%
Supporting Public Charities152 2.0% 236 2.3% 55.3%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts2,382 32.0% 4,603 45.7% 93.2%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 1,691 16.8% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations251 3.4% 380 3.8% 51.4%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations243 3.3% 359 3.6% 47.7%
Private Operating Foundations8 0.1% 21 0.2% 162.5%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations3,467 46.5% 3,225 32.0% -7.0%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.828 11.1% 759 7.5% -8.3%
Fraternal beneficiary societies800 10.7% 592 5.9% -26.0%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.569 7.6% 706 7.0% 24.1%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs530 7.1% 423 4.2% -20.2%
Social and recreational clubs222 3.0% 193 1.9% -13.1%
Post or organization of war veterans215 2.9% 229 2.3% 6.5%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations303 4.1% 323 3.2% 6.6%

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.