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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Montana, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations7,156 100.0% 9,810 100.0% 37.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities3,543 49.5% 6,280 64.0% 77.3%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations229 3.2% 386 3.9% 68.6%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations3,384 47.3% 3,144 32.0% -7.1%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities3,543 49.5% 6,280 64.0% 77.3%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
3,543 49.5% 6,280 64.0% 77.3%
Reporting Public Charities1,293 18.1% 3,209 32.7% 148.2%
Operating Public Charities1,150 16.1% 2,866 29.2% 149.2%
Supporting Public Charities143 2.0% 343 3.5% 139.9%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts2,250 31.4% 3,071 31.3% 36.5%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 1,691 17.2% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations229 3.2% 386 3.9% 68.6%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations223 3.1% 364 3.7% 63.2%
Private Operating Foundations6 0.1% 22 0.2% 266.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations3,384 47.3% 3,144 32.0% -7.1%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.819 11.4% 755 7.7% -7.8%
Fraternal beneficiary societies792 11.1% 590 6.0% -25.5%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.555 7.8% 691 7.0% 24.5%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs535 7.5% 428 4.4% -20.0%
Social and recreational clubs218 3.0% 193 2.0% -11.5%
Post or organization of war veterans213 3.0% 215 2.2% 0.9%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations252 3.5% 272 2.8% 7.9%

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.