NCCS - Number of Nonprofit Organizations in North Carolina 1999 - 2009
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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in North Carolina, 1999 - 2009

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations29,357 100.0% 44,290 100.0% 50.9%
501(c)(3) Public Charities16,408 55.9% 28,865 65.2% 75.9%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,707 5.8% 3,761 8.5% 120.3%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations11,242 38.3% 11,664 26.3% 3.8%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities16,408 55.9% 28,865 65.2% 75.9%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)		16,408 55.9% 28,865 65.2% 75.9%
Reporting Public Charities6,531 22.2% 9,030 20.4% 38.3%
Operating Public Charities5,660 19.3% 7,924 17.9% 40.0%
Supporting Public Charities871 3.0% 1,106 2.5% 27.0%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts9,877 33.6% 19,835 44.8% 100.8%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 19,096 43.1% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,707 5.8% 3,761 8.5% 120.3%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,669 5.7% 3,657 8.3% 119.1%
Private Operating Foundations38 0.1% 104 0.2% 173.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations11,242 38.3% 11,664 26.3% 3.8%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.3,528 12.0% 3,215 7.3% -8.9%
Fraternal beneficiary societies2,129 7.3% 2,052 4.6% -3.6%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,783 6.1% 1,811 4.1% 1.6%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs902 3.1% 828 1.9% -8.2%
Social and recreational clubs1,384 4.7% 1,743 3.9% 25.9%
Post or organization of war veterans729 2.5% 780 1.8% 7.0%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations787 2.7% 1,235 2.8% 56.9%

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.