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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in North Carolina, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations28,130 100.0% 42,666 100.0% 51.7%
501(c)(3) Public Charities15,479 55.0% 28,004 65.6% 80.9%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,463 5.2% 3,289 7.7% 124.8%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations11,188 39.8% 11,373 26.7% 1.7%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities15,479 55.0% 28,004 65.6% 80.9%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
15,479 55.0% 28,004 65.6% 80.9%
Reporting Public Charities6,190 22.0% 13,788 32.3% 122.7%
Operating Public Charities5,367 19.1% 12,106 28.4% 125.6%
Supporting Public Charities823 2.9% 1,682 3.9% 104.4%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts9,289 33.0% 14,216 33.3% 53.0%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 19,096 44.8% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,463 5.2% 3,289 7.7% 124.8%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,429 5.1% 3,190 7.5% 123.2%
Private Operating Foundations34 0.1% 99 0.2% 191.2%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations11,188 39.8% 11,373 26.7% 1.7%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.3,571 12.7% 3,138 7.4% -12.1%
Fraternal beneficiary societies2,114 7.5% 2,033 4.8% -3.8%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,736 6.2% 1,796 4.2% 3.5%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs901 3.2% 842 2.0% -6.5%
Social and recreational clubs1,386 4.9% 1,693 4.0% 22.2%
Post or organization of war veterans703 2.5% 721 1.7% 2.6%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations777 2.8% 1,150 2.7% 48.0%

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.