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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in New York, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations75,819 100.0% 100,138 100.0% 32.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities40,847 53.9% 63,680 63.6% 55.9%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations9,218 12.2% 13,430 13.4% 45.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations25,754 34.0% 23,028 23.0% -10.6%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities40,847 53.9% 63,680 63.6% 55.9%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
40,847 53.9% 63,680 63.6% 55.9%
Reporting Public Charities17,930 23.6% 32,799 32.8% 82.9%
Operating Public Charities15,548 20.5% 28,871 28.8% 85.7%
Supporting Public Charities2,382 3.1% 3,928 3.9% 64.9%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts22,917 30.2% 30,881 30.8% 34.8%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 15,885 15.9% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations9,218 12.2% 13,430 13.4% 45.7%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations8,895 11.7% 12,873 12.9% 44.7%
Private Operating Foundations323 0.4% 557 0.6% 72.4%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations25,754 34.0% 23,028 23.0% -10.6%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.4,994 6.6% 4,489 4.5% -10.1%
Fraternal beneficiary societies5,118 6.8% 3,555 3.6% -30.5%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.3,322 4.4% 3,274 3.3% -1.4%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs4,684 6.2% 4,341 4.3% -7.3%
Social and recreational clubs2,921 3.9% 2,834 2.8% -3.0%
Post or organization of war veterans1,998 2.6% 1,911 1.9% -4.4%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations2,717 3.6% 2,624 2.6% -3.4%

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.