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

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations55,431 100.0% 68,519 100.0% 23.6%
501(c)(3) Public Charities26,185 47.2% 40,281 58.8% 53.8%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations3,854 7.0% 5,430 7.9% 40.9%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations25,392 45.8% 22,808 33.3% -10.2%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities26,185 47.2% 40,281 58.8% 53.8%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)		26,185 47.2% 40,281 58.8% 53.8%
Reporting Public Charities12,192 22.0% 14,833 21.6% 21.7%
Operating Public Charities10,779 19.4% 13,253 19.3% 23.0%
Supporting Public Charities1,413 2.5% 1,580 2.3% 11.8%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts13,993 25.2% 25,448 37.1% 81.9%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 17,497 25.5% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations3,854 7.0% 5,430 7.9% 40.9%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations3,706 6.7% 5,235 7.6% 41.3%
Private Operating Foundations148 0.3% 195 0.3% 31.8%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations25,392 45.8% 22,808 33.3% -10.2%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.6,299 11.4% 5,639 8.2% -10.5%
Fraternal beneficiary societies6,215 11.2% 4,359 6.4% -29.9%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.2,467 4.5% 2,489 3.6% 0.9%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs3,355 6.1% 2,905 4.2% -13.4%
Social and recreational clubs3,502 6.3% 3,475 5.1% -0.8%
Post or organization of war veterans1,423 2.6% 1,372 2.0% -3.6%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations2,131 3.8% 2,569 3.7% 20.6%

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.