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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Pennsylvania, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations53,890 100.0% 67,047 100.0% 24.4%
501(c)(3) Public Charities24,716 45.9% 39,184 58.4% 58.5%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations3,607 6.7% 5,183 7.7% 43.7%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations25,567 47.4% 22,680 33.8% -11.3%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities24,716 45.9% 39,184 58.4% 58.5%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
24,716 45.9% 39,184 58.4% 58.5%
Reporting Public Charities11,460 21.3% 21,379 31.9% 86.6%
Operating Public Charities10,115 18.8% 19,145 28.6% 89.3%
Supporting Public Charities1,345 2.5% 2,234 3.3% 66.1%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts13,256 24.6% 17,805 26.6% 34.3%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 17,497 26.1% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations3,607 6.7% 5,183 7.7% 43.7%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations3,467 6.4% 4,988 7.4% 43.9%
Private Operating Foundations140 0.3% 195 0.3% 39.3%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations25,567 47.4% 22,680 33.8% -11.3%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.6,348 11.8% 5,626 8.4% -11.4%
Fraternal beneficiary societies6,236 11.6% 4,398 6.6% -29.5%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.2,491 4.6% 2,497 3.7% 0.2%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs3,438 6.4% 2,844 4.2% -17.3%
Social and recreational clubs3,500 6.5% 3,386 5.1% -3.3%
Post or organization of war veterans1,423 2.6% 1,313 2.0% -7.7%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations2,131 4.0% 2,616 3.9% 22.8%

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.