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

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations14,385 100.0% 22,299 100.0% 55.0%
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,330 57.9% 16,046 72.0% 92.6%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations547 3.8% 940 4.2% 71.8%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations5,508 38.3% 5,313 23.8% -3.5%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities8,330 57.9% 16,046 72.0% 92.6%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)		8,330 57.9% 16,046 72.0% 92.6%
Reporting Public Charities2,575 17.9% 3,694 16.6% 43.5%
Operating Public Charities2,222 15.4% 3,223 14.5% 45.0%
Supporting Public Charities353 2.5% 471 2.1% 33.4%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts5,755 40.0% 12,352 55.4% 114.6%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 9,904 44.4% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations547 3.8% 940 4.2% 71.8%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations533 3.7% 903 4.0% 69.4%
Private Operating Foundations14 0.1% 37 0.2% 164.3%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations5,508 38.3% 5,313 23.8% -3.5%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.1,489 10.4% 1,451 6.5% -2.6%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,224 8.5% 1,213 5.4% -0.9%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.792 5.5% 846 3.8% 6.8%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs429 3.0% 353 1.6% -17.7%
Social and recreational clubs729 5.1% 779 3.5% 6.9%
Post or organization of war veterans387 2.7% 386 1.7% -0.3%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations458 3.2% 285 1.3% -37.8%

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.