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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in South Carolina, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations13,628 100.0% 21,357 100.0% 56.7%
501(c)(3) Public Charities7,673 56.3% 15,318 71.7% 99.6%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations461 3.4% 876 4.1% 90.0%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations5,494 40.3% 5,163 24.2% -6.0%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities7,673 56.3% 15,318 71.7% 99.6%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
7,673 56.3% 15,318 71.7% 99.6%
Reporting Public Charities2,430 17.8% 5,708 26.7% 134.9%
Operating Public Charities2,110 15.5% 5,062 23.7% 139.9%
Supporting Public Charities320 2.3% 646 3.0% 101.9%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts5,243 38.5% 9,610 45.0% 83.3%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 9,904 46.4% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations461 3.4% 876 4.1% 90.0%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations449 3.3% 842 3.9% 87.5%
Private Operating Foundations12 0.1% 34 0.2% 183.3%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations5,494 40.3% 5,163 24.2% -6.0%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.1,494 11.0% 1,419 6.6% -5.0%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,210 8.9% 1,194 5.6% -1.3%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.820 6.0% 823 3.9% 0.4%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs415 3.0% 344 1.6% -17.1%
Social and recreational clubs725 5.3% 748 3.5% 3.2%
Post or organization of war veterans381 2.8% 342 1.6% -10.2%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations449 3.3% 293 1.4% -34.7%

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.