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

  1999 2009  
  Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Number
of Orgs.		 Percent
of All Orgs.		 Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations23,468 100.0% 30,724 100.0% 30.9%
501(c)(3) Public Charities14,633 62.4% 21,762 70.8% 48.7%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,050 4.5% 1,504 4.9% 43.2%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations7,785 33.2% 7,458 24.3% -4.2%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities14,633 62.4% 21,762 70.8% 48.7%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)		14,633 62.4% 21,762 70.8% 48.7%
Reporting Public Charities4,112 17.5% 5,535 18.0% 34.6%
Operating Public Charities3,677 15.7% 4,918 16.0% 33.8%
Supporting Public Charities435 1.9% 617 2.0% 41.8%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts10,521 44.8% 16,227 52.8% 54.2%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 12,094 39.4% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,050 4.5% 1,504 4.9% 43.2%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,007 4.3% 1,430 4.7% 42.0%
Private Operating Foundations43 0.2% 74 0.2% 72.1%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations7,785 33.2% 7,458 24.3% -4.2%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.1,918 8.2% 1,689 5.5% -11.9%
Fraternal beneficiary societies1,485 6.3% 1,328 4.3% -10.6%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,172 5.0% 1,349 4.4% 15.1%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs1,103 4.7% 929 3.0% -15.8%
Social and recreational clubs833 3.5% 885 2.9% 6.2%
Post or organization of war veterans452 1.9% 442 1.4% -2.2%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations822 3.5% 836 2.7% 1.7%

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.