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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Virginia, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations28,913 100.0% 40,191 100.0% 39.0%
501(c)(3) Public Charities15,250 52.7% 26,231 65.3% 72.0%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,368 4.7% 2,333 5.8% 70.5%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations12,295 42.5% 11,627 28.9% -5.4%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities15,250 52.7% 26,231 65.3% 72.0%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
15,250 52.7% 26,231 65.3% 72.0%
Reporting Public Charities6,365 22.0% 14,265 35.5% 124.1%
Operating Public Charities5,551 19.2% 12,665 31.5% 128.2%
Supporting Public Charities814 2.8% 1,600 4.0% 96.6%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts8,885 30.7% 11,966 29.8% 34.7%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 11,652 29.0% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,368 4.7% 2,333 5.8% 70.5%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,296 4.5% 2,207 5.5% 70.3%
Private Operating Foundations72 0.2% 126 0.3% 75.0%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations12,295 42.5% 11,627 28.9% -5.4%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.3,337 11.5% 3,192 7.9% -4.3%
Fraternal beneficiary societies2,253 7.8% 1,956 4.9% -13.2%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.2,525 8.7% 2,423 6.0% -4.0%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs1,284 4.4% 1,160 2.9% -9.7%
Social and recreational clubs1,787 6.2% 1,622 4.0% -9.2%
Post or organization of war veterans442 1.5% 645 1.6% 45.9%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations667 2.3% 629 1.6% -5.7%

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.