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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Vermont, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations4,663 100.0% 6,015 100.0% 29.0%
501(c)(3) Public Charities2,461 52.8% 3,891 64.7% 58.1%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations237 5.1% 368 6.1% 55.3%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations1,965 42.1% 1,756 29.2% -10.6%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities2,461 52.8% 3,891 64.7% 58.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
2,461 52.8% 3,891 64.7% 58.1%
Reporting Public Charities1,123 24.1% 2,391 39.8% 112.9%
Operating Public Charities1,039 22.3% 2,180 36.2% 109.8%
Supporting Public Charities84 1.8% 211 3.5% 151.2%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts1,338 28.7% 1,500 24.9% 12.1%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 764 12.7% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations237 5.1% 368 6.1% 55.3%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations211 4.5% 333 5.5% 57.8%
Private Operating Foundations26 0.6% 35 0.6% 34.6%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations1,965 42.1% 1,756 29.2% -10.6%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.387 8.3% 340 5.7% -12.1%
Fraternal beneficiary societies546 11.7% 406 6.7% -25.6%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.248 5.3% 272 4.5% 9.7%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs198 4.2% 169 2.8% -14.6%
Social and recreational clubs245 5.3% 221 3.7% -9.8%
Post or organization of war veterans129 2.8% 135 2.2% 4.7%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations212 4.5% 213 3.5% 0.5%

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.