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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Washington, 1998 - 2008

  1998 2008  
  Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Number
of Orgs.
Percent
of All Orgs.
Pct.
Change
All Nonprofit Organizations27,684 100.0% 35,460 100.0% 28.1%
501(c)(3) Public Charities14,794 53.4% 23,190 65.4% 56.8%
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,255 4.5% 2,132 6.0% 69.9%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations11,635 42.0% 10,138 28.6% -12.9%
Small community groups and partnerships, etc.UnknownNAUnknownNANA
501(c)(3) Public Charities14,794 53.4% 23,190 65.4% 56.8%
501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)
14,794 53.4% 23,190 65.4% 56.8%
Reporting Public Charities5,579 20.2% 12,307 34.7% 120.6%
Operating Public Charities4,928 17.8% 10,921 30.8% 121.6%
Supporting Public Charities651 2.4% 1,386 3.9% 112.9%
Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts9,215 33.3% 10,883 30.7% 18.1%
Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*- 0.0% 6,128 17.3% NA
501(c)(3) Private Foundations1,255 4.5% 2,132 6.0% 69.9%
Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations1,192 4.3% 2,021 5.7% 69.5%
Private Operating Foundations63 0.2% 111 0.3% 76.2%
Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations11,635 42.0% 10,138 28.6% -12.9%
Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.3,006 10.9% 2,516 7.1% -16.3%
Fraternal beneficiary societies2,494 9.0% 1,719 4.8% -31.1%
Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.1,560 5.6% 1,562 4.4% 0.1%
Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs1,555 5.6% 1,484 4.2% -4.6%
Social and recreational clubs1,427 5.2% 1,311 3.7% -8.1%
Post or organization of war veterans571 2.1% 524 1.5% -8.2%
All Other Nonprofit Organizations1,022 3.7% 1,022 2.9% 0.0%

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.