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Texas Nonprofit Sector

 
 

Texas Law and Regulation

 
As of January 1, 2010, all Texas Nonprofit Corporations are subject to the Texas Business Organization Code - Title 2: Chapter 22. Nonprofit Corporations or the Texas Business Organization Code - Title 6: Chapter 252. Unincorporated Nonprofit Associations. For access to the official versions, go to http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/bo.toc.htm]
 
A nonprofit corporation operating in Texas may also be subject to specific regulatory bodies.  If it has been granted 501 (c)(3) status by the Internal Revenue Service, it is also subject to appropriate sections of the Internal Revenue Code. 

 

Distribution of 501(c)(3) nonprofits in Texas


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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Texas, 1998 - 2008
from National Center for Charitable Statistics - http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/profile1.php?state=TX 

 

1998

2008

 

 

Number
of Orgs.

Percent
of All Orgs.

Number
of Orgs.

Percent
of All Orgs.

Pct.
Change

All Nonprofit Organizations

70,383

100.0%

100,734

100.0%

43.1%

 

501(c)(3) Public Charities

37,715

53.6%

66,104

65.6%

75.3%

 

501(c)(3) Private Foundations

4,007

5.7%

7,103

7.1%

77.3%

 

Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations

28,661

40.7%

27,527

27.3%

-4.0%

 

Small community groups and partnerships, etc.

Unknown

NA

Unknown

NA

NA

501(c)(3) Public Charities

37,715

53.6%

66,104

65.6%

75.3%

 

501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS
(including registered congregations)

37,715

53.6%

66,104

65.6%

75.3%

 

 

Reporting Public Charities

12,664

18.0%

29,748

29.5%

134.9%

 

 

 

Operating Public Charities

10,907

15.5%

26,124

25.9%

139.5%

 

 

 

Supporting Public Charities

1,757

2.5%

3,624

3.6%

106.3%

 

 

Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts

25,051

35.6%

36,356

36.1%

45.1%

 

Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)*

-

0.0%

29,784

29.6%

NA

501(c)(3) Private Foundations

4,007

5.7%

7,103

7.1%

77.3%

 

Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations

3,831

5.4%

6,790

6.7%

77.2%

 

Private Operating Foundations

176

0.3%

313

0.3%

77.8%

Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations

28,661

40.7%

27,527

27.3%

-4.0%

 

Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc.

7,270

10.3%

6,881

6.8%

-5.4%

 

Fraternal beneficiary societies

5,621

8.0%

4,540

4.5%

-19.2%

 

Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc.

5,175

7.4%

5,763

5.7%

11.4%

 

Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs

2,391

3.4%

2,242

2.2%

-6.2%

 

Social and recreational clubs

3,195

4.5%

3,081

3.1%

-3.6%

 

Post or organization of war veterans

1,740

2.5%

1,544

1.5%

-11.3%

 

All Other Nonprofit Organizations

3,269

4.6%

3,476

3.5%

6.3%

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.

 
 

Texas Nonprofit Employment - the latest data available

  • Texas Nonprofit Employment Update (2010) - Lester M. Salamon and Stephanie Lessans Geller (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, August 2010).
  •  Texas Nonprofit Employment (2007) - Lester M. Salamon and Stephanie Lessans Geller (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, May 2007).
  • Texas Nonprofit Employment (2003) - Lester M. Salamon and Stephanie Lessans Geller (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, December 2003_
 

Forming a Nonprofit in Texas

 
A Texas Nonprofit Corporation is created by filing a Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State.  While this results in certain benefits which nonprofits enjoy in Texas, it does not provide the IRS Section 501 (c)(3) status that allows for tax deductable charitable contributions to be made to the organization.  The 501 (c)(3) status is an Internal Revenue Service designation which is granted by the Federal government.  (see Starting a Nonprofit? / Mind map of the process of becoming a Texas Nonprofit corporation and obtaining IRS Section 501 (c)(3) tax exempt determination / Outline of TANO Services & Fees to assist you in becoming a nonprofit corporation