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Distribution of 501(c)(3) nonprofits in Texas
Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Texas, 1998 - 2008
from National Center for Charitable Statistics - http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/profile1.php?state=TX
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1998 |
2008 |
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Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Pct. |
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All Nonprofit Organizations |
70,383 |
100.0% |
100,734 |
100.0% |
43.1% |
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37,715 |
53.6% |
66,104 |
65.6% |
75.3% |
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4,007 |
5.7% |
7,103 |
7.1% |
77.3% |
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28,661 |
40.7% |
27,527 |
27.3% |
-4.0% |
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Small community groups and partnerships, etc. |
Unknown |
NA |
Unknown |
NA |
NA |
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37,715 |
53.6% |
66,104 |
65.6% |
75.3% |
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501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the IRS |
37,715 |
53.6% |
66,104 |
65.6% |
75.3% |
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12,664 |
18.0% |
29,748 |
29.5% |
134.9% |
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Operating Public Charities |
10,907 |
15.5% |
26,124 |
25.9% |
139.5% |
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Supporting Public Charities |
1,757 |
2.5% |
3,624 |
3.6% |
106.3% |
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Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts |
25,051 |
35.6% |
36,356 |
36.1% |
45.1% |
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Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)* |
- |
0.0% |
29,784 |
29.6% |
NA |
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4,007 |
5.7% |
7,103 |
7.1% |
77.3% |
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Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations |
3,831 |
5.4% |
6,790 |
6.7% |
77.2% |
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Private Operating Foundations |
176 |
0.3% |
313 |
0.3% |
77.8% |
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28,661 |
40.7% |
27,527 |
27.3% |
-4.0% |
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Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc. |
7,270 |
10.3% |
6,881 |
6.8% |
-5.4% |
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Fraternal beneficiary societies |
5,621 |
8.0% |
4,540 |
4.5% |
-19.2% |
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Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc. |
5,175 |
7.4% |
5,763 |
5.7% |
11.4% |
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Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs |
2,391 |
3.4% |
2,242 |
2.2% |
-6.2% |
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Social and recreational clubs |
3,195 |
4.5% |
3,081 |
3.1% |
-3.6% |
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Post or organization of war veterans |
1,740 |
2.5% |
1,544 |
1.5% |
-11.3% |
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All Other Nonprofit Organizations |
3,269 |
4.6% |
3,476 |
3.5% |
6.3% |
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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.
- Tax Exempt Organizational Types - Section 501 (c) of Internal Revenue Code
- Number of Nonprofit Organizations by State (2008)
- Number of Nonprofit Organizations in the United States (1998 - 2008)
- Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Texas (1998 - 2008)
- Registered 501 (c)(3) Public Charities in Texas by Level of Total Revenue
- Number of Public Charities in Texas by NTEE Code/ Service Delivery Mode
- The Number of 501(c)(3) "Public Charities" Charitable Organizations in Texas by County*
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_