Human Resources Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

TABLE 1.2. NUMBER OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1996–2006

1996

2006

Number of Organizations

Percentage of All Organizations

Number of Organizations

Percentage of All Organizations

Percentage Change

All nonprofi

t organizations

1,084,939

100.0%

1,478,194

100.0%

36.2%

501(c)(3) public charities

535,930

49.4

904,313

61.2

68.7

501(c)(3) private foundations

58,774

5.4

109,852

7.4

86.9

Other 501(c) nonprofi

t

organizations

490,235

45.2

464,029

31.4

–5.3

Small community groups and partnerships

Unknown

NA

Unknown

NA

NA

501(c)(3) public charities

535,930

49.4

904,313

61.2

68.7

501(c)(3) public charities registered with the IRS (including registered congregations)

535,930

49.4

904,313

61.2

68.7

Reporting public charities

224,316

20.7

347,414

23.5

54.9

Operating public charities

192,927

17.8

295,355

20.0

53.1

Supporting public charities

31,389

2.9

52,059

3.5

65.9

Nonreporting, or with less than $25,000 in gross receipts

311,614

28.7

556,899

37.7

78.7

Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)

a

—

0.0

385,874

26.1

NA (Continued )