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Number of Nonprofit Organizations in Washington, 2003 - 2013
| 2003 | 2013 | |||||||
| Number of Orgs. |
Percent of All Orgs. |
Number of Orgs. |
Percent of All Orgs. |
Pct. Change |
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| All Nonprofit Organizations | 32,144 | 100.0% | 32,084 | 100.0% | -0.2% | |||
| 501(c)(3) Public Charities | 19,071 | 59.3% | 22,343 | 69.6% | 17.2% | |||
| 501(c)(3) Private Foundations | 1,908 | 5.9% | 1,515 | 4.7% | -20.6% | |||
| Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations | 11,165 | 34.7% | 8,226 | 25.6% | -26.3% | |||
| Small community groups and partnerships, etc. | Unknown | NA | Unknown | NA | NA | |||
| 501(c)(3) Public Charities | 19,071 | 59.3% | 22,343 | 69.6% | 17.2% | |||
| 501(c)(3) Public Charities Registered with the
IRS (including registered congregations) | 19,071 | 59.3% | 22,343 | 69.6% | 17.2% | |||
| Reporting Public Charities | 6,444 | 20.0% | 8,291 | 25.8% | 28.7% | |||
| Operating Public Charities | 5,687 | 17.7% | 7,258 | 22.6% | 27.6% | |||
| Supporting Public Charities | 757 | 2.4% | 1,033 | 3.2% | 36.5% | |||
| Non-Reporting, or with less than $25,000 in Gross Receipts | 12,627 | 39.3% | 14,052 | 43.8% | 11.3% | |||
| Congregations (about half are registered with IRS)* | Unknown | 0.0% | Unknown | 0.0% | NA | |||
| 501(c)(3) Private Foundations | 1,908 | 5.9% | 1,515 | 4.7% | -20.6% | |||
| Private Grantmaking (Non-Operating) Foundations | 1,805 | 5.6% | 1,414 | 4.4% | -21.7% | |||
| Private Operating Foundations | 103 | 0.3% | 101 | 0.3% | -1.9% | |||
| Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations | 11,165 | 34.7% | 8,226 | 25.6% | -26.3% | |||
| Civic leagues, social welfare orgs, etc. | 2,702 | 8.4% | 1,829 | 5.7% | -32.3% | |||
| Fraternal beneficiary societies | 2,324 | 7.2% | 1,299 | 4.0% | -44.1% | |||
| Business leagues, chambers of commerce, etc. | 1,587 | 4.9% | 1,426 | 4.4% | -10.1% | |||
| Labor, agricultural, horticultural orgs | 1,592 | 5.0% | 1,376 | 4.3% | -13.6% | |||
| Social and recreational clubs | 1,354 | 4.2% | 1,028 | 3.2% | -24.1% | |||
| Post or organization of war veterans | 563 | 1.8% | 431 | 1.3% | -23.4% | |||
| All Other Nonprofit Organizations | 1,043 | 3.2% | 837 | 2.6% | -19.8% | |||
Note: Excludes out-of-scope organizations. "Reporting" public charities include all organizations filing IRS Form 990, 990-EZ or 990-PF. "Supporting" public charities include a small number of "mutual benefit" charities as well.
Sources: IRS Business Master Files 11/2003 and 10/2013 (with modifications by the National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute to exclude foreign and governmental organizations). pcm2: 19.