This graph shows the number of reporting nonprofit organizations in the United States from 1998 to 2013. In 2012, 499,845 nonprofit organizations filed a tax return at the Internal Revenue Service.
Number of reporting nonprofit organizations in the U.S. from 1998 to 2013
Data for other years have been taken from previous publications which can be found here.
Internal Revenue Service regulations define over 30 kinds of tax-exempt organizations, often called nonprofits, or not-for-profits. Reporting nonprofit organizations comprises organizations that both reported and were required to do so.
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Urban Institute. (October 27, 2015). Number of reporting nonprofit organizations in the U.S. from 1998 to 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189251/number-of-reporting-non-profit-organizations-in-the-united-states-since-1998/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Urban Institute. "Number of reporting nonprofit organizations in the U.S. from 1998 to 2013." Chart. October 27, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189251/number-of-reporting-non-profit-organizations-in-the-united-states-since-1998/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Urban Institute. "Number of Reporting Nonprofit Organizations in The U.S. from 1998 to 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189251/number-of-reporting-non-profit-organizations-in-the-united-states-since-1998/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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