This statistic displays the number of public charities in the United States from 1998 to 2016. In 2016, there were about 1.08 million public charities registered at the Internal Revenue Service in the United States.
Number of public charities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2016
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Urban Institute. (June 18, 2020). Number of public charities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189263/number-of-public-charities-in-the-united-states-since-1998/
Urban Institute. "Number of public charities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2016." Chart. June 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189263/number-of-public-charities-in-the-united-states-since-1998/
Urban Institute. (2020). Number of public charities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189263/number-of-public-charities-in-the-united-states-since-1998/
Urban Institute. "Number of Public Charities in The U.S. from 1998 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189263/number-of-public-charities-in-the-united-states-since-1998/
Urban Institute, Number of public charities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189263/number-of-public-charities-in-the-united-states-since-1998/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Number of public charities in the U.S. from 1998 to 2016 [Graph], Urban Institute, June 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189263/number-of-public-charities-in-the-united-states-since-1998/