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
Characteristic
Number of public charities
2016
1,081,969
2015
1,088,447
2014
1,036,255
2013
954,476
2012
963,234
2011
966,573
2010
979,883
2009
1,007,384
2008
958,398
2007
916,109
2006
904,672
2005
847,946
2004
823,267
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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 February 03, 2025, 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 February 03, 2025. 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: February 03, 2025. 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/
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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/
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