North Carolina
Nonprofits and 501C Tax Exempt Organizations
- Organization Count: 91,054
- Assets Total: $253,201,091,717
- Income Total: $106,079,749,805
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- Highest Asset Amount $53,195,296,849
- Average Asset Amount $13,609,474
- Highest Income Amount $6,653,033,505
- Average Income Amount $5,690,674
Top Nonprofit Organizations in North Carolina with the Most Assets
| # | Organization Name | Assets | Address | Type | Classification | Exempt Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STATE CHARTERED CREDIT UNIONS INC | $50 billion + | 119 N SALISBURY STREET FL 10 RALEIGH, NC 27603-1739 |
501(c)(14) | Credit Union | 08/1969 |
| 2 | DUKE UNIVERSITY | $20 billion + | 324 BLACKWELL ST WASHIN BLDG N DURHAM, NC 27701-3658 |
501(c)(3) | Educational Organization (University or Technological Institute) |
06/1939 |
| 3 | NOVANT HEALTH INC (c/o SCOTT WHITAKER ACCT PAYABLES) |
$5 billion + | 2085 FRONTIS PLAZA BLVD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103-5614 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Hospital, General) |
07/2020 |
| 4 | GOTHIC CORPORATION | $5 billion + | 280 S MANGUM ST STE 210 DURHAM, NC 27701-3675 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Single Organization Support) |
09/1993 |
| 5 | DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INC | $5 billion + | 324 BLACKWELL ST WASHIN BLDG 8 DURHAM, NC 27701-3658 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Community Health Systems) |
06/1998 |
| 6 | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (c/o CONTROLLERS OFFICE) |
$1 billion + | MEDICAL CENTER BOULEVARD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157-0001 |
501(c)(3) | Educational Organization (Graduate, Professional Schools (Separate Entities)) |
09/2002 |
| 7 | DUKE ENDOWMENT (c/o KAREN H ROGERS TREASURER) |
$1 billion + | 800 E MOREHEAD ST CHARLOTTE, NC 28202-2706 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization | 05/1938 |
| 8 | FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS | $1 billion + | 220 N TRYON ST CHARLOTTE, NC 28202-2137 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Community Foundations) |
10/1962 |
| 9 | PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL | $1 billion + | 2085 FRONTIS PLAZA BLVD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27103-5614 |
501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization (Hospital, General) |
01/1956 |
| 10 | GOTHIC HSP CORPORATION (c/o DAVID SHUMATE) |
$1 billion + | 280 S MANGUM ST STE 210 DURHAM, NC 27701-3675 |
501(c)(3) | Religious Organization (Single Organization Support) |
03/2010 |
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501(C) Classification Totals
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• The following table is a list of 501(c) classifications and the number of organizations in North Carolina granted an exempt status under that classification.• The 501(c) section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 defines the category under which an organization may be tax exempt.
| # | Classification | Description | Organization Count | Organization Assets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization | 45,729 | $122,467,346,690 | 501c3 |
| 2 | 501(c)(3) | Educational Organization | 12,089 | $47,831,778,051 | 501c3 |
| 3 | 501(c)(3) | Religious Organization | 10,747 | $5,757,453,050 | 501c3 |
| 4 | 501(c)(90) | 4947(a)(2) - Charitable Trust (Form 990 Filer) | 5,961 | $0 | 501c90 |
| 5 | 501(c)(7) | Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club | 2,469 | $1,102,882,536 | 501c7 |
| 6 | 501(c)(4) | Social Welfare Organization | 2,200 | $656,838,765 | 501c4 |
| 7 | 501(c)(4) | Civic League | 1,999 | $208,064,532 | 501c4 |
| 8 | 501(c)(8) | Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association | 1,994 | $124,900,890 | 501c8 |
| 9 | 501(c)(6) | Business League | 1,715 | $2,571,307,198 | 501c6 |
| 10 | 501(c)(19) | Post or Organization of War Veterans | 1,145 | $51,515,110 | 501c19 |
| 11 | 501(c)(10) | Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations | 759 | $88,324,508 | 501c10 |
| 12 | 501(c)(5) | Labor Organization | 708 | $120,089,308 | 501c5 |
| 13 | 501(c)(6) | Board of Trade | 589 | $351,002,471 | 501c6 |
| 14 | 501(c)(3) | Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Animals | 491 | $135,006,382 | 501c3 |
| 15 | 501(c)(92) | 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer) | 409 | $27,283,921 | 501c92 |
| 16 | 501(c)(9) | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.) | 300 | $1,954,859,207 | 501c9 |
| 17 | 501(c)(5) | Agricultural Organization | 259 | $183,396,891 | 501c5 |
| 18 | 501(c)(6) | Chamber of Commerce | 255 | $117,861,341 | 501c6 |
| 19 | 501(c)(13) | Burial Association | 119 | $13,045,693 | 501c13 |
| 20 | 501(c)(3) | Literary Organization | 106 | $105,767,654 | 501c3 |
| 21 | 501(c)(13) | Cemetery Company | 104 | $39,976,959 | 501c13 |
| 22 | 501(c)(15) | Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine | 104 | $2,597,277 | 501c15 |
| 23 | 501(c)(14) | Credit Union | 94 | $58,644,645,908 | 501c14 |
| 24 | 501(c)(4) | Local Association of Employees | 92 | $21,225,648 | 501c4 |
| 25 | 501(c)(3) | Organization for Public Safety Testing | 77 | $63,138,503 | 501c3 |
| 26 | 501(c)(3) | Scientific Organization | 76 | $983,095,901 | 501c3 |
| 27 | 501(c)(2) | Title-Holding Corporation | 68 | $145,375,147 | 501c2 |
| 28 | 501(c)(3) | Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Children | 58 | $15,996,075 | 501c3 |
| 29 | 501(c)(12) | Organization Like Those on Three Preceding Lines | 56 | $5,632,169,115 | 501c12 |
| 30 | 501(c)(6) | Real Estate Board | 28 | $126,265,155 | 501c6 |
| 31 | 501(c)(5) | Horticultural Organization | 20 | $2,763,489 | 501c5 |
| 32 | 501(c)(12) | Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc. | 15 | $2,850,677,221 | 501c12 |
| 33 | 501(c)(9) | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.) | 11 | $206,530,889 | 501c9 |
| 34 | 501(c)(25) | Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc. | 8 | $532,692,364 | 501c25 |
| 35 | 501(c)(1) | Government Instrumentality | 7 | $0 | 501c1 |
| 36 | 501(c)(12) | Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co. | 3 | $9,740,112 | 501c12 |
| 37 | 501(c)(26) | State-Sponsored High Risk Health Insurance Organizations | 1 | $0 | 501c26 |
| 38 | 501(c)(50) | Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)) | 1 | $1,368,836 | 501c50 |
| False | - none - | No Classification | 188 | $54,108,920 |
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North Carolina Places Ranked by Nonprofit Assets
Cities
| Rank # | City | Organization Count | Asset Amount | Income Amount |
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Counties
| Rank # | County | Asset Amount | Percentage of Total State Assets | Income Amount | Organization Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County NC | $74,363,153,738 | 29.37% | $14,176,660,493 | 11,162 |
| 2 | Durham County NC | $51,279,458,051 | 20.25% | $20,922,346,880 | 3,610 |
| 3 | Forsyth County NC | $32,077,694,671 | 12.67% | $16,140,294,379 | 5,788 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County NC | $25,428,250,554 | 10.04% | $13,708,584,461 | 12,345 |
| 5 | Guilford County NC | $13,026,028,041 | 5.14% | $8,903,061,307 | 5,519 |
| 6 | Orange County NC | $5,674,467,813 | 2.24% | $1,439,039,992 | 1,980 |
| 7 | Buncombe County NC | $5,452,218,069 | 2.15% | $2,446,097,975 | 2,992 |
| 8 | Pitt County NC | $3,691,725,129 | 1.46% | $3,377,763,619 | 1,643 |
| 9 | New Hanover County NC | $3,287,256,090 | 1.30% | $3,075,856,763 | 2,137 |
| 10 | Gaston County NC | $2,567,444,941 | 1.01% | $1,508,298,268 | 1,486 |
| 11 | Moore County NC | $2,337,617,037 | 0.92% | $1,713,172,439 | 929 |
| 12 | Cumberland County NC | $2,305,340,167 | 0.91% | $1,756,578,063 | 2,357 |
| 13 | Watauga County NC | $1,993,817,691 | 0.79% | $1,618,529,681 | 618 |
| 14 | Alamance County NC | $1,668,277,781 | 0.66% | $681,093,376 | 1,130 |
| 15 | Rowan County NC | $1,443,998,657 | 0.57% | $776,162,990 | 1,093 |
| 16 | Nash County NC | $1,422,070,461 | 0.56% | $534,283,512 | 794 |
| 17 | Harnett County NC | $1,293,598,025 | 0.51% | $851,907,728 | 855 |
| 18 | Haywood County NC | $1,247,625,728 | 0.49% | $194,703,139 | 539 |
| 19 | Iredell County NC | $1,207,154,825 | 0.48% | $627,742,885 | 1,318 |
| 20 | Robeson County NC | $1,118,951,681 | 0.44% | $639,602,752 | 837 |
| 21 | Union County NC | $1,055,865,881 | 0.42% | $549,484,659 | 1,470 |
| 22 | Burke County NC | $994,722,139 | 0.39% | $280,468,781 | 528 |
| 23 | Wayne County NC | $980,323,808 | 0.39% | $702,707,102 | 899 |
| 24 | Catawba County NC | $965,966,713 | 0.38% | $833,604,578 | 1,131 |
| 25 | Henderson County NC | $946,635,979 | 0.37% | $597,818,173 | 985 |
| 26 | Rutherford County NC | $857,615,805 | 0.34% | $430,045,982 | 512 |
| 27 | Caldwell County NC | $855,493,117 | 0.34% | $447,736,437 | 466 |
| 28 | Cabarrus County NC | $843,021,002 | 0.33% | $307,135,058 | 1,598 |
| 29 | Brunswick County NC | $717,936,631 | 0.28% | $322,315,762 | 880 |
| 30 | Davidson County NC | $642,541,358 | 0.25% | $233,496,404 | 821 |
| 31 | Surry County NC | $569,801,118 | 0.23% | $305,210,046 | 490 |
| 32 | Onslow County NC | $526,281,141 | 0.21% | $250,653,982 | 861 |
| 33 | Wilson County NC | $480,001,410 | 0.19% | $192,858,594 | 912 |
| 34 | Randolph County NC | $476,132,812 | 0.19% | $322,511,797 | 819 |
| 35 | Transylvania County NC | $423,403,142 | 0.17% | $229,262,129 | 360 |
| 36 | Scotland County NC | $387,140,851 | 0.15% | $301,917,372 | 264 |
| 37 | Carteret County NC | $371,273,117 | 0.15% | $182,247,151 | 693 |
| 38 | Cleveland County NC | $362,307,877 | 0.14% | $200,627,713 | 680 |
| 39 | Madison County NC | $357,829,514 | 0.14% | $167,157,036 | 213 |
| 40 | Lenoir County NC | $354,987,852 | 0.14% | $241,863,719 | 482 |
| 41 | Jackson County NC | $340,175,045 | 0.13% | $120,250,874 | 368 |
| 42 | Davie County NC | $333,150,940 | 0.13% | $121,529,106 | 297 |
| 43 | Rockingham County NC | $311,638,723 | 0.12% | $269,933,815 | 626 |
| 44 | Wilkes County NC | $304,273,090 | 0.12% | $155,349,578 | 450 |
| 45 | Lee County NC | $295,479,666 | 0.12% | $160,138,031 | 526 |
| 46 | Macon County NC | $291,639,018 | 0.12% | $101,787,499 | 403 |
| 47 | Columbus County NC | $287,834,634 | 0.11% | $190,400,004 | 413 |
| 48 | Beaufort County NC | $284,449,258 | 0.11% | $110,281,135 | 507 |
| 49 | Pender County NC | $282,794,154 | 0.11% | $151,216,210 | 369 |
| 50 | Hertford County NC | $277,524,074 | 0.11% | $134,766,689 | 197 |
| 51 | Chatham County NC | $274,106,088 | 0.11% | $167,493,215 | 467 |
| 52 | Polk County NC | $238,275,470 | 0.09% | $114,252,203 | 331 |
| 53 | Stanly County NC | $223,684,422 | 0.09% | $233,075,055 | 453 |
| 54 | Avery County NC | $194,512,349 | 0.08% | $92,948,921 | 124 |
| 55 | Edgecombe County NC | $192,974,334 | 0.08% | $99,768,893 | 459 |
| 56 | Craven County NC | $181,660,580 | 0.07% | $93,046,725 | 900 |
| 57 | Johnston County NC | $179,008,337 | 0.07% | $159,788,176 | 1,040 |
| 58 | Vance County NC | $177,722,821 | 0.07% | $60,913,266 | 378 |
| 59 | Anson County NC | $173,720,315 | 0.07% | $57,216,249 | 177 |
| 60 | Halifax County NC | $172,016,645 | 0.07% | $124,865,667 | 458 |
| 61 | Mitchell County NC | $134,446,585 | 0.05% | $56,099,756 | 120 |
| 62 | Dare County NC | $126,916,492 | 0.05% | $48,773,160 | 428 |
| 63 | Granville County NC | $115,298,291 | 0.05% | $42,007,935 | 337 |
| 64 | McDowell County NC | $115,072,515 | 0.05% | $46,657,716 | 265 |
| 65 | Sampson County NC | $114,418,532 | 0.05% | $99,218,394 | 363 |
| 66 | Franklin County NC | $104,428,935 | 0.04% | $40,787,173 | 395 |
| 67 | Perquimans County NC | $101,846,093 | 0.04% | $35,730,470 | 110 |
| 68 | Lincoln County NC | $100,080,372 | 0.04% | $47,220,939 | 500 |
| 69 | Swain County NC | $96,691,019 | 0.04% | $30,863,058 | 151 |
| 70 | Washington County NC | $95,845,424 | 0.04% | $9,908,963 | 114 |
| 71 | Pasquotank County NC | $95,655,445 | 0.04% | $70,784,680 | 340 |
| 72 | Ashe County NC | $89,459,236 | 0.04% | $77,736,785 | 223 |
| 73 | Cherokee County NC | $81,863,512 | 0.03% | $86,959,970 | 232 |
| 74 | Alleghany County NC | $72,336,040 | 0.03% | $39,748,880 | 124 |
| 75 | Northampton County NC | $67,895,352 | 0.03% | $55,547,103 | 167 |
| 76 | Bladen County NC | $53,281,181 | 0.02% | $26,755,460 | 233 |
| 77 | Pamlico County NC | $43,353,514 | 0.02% | $22,988,267 | 135 |
| 78 | Richmond County NC | $40,905,478 | 0.02% | $24,948,507 | 389 |
| 79 | Yancey County NC | $39,249,995 | 0.02% | $16,146,714 | 154 |
| 80 | Person County NC | $38,939,764 | 0.02% | $29,336,324 | 236 |
| 81 | Duplin County NC | $38,322,980 | 0.02% | $19,271,566 | 311 |
| 82 | Hyde County NC | $36,062,982 | 0.01% | $23,619,201 | 70 |
| 83 | Stokes County NC | $35,665,870 | 0.01% | $12,873,504 | 266 |
| 84 | Alexander County NC | $34,239,146 | 0.01% | $14,629,297 | 173 |
| 85 | Clay County NC | $33,952,963 | 0.01% | $14,517,159 | 122 |
| 86 | Greene County NC | $27,695,182 | 0.01% | $29,119,957 | 111 |
| 87 | Yadkin County NC | $25,995,735 | 0.01% | $24,972,181 | 238 |
| 88 | Hoke County NC | $22,388,392 | 0.01% | $14,501,085 | 221 |
| 89 | Chowan County NC | $21,014,183 | 0.01% | $30,821,875 | 154 |
| 90 | Martin County NC | $20,137,846 | 0.01% | $11,281,171 | 179 |
| 91 | Currituck County NC | $19,168,770 | 0.01% | $6,063,268 | 156 |
| 92 | Caswell County NC | $14,585,736 | 0.01% | $13,136,892 | 97 |
| 93 | Warren County NC | $14,498,663 | 0.01% | $6,345,885 | 139 |
| 94 | Montgomery County NC | $14,403,052 | 0.01% | $6,545,184 | 135 |
| 95 | Bertie County NC | $13,419,181 | 0.01% | $15,482,393 | 167 |
| 96 | Tyrrell County NC | $8,053,525 | 0.00% | $4,445,576 | 39 |
| 97 | Camden County NC | $7,334,001 | 0.00% | $3,457,347 | 88 |
| 98 | Jones County NC | $5,387,442 | 0.00% | $2,798,085 | 58 |
| 99 | Graham County NC | $5,038,387 | 0.00% | $2,685,760 | 74 |
| 100 | Gates County NC | $3,673,526 | 0.00% | $5,037,677 | 93 |
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