The table below provides a breakdown of the many different 501C classifications which are assigned to organizations qualifying for exemption from federal income tax through the internal revenue service code.
The 501(c3) classification is by far the most extensive and contains over half of all the 501(c)
organizations in the database. The most common activities these organizations are granted tax-exempt status for include:
Many sports leagues and associations have 501(c) tax-exempt status like little league associations
and professional sports leagues such as the National Football League, Major League Baseball,
National Hockey League, PGA Tour, United States Tennis Association, and many more.
| Classification | Description | Organization Count | Total Assets | Total Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501(c)(3) | Charitable Organization | 1,614,358 | $5,929,318,507,608 | $3,926,497,518,301 |
| 501(c)(3) | Educational Organization | 419,273 | $1,559,273,144,922 | $706,197,308,318 |
| 501(c)(14) | Credit Union | 3,809 | $883,049,239,562 | $52,936,365,787 |
| 501(c)(9) | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.) | 11,712 | $284,286,436,456 | $349,897,488,163 |
| 501(c)(4) | Social Welfare Organization | 84,557 | $185,624,326,967 | $167,057,441,761 |
| 501(c)(8) | Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association | 78,885 | $155,315,034,237 | $35,898,809,770 |
| 501(c)(12) | Organization Like Those on Three Preceding Lines | 2,481 | $136,545,686,676 | $61,272,592,992 |
| 501(c)(3) | Religious Organization | 336,868 | $120,149,075,629 | $80,111,374,473 |
| 501(c)(6) | Business League | 63,194 | $73,468,980,557 | $52,361,327,424 |
| 501(c)(4) | Civic League | 62,777 | $62,469,061,962 | $48,304,857,934 |
| 501(c)(6) | Board of Trade | 27,125 | $52,745,275,174 | $24,546,219,802 |
| 501(c)(5) | Labor Organization | 57,367 | $51,230,559,366 | $37,976,732,825 |
| 501(c)(12) | Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc. | 2,086 | $40,895,723,913 | $17,404,888,879 |
| 501(c)(7) | Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club | 82,918 | $40,777,082,657 | $24,145,005,936 |
| 501(c)(3) | Scientific Organization | 4,220 | $31,464,342,080 | $25,214,916,075 |
| 501(c)(25) | Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc. | 1,972 | $29,400,390,966 | $7,675,590,365 |
| 501(c)(3) | Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Animals | 13,947 | $20,037,204,224 | $8,571,535,848 |
| 501(c)(2) | Title-Holding Corporation | 7,661 | $18,468,505,562 | $3,141,330,174 |
| 501(c)(1) | Government Instrumentality | 770 | $17,891,126,017 | $1,075,312,663 |
| 501(c)(5) | Agricultural Organization | 14,614 | $15,172,779,615 | $8,837,234,493 |
| 501(c)(27) | State-Sponsored Workers' Compensation Reinsurance | 17 | $13,747,153,824 | $18,798,571,410 |
| 501(c)(13) | Cemetery Company | 6,011 | $13,273,145,002 | $3,416,129,106 |
| 501(c)(12) | Mutual Cooperative Telephone Co. | 365 | $12,477,185,696 | $4,884,989,185 |
| 501(c)(9) | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.) | 895 | $10,577,180,801 | $13,763,499,241 |
| 501(c)(3) | Literary Organization | 4,505 | $10,364,840,529 | $6,649,198,207 |
| 501(c)(92) | 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer) | 8,794 | $9,362,213,316 | $3,479,932,251 |
| 501(c)(12) | Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co. | 2,303 | $7,752,717,997 | $2,253,125,098 |
| 501(c)(6) | Chamber of Commerce | 9,498 | $4,920,986,206 | $4,711,413,636 |
| 501(c)(13) | Burial Association | 7,265 | $4,683,713,005 | $1,268,658,763 |
| 501(c)(23) | Veterans Assoc. Formed Prior to 1880 | 3 | $4,599,506,874 | $714,596,090 |
| 501(c)(10) | Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations | 24,764 | $3,811,908,317 | $1,117,596,871 |
| 501(c)(19) | Post or Organization of War Veterans | 51,506 | $3,631,817,017 | $4,279,662,432 |
| 501(c)(3) | Organization for Public Safety Testing | 1,945 | $2,852,298,059 | $919,391,063 |
| 501(c)(6) | Real Estate Board | 707 | $2,569,564,811 | $1,335,546,764 |
| 501(c)(4) | Local Association of Employees | 5,232 | $1,569,164,430 | $856,393,770 |
| 501(c)(3) | Organization to Prevent Cruelty to Children | 2,538 | $1,292,999,629 | $1,256,201,644 |
| 501(c)(11) | Teachers Retirement Fund Assoc. | 12 | $1,235,395,894 | $416,015,193 |
| 501(c)(29) | ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers | 23 | $1,121,371,693 | $1,564,158,960 |
| 501(c)(14) | Other Mutual Corp. or Assoc. | 82 | $1,066,043,037 | $61,001,679 |
| 501(c)(16) | Corp. Financing Crop Operations | 20 | $831,274,587 | $50,859,068 |
| 501(c)(5) | Horticultural Organization | 1,385 | $813,159,300 | $420,491,755 |
| 501(c)(18) | Employee Funded Pension Trust (Created Before 6/25/59) | 3 | $674,007,457 | $356,394,254 |
| 501(c)(17) | Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan | 366 | $423,063,252 | $358,206,414 |
| 501(c)(15) | Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine | 1,869 | $285,230,289 | $78,070,119 |
| 501(c)(26) | State-Sponsored High Risk Health Insurance Organizations | 11 | $233,404,631 | $174,567,481 |
| 501(c)(71) | Charitable Risk Pool | 1 | $31,792,875 | $17,202,216 |
| 501(c)(50) | Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)) | 13 | $17,799,152 | $11,507,435 |
| 501(c)(20) | Legal Service Organization | 7 | $591,798 | $1,114,003 |
| 501(c)(90) | 4947(a)(2) - Charitable Trust (Form 990 Filer) | 127,431 | $0 | $0 |
| 501(c)(40) | Apostolic and Religious Org. (501(d)) | 253 | $0 | $0 |
| 501(c)(21) | Black Lung Trust | 30 | $0 | $0 |
| 501(c)(24) | Trust Described in Sect. 4049 of ERISA | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| 501(c)(81) | Qualified State-Sponsored Tuition Program | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| 501(c)(22) | Multiemployer Pension Plan | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 501(c)(60) | Cooperative Service Organization of Operating Educational Organization (501(f)) | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 501(c)(70) | Child Care Organization (501(k)) | 0 | $0 | $0 |