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501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations: Overview

501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organizations

Introduction

Approximately 100 of these organizations are HMOs or other medical or dental managed care plans. Although small in number, they account for the vast majority of the revenue and assets of the 501(c)(4) organizations.

Advocacy organizations such as ... are 501(c)(4) organizations.

Many others are neighborhood or community associations such as ...

The Numbers ([geoArea])

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  • Total expenses for these organizations [increased/decreased] by [pctChange] from [exps1990] in 1990 to [exps2005] in 2005.
  • [numNew] were created and [numDied] are no longer in the IRS files and are probably inactive or dead.

Statistical Tables

Registered Organizations

  • Summary
  • Trends
  • By Type of Activity or Purpose (NTEE)
  • By Organization Age (The IRS's "ruling date.")

Organizations That File Annually with the IRS

These organizations must have at least $25,000 in gross receipts.

  • Summary
  • Trends
  • By Type of Activity or Purpose (NTEE)
  • By Size of Organization (Total Expenses, Total Revenue, or Assets)
  • By Organization Age (The IRS's "ruling date.")

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