{
 "name": "youth-nonprofits-by-state",
 "title": "Youth and community nonprofits by state: active 501(c)(3) organizations from IRS data",
 "description": "Counts of active 501(c)(3) youth development, amateur sports, PTA and PTO, recreation, camp and club, children's and youth services, arts education and childcare nonprofits in each state and DC, by group, including how many report under $50,000 in annual revenue. There are 171,592 nationally. The state rows total 171,286; the other 306 have no state on file or are in US territories, at military addresses or abroad.",
 "version": "1.0",
 "last_checked": "2026-09-08",
 "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
 "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "publisher": "BackPR",
 "page": "https://backpr.com/resources/nonprofits-by-state",
 "checked_label": "September 2026",
 "cite_as": "BackPR (2026). Youth and community nonprofits by state: active 501(c)(3) organizations from IRS data (version 1.0, checked September 2026). https://backpr.com/data/youth-nonprofits-by-state.json. CC BY 4.0.",
 "sources": [
  "IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, posted September 8, 2026"
 ],
 "notes": "Filter: Active 501(c)(3) organizations in the NTEE codes listed for each group. Group codes (NTEE, the IRS's activity codes for nonprofits): Amateur sports: N40, N6x, N7x; Youth development: all O codes; PTAs and PTOs: B94; Recreation, camps and clubs: N20, N30, N31, N50; Children's and youth services: P30; Arts education: A25; Childcare: P33. Each organization is counted once, by its main NTEE code. Some groups, such as amateur sports and arts education, include organizations that also serve adults. The \"under_50k\" column counts organizations that report annual revenue under $50,000 on their latest IRS filing or have no revenue amount on file.",
 "groups": [
  {
   "key": "sports",
   "label": "Amateur sports",
   "ntee": "N40, N6x, N7x",
   "count": 65671
  },
  {
   "key": "youth",
   "label": "Youth development",
   "ntee": "all O codes",
   "count": 58326
  },
  {
   "key": "pta",
   "label": "PTAs and PTOs",
   "ntee": "B94",
   "count": 19984
  },
  {
   "key": "recreation",
   "label": "Recreation, camps and clubs",
   "ntee": "N20, N30, N31, N50",
   "count": 10141
  },
  {
   "key": "children",
   "label": "Children's and youth services",
   "ntee": "P30",
   "count": 8392
  },
  {
   "key": "arts",
   "label": "Arts education",
   "ntee": "A25",
   "count": 5384
  },
  {
   "key": "childcare",
   "label": "Childcare",
   "ntee": "P33",
   "count": 3694
  }
 ],
 "national_total": 171592,
 "national_by_size": {
  "under50k": 132549,
  "50kTo5m": 37640,
  "over5m": 1403
 },
 "records": [
  {
   "state_code": "AL",
   "state": "Alabama",
   "total": 1981,
   "under_50k": 1609,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 628,
    "youth": 844,
    "pta": 130,
    "recreation": 115,
    "children": 156,
    "arts": 53,
    "childcare": 55
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "AK",
   "state": "Alaska",
   "total": 593,
   "under_50k": 412,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 323,
    "youth": 112,
    "pta": 65,
    "recreation": 53,
    "children": 11,
    "arts": 12,
    "childcare": 17
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "AZ",
   "state": "Arizona",
   "total": 3126,
   "under_50k": 2563,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1293,
    "youth": 809,
    "pta": 551,
    "recreation": 173,
    "children": 178,
    "arts": 105,
    "childcare": 17
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "AR",
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "total": 1315,
   "under_50k": 1082,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 479,
    "youth": 456,
    "pta": 112,
    "recreation": 97,
    "children": 86,
    "arts": 40,
    "childcare": 45
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "CA",
   "state": "California",
   "total": 16945,
   "under_50k": 12206,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 6838,
    "youth": 5625,
    "pta": 1532,
    "recreation": 912,
    "children": 934,
    "arts": 821,
    "childcare": 283
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "CO",
   "state": "Colorado",
   "total": 3076,
   "under_50k": 2180,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1409,
    "youth": 763,
    "pta": 309,
    "recreation": 242,
    "children": 146,
    "arts": 131,
    "childcare": 76
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "CT",
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "total": 1986,
   "under_50k": 1388,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 815,
    "youth": 518,
    "pta": 338,
    "recreation": 102,
    "children": 78,
    "arts": 83,
    "childcare": 52
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "DE",
   "state": "Delaware",
   "total": 581,
   "under_50k": 459,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 178,
    "youth": 211,
    "pta": 65,
    "recreation": 38,
    "children": 54,
    "arts": 23,
    "childcare": 12
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "DC",
   "state": "District of Columbia",
   "total": 643,
   "under_50k": 434,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 125,
    "youth": 320,
    "pta": 67,
    "recreation": 36,
    "children": 36,
    "arts": 26,
    "childcare": 33
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "FL",
   "state": "Florida",
   "total": 9283,
   "under_50k": 7473,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 3364,
    "youth": 3647,
    "pta": 690,
    "recreation": 435,
    "children": 681,
    "arts": 321,
    "childcare": 145
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "GA",
   "state": "Georgia",
   "total": 5544,
   "under_50k": 4515,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1611,
    "youth": 2517,
    "pta": 415,
    "recreation": 262,
    "children": 497,
    "arts": 145,
    "childcare": 97
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "HI",
   "state": "Hawaii",
   "total": 972,
   "under_50k": 784,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 513,
    "youth": 259,
    "pta": 72,
    "recreation": 66,
    "children": 31,
    "arts": 21,
    "childcare": 10
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "ID",
   "state": "Idaho",
   "total": 1162,
   "under_50k": 919,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 588,
    "youth": 231,
    "pta": 164,
    "recreation": 103,
    "children": 35,
    "arts": 26,
    "childcare": 15
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "IL",
   "state": "Illinois",
   "total": 6257,
   "under_50k": 4772,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1993,
    "youth": 2492,
    "pta": 799,
    "recreation": 292,
    "children": 314,
    "arts": 226,
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   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "IN",
   "state": "Indiana",
   "total": 4704,
   "under_50k": 3772,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1603,
    "youth": 1922,
    "pta": 537,
    "recreation": 204,
    "children": 183,
    "arts": 86,
    "childcare": 169
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "IA",
   "state": "Iowa",
   "total": 2210,
   "under_50k": 1680,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1087,
    "youth": 452,
    "pta": 233,
    "recreation": 197,
    "children": 59,
    "arts": 41,
    "childcare": 141
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "KS",
   "state": "Kansas",
   "total": 1449,
   "under_50k": 1131,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 562,
    "youth": 366,
    "pta": 236,
    "recreation": 116,
    "children": 63,
    "arts": 31,
    "childcare": 75
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "KY",
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "total": 1805,
   "under_50k": 1432,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 834,
    "youth": 460,
    "pta": 210,
    "recreation": 111,
    "children": 103,
    "arts": 52,
    "childcare": 35
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "LA",
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "total": 1983,
   "under_50k": 1665,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 650,
    "youth": 879,
    "pta": 95,
    "recreation": 108,
    "children": 142,
    "arts": 50,
    "childcare": 59
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "ME",
   "state": "Maine",
   "total": 757,
   "under_50k": 532,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 337,
    "youth": 170,
    "pta": 74,
    "recreation": 109,
    "children": 21,
    "arts": 29,
    "childcare": 17
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "MD",
   "state": "Maryland",
   "total": 3369,
   "under_50k": 2605,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1074,
    "youth": 1408,
    "pta": 295,
    "recreation": 206,
    "children": 195,
    "arts": 116,
    "childcare": 75
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "MA",
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "total": 4075,
   "under_50k": 2667,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1716,
    "youth": 990,
    "pta": 671,
    "recreation": 239,
    "children": 147,
    "arts": 189,
    "childcare": 123
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "MI",
   "state": "Michigan",
   "total": 5955,
   "under_50k": 4893,
   "by_group": {
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    "youth": 2484,
    "pta": 686,
    "recreation": 352,
    "children": 249,
    "arts": 153,
    "childcare": 71
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "MN",
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "total": 4864,
   "under_50k": 3536,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 2085,
    "youth": 1744,
    "pta": 437,
    "recreation": 303,
    "children": 116,
    "arts": 101,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "MS",
   "state": "Mississippi",
   "total": 1195,
   "under_50k": 1001,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 314,
    "youth": 476,
    "pta": 154,
    "recreation": 80,
    "children": 86,
    "arts": 25,
    "childcare": 60
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "MO",
   "state": "Missouri",
   "total": 2807,
   "under_50k": 2243,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1096,
    "youth": 859,
    "pta": 343,
    "recreation": 197,
    "children": 160,
    "arts": 75,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "MT",
   "state": "Montana",
   "total": 1276,
   "under_50k": 995,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 580,
    "youth": 391,
    "pta": 77,
    "recreation": 133,
    "children": 28,
    "arts": 38,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "NE",
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "total": 1675,
   "under_50k": 1329,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 501,
    "youth": 818,
    "pta": 128,
    "recreation": 91,
    "children": 44,
    "arts": 26,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "NV",
   "state": "Nevada",
   "total": 1260,
   "under_50k": 1023,
   "by_group": {
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    "youth": 416,
    "pta": 103,
    "recreation": 82,
    "children": 87,
    "arts": 43,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "NH",
   "state": "New Hampshire",
   "total": 868,
   "under_50k": 609,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 401,
    "youth": 173,
    "pta": 121,
    "recreation": 88,
    "children": 29,
    "arts": 24,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "NJ",
   "state": "New Jersey",
   "total": 4667,
   "under_50k": 3456,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1838,
    "youth": 1396,
    "pta": 708,
    "recreation": 253,
    "children": 216,
    "arts": 128,
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   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "NM",
   "state": "New Mexico",
   "total": 827,
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   "by_group": {
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    "youth": 223,
    "pta": 73,
    "recreation": 50,
    "children": 31,
    "arts": 42,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "NY",
   "state": "New York",
   "total": 8311,
   "under_50k": 5848,
   "by_group": {
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    "youth": 2646,
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    "children": 434,
    "arts": 471,
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   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "NC",
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "total": 5234,
   "under_50k": 4317,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1715,
    "youth": 1957,
    "pta": 690,
    "recreation": 323,
    "children": 294,
    "arts": 149,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "ND",
   "state": "North Dakota",
   "total": 694,
   "under_50k": 483,
   "by_group": {
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    "pta": 56,
    "recreation": 65,
    "children": 19,
    "arts": 16,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "OH",
   "state": "Ohio",
   "total": 8158,
   "under_50k": 6763,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 2810,
    "youth": 3636,
    "pta": 888,
    "recreation": 338,
    "children": 273,
    "arts": 139,
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   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "OK",
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "total": 1691,
   "under_50k": 1363,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 695,
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    "pta": 201,
    "recreation": 126,
    "children": 103,
    "arts": 45,
    "childcare": 22
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "OR",
   "state": "Oregon",
   "total": 2662,
   "under_50k": 1962,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1206,
    "youth": 636,
    "pta": 397,
    "recreation": 187,
    "children": 90,
    "arts": 109,
    "childcare": 37
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "PA",
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "total": 7054,
   "under_50k": 5224,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 3349,
    "youth": 1724,
    "pta": 888,
    "recreation": 493,
    "children": 270,
    "arts": 183,
    "childcare": 147
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "RI",
   "state": "Rhode Island",
   "total": 519,
   "under_50k": 373,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 233,
    "youth": 118,
    "pta": 86,
    "recreation": 37,
    "children": 13,
    "arts": 24,
    "childcare": 8
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "SC",
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "total": 2238,
   "under_50k": 1817,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 716,
    "youth": 832,
    "pta": 305,
    "recreation": 134,
    "children": 152,
    "arts": 51,
    "childcare": 48
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "SD",
   "state": "South Dakota",
   "total": 635,
   "under_50k": 462,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 319,
    "youth": 154,
    "pta": 41,
    "recreation": 61,
    "children": 13,
    "arts": 14,
    "childcare": 33
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "TN",
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "total": 3163,
   "under_50k": 2495,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1182,
    "youth": 1077,
    "pta": 416,
    "recreation": 169,
    "children": 154,
    "arts": 93,
    "childcare": 72
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "TX",
   "state": "Texas",
   "total": 13480,
   "under_50k": 10922,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 4774,
    "youth": 4570,
    "pta": 2218,
    "recreation": 642,
    "children": 753,
    "arts": 325,
    "childcare": 198
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "UT",
   "state": "Utah",
   "total": 1416,
   "under_50k": 1116,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 647,
    "youth": 302,
    "pta": 240,
    "recreation": 86,
    "children": 66,
    "arts": 58,
    "childcare": 17
   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "VT",
   "state": "Vermont",
   "total": 585,
   "under_50k": 404,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 231,
    "youth": 97,
    "pta": 84,
    "recreation": 101,
    "children": 14,
    "arts": 27,
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   }
  },
  {
   "state_code": "VA",
   "state": "Virginia",
   "total": 4412,
   "under_50k": 3444,
   "by_group": {
    "sports": 1894,
    "youth": 1346,
    "pta": 480,
    "recreation": 280,
    "children": 213,
    "arts": 117,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "WA",
   "state": "Washington",
   "total": 4869,
   "under_50k": 3687,
   "by_group": {
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    "youth": 1376,
    "pta": 1029,
    "recreation": 270,
    "children": 152,
    "arts": 152,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "WV",
   "state": "West Virginia",
   "total": 1656,
   "under_50k": 1485,
   "by_group": {
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    "youth": 722,
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    "children": 34,
    "arts": 21,
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "WI",
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "total": 4564,
   "under_50k": 3569,
   "by_group": {
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  },
  {
   "state_code": "WY",
   "state": "Wyoming",
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   "under_50k": 589,
   "by_group": {
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    "pta": 34,
    "recreation": 68,
    "children": 16,
    "arts": 15,
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