# Youth and community program nonprofits in every state (2026)

Source: https://backpr.com/resources/nonprofits-by-state. Last updated: 2026-10-19.

How many US nonprofits focus on youth development, sports, recreation and childcare, or are PTAs and PTOs, and where are they? We counted the active 501(c)(3) organizations in these categories in the IRS's own records: 171,592 in all.

### What we found
- 171,592 active 501(c)(3) organizations fall into these categories, according to the IRS file posted September 8, 2026.
- Amateur sports (65,671) and youth development (58,326) are the largest groups, followed by PTAs and PTOs (19,984).
- Most are small: 77% have under $50,000 a year in revenue, counting the smallest organizations, which file no revenue amount. 22% report $50,000 to $5 million, and fewer than 1% report more.
- California (16,945), Texas (13,480) and Florida (9,283) have the most.

### By category
| Group | IRS NTEE codes | Organizations |
|---|---|---|
| Amateur sports | N40, N6x, N7x | 65,671 |
| Youth development | all O codes (Youth Development) | 58,326 |
| PTAs and PTOs | B94 | 19,984 |
| Recreation, camps and clubs | N20, N30, N31, N50 | 10,141 |
| Children's and youth services | P30 | 8,392 |
| Arts education | A25 | 5,384 |
| Childcare | P33 | 3,694 |
| Total | | 171,592 |

### By state
| State | Total | Youth development | Amateur sports | PTAs and PTOs | Recreation and camps | Children's services | Arts education | Childcare | Under $50k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 16,945 | 5,625 | 6,838 | 1,532 | 912 | 934 | 821 | 283 | 72% |
| Texas | 13,480 | 4,570 | 4,774 | 2,218 | 642 | 753 | 325 | 198 | 81% |
| Florida | 9,283 | 3,647 | 3,364 | 690 | 435 | 681 | 321 | 145 | 81% |
| New York | 8,311 | 2,646 | 3,107 | 850 | 516 | 434 | 471 | 287 | 70% |
| Ohio | 8,158 | 3,636 | 2,810 | 888 | 338 | 273 | 139 | 74 | 83% |
| Pennsylvania | 7,054 | 1,724 | 3,349 | 888 | 493 | 270 | 183 | 147 | 74% |
| Illinois | 6,257 | 2,492 | 1,993 | 799 | 292 | 314 | 226 | 141 | 76% |
| Michigan | 5,955 | 2,484 | 1,960 | 686 | 352 | 249 | 153 | 71 | 82% |
| Georgia | 5,544 | 2,517 | 1,611 | 415 | 262 | 497 | 145 | 97 | 81% |
| North Carolina | 5,234 | 1,957 | 1,715 | 690 | 323 | 294 | 149 | 106 | 82% |
| Washington | 4,869 | 1,376 | 1,819 | 1,029 | 270 | 152 | 152 | 71 | 76% |
| Minnesota | 4,864 | 1,744 | 2,085 | 437 | 303 | 116 | 101 | 78 | 73% |
| Indiana | 4,704 | 1,922 | 1,603 | 537 | 204 | 183 | 86 | 169 | 80% |
| New Jersey | 4,667 | 1,396 | 1,838 | 708 | 253 | 216 | 128 | 128 | 74% |
| Wisconsin | 4,564 | 1,623 | 1,906 | 461 | 297 | 115 | 78 | 84 | 78% |
| Virginia | 4,412 | 1,346 | 1,894 | 480 | 280 | 213 | 117 | 82 | 78% |
| Massachusetts | 4,075 | 990 | 1,716 | 671 | 239 | 147 | 189 | 123 | 65% |
| Maryland | 3,369 | 1,408 | 1,074 | 295 | 206 | 195 | 116 | 75 | 77% |
| Tennessee | 3,163 | 1,077 | 1,182 | 416 | 169 | 154 | 93 | 72 | 79% |
| Arizona | 3,126 | 809 | 1,293 | 551 | 173 | 178 | 105 | 17 | 82% |
| Colorado | 3,076 | 763 | 1,409 | 309 | 242 | 146 | 131 | 76 | 71% |
| Missouri | 2,807 | 859 | 1,096 | 343 | 197 | 160 | 75 | 77 | 80% |
| Oregon | 2,662 | 636 | 1,206 | 397 | 187 | 90 | 109 | 37 | 74% |
| South Carolina | 2,238 | 832 | 716 | 305 | 134 | 152 | 51 | 48 | 81% |
| Iowa | 2,210 | 452 | 1,087 | 233 | 197 | 59 | 41 | 141 | 76% |
| Connecticut | 1,986 | 518 | 815 | 338 | 102 | 78 | 83 | 52 | 70% |
| Louisiana | 1,983 | 879 | 650 | 95 | 108 | 142 | 50 | 59 | 84% |
| Alabama | 1,981 | 844 | 628 | 130 | 115 | 156 | 53 | 55 | 81% |
| Kentucky | 1,805 | 460 | 834 | 210 | 111 | 103 | 52 | 35 | 79% |
| Oklahoma | 1,691 | 499 | 695 | 201 | 126 | 103 | 45 | 22 | 81% |
| Nebraska | 1,675 | 818 | 501 | 128 | 91 | 44 | 26 | 67 | 79% |
| West Virginia | 1,656 | 722 | 653 | 111 | 86 | 34 | 21 | 29 | 90% |
| Kansas | 1,449 | 366 | 562 | 236 | 116 | 63 | 31 | 75 | 78% |
| Utah | 1,416 | 302 | 647 | 240 | 86 | 66 | 58 | 17 | 79% |
| Arkansas | 1,315 | 456 | 479 | 112 | 97 | 86 | 40 | 45 | 82% |
| Montana | 1,276 | 391 | 580 | 77 | 133 | 28 | 38 | 29 | 78% |
| Nevada | 1,260 | 416 | 518 | 103 | 82 | 87 | 43 | 11 | 81% |
| Mississippi | 1,195 | 476 | 314 | 154 | 80 | 86 | 25 | 60 | 84% |
| Idaho | 1,162 | 231 | 588 | 164 | 103 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 79% |
| Hawaii | 972 | 259 | 513 | 72 | 66 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 81% |
| New Hampshire | 868 | 173 | 401 | 121 | 88 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 70% |
| New Mexico | 827 | 223 | 373 | 73 | 50 | 31 | 42 | 35 | 76% |
| Maine | 757 | 170 | 337 | 74 | 109 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 70% |
| Wyoming | 735 | 271 | 313 | 34 | 68 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 80% |
| North Dakota | 694 | 211 | 294 | 56 | 65 | 19 | 16 | 33 | 70% |
| District of Columbia | 643 | 320 | 125 | 67 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 33 | 67% |
| South Dakota | 635 | 154 | 319 | 41 | 61 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 73% |
| Alaska | 593 | 112 | 323 | 65 | 53 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 69% |
| Vermont | 585 | 97 | 231 | 84 | 101 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 69% |
| Delaware | 581 | 211 | 178 | 65 | 38 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 79% |
| Rhode Island | 519 | 118 | 233 | 86 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 72% |

### Charts
- Map of the United States showing the number of youth and community program nonprofits in each state, 2026. Source: BackPR analysis of IRS data. https://backpr.com/media/data/backpr-us-program-nonprofits-map-2026.png
- Bar chart: 171,592 US nonprofits in youth, sports and community program categories, by IRS category, 2026. Source: BackPR analysis of IRS data. https://backpr.com/media/data/backpr-us-program-nonprofits-by-category-2026.png
- Bar chart: the 15 states with the most youth and community program nonprofits in 2026, led by California, Texas and Florida. Source: BackPR analysis of IRS data. https://backpr.com/media/data/backpr-us-program-nonprofits-top-states-2026.png
- Bar chart: 77% of youth and community program nonprofits report under $50,000 a year in revenue. Source: BackPR analysis of IRS data. https://backpr.com/media/data/backpr-us-program-nonprofits-by-revenue-2026.png

### Method
Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, posted September 8, 2026, the IRS's master list of tax-exempt organizations. We counted organizations with active 501(c)(3) status whose main activity code (the IRS's NTEE code) is in one of the groups shown above. Totals by state use the address the IRS has on file; 257 organizations in US territories, at military addresses or abroad, and 49 with no state, are in the national total only.

An NTEE code describes an organization's main activity, so the groups are approximate. Amateur sports includes adult leagues as well as youth sports. Revenue is the amount on the organization's latest IRS filing. The smallest organizations file a short annual notice (Form 990-N, the e-Postcard) with no revenue amount, so they count as under $50,000.

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