Launch of the New NonProfit National Resource Directory

According to Independent Sector, "In 2006, there were over 1.9 million nonprofit organizations in the United States. The Internal Revenue Code defines over 27 categories of organizations exempt from federal income taxes, including private country clubs, labor unions, business associations, fraternal organizations, and many others. The majority of these organizations - about 1.5 million of them - make up the "independent sector."