Nonprofit Trends and Impacts
Nonprofit organizations in the United States play a vital role delivering services, strengthening communities, and facilitating civic engagement. In our nationally representative surveys of nonprofit organizations, we focus on operating 501(c)(3) public charities whose activities range from direct service provision to community building and advocacy. We provide public use datasets of most of the survey data we collect so that others across the country can investigate questions of their own.
Alan Abramson
Professor; Director, Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise
George Mason University
Mirae Kim
Associate Professor; Director, Master of Public Administration Program
George Mason University
Thiyaghessan Poongundranar
Data Scientist
Urban Institute / CNP
Regulation of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Project
A project advancing research and practice on nonprofit regulatory frameworks and their impact on the sector
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) Codes
IRS Activity Codes Used to Categorize Nonprofits
2019 Nonprofit Sector in Brief
The 2019 Sector Brief discusses trends in the number and finances of 501(c)(3) public charities and key findings on two important resources for the nonprofit sector: private charitable contributions and volunteering.