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Nonprofit Impact Matters: How America’s Charitable Nonprofits Strengthen Communities and Improve Lives
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In addition to telling the story of the nonprofit sector from the nonprofit perspective, the Nonprofit Impact Matters site houses extensive data, up-to-date research, and key facts on the sector, including state-by-state nonprofit data and reports. View additional nonprofit sector research and data
Recent Reports from the National Council of Nonprofits
- 2023 Nonprofit Workforce Survey Results: Communities Suffer as Nonprofit Workforce Shortage Crisis Continues (August 2023)
- The Scope and Impact of Nonprofit Workforce Shortages (December 2021)
- Strengthening State and Local Economies in Partnership with Nonprofits: Principles, Recommendations, and Models for Investing Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (October 2021, updated April 2022)
- See the data pages on our Nonprofit Impact Matters site for state-level data and reports.
State Nonprofit Economic Impact Reports
Alabama
- State of the Sector (2024)
Alaska
- Previous Reports
Arizona
- Beyond the Bottom Line: The Economic and Social Impact of Arizona Nonprofits (2018)
- Arizona Nonprofits: Economic Power, Positive Impact (2016)
California
Colorado
- Previous Reports
Connecticut
District of Columbia
- Nonprofits Count (2016)
Florida
- Previous Reports
Hawai`i
Idaho
- State of the Sector Report (2022)
Illinois
- Giving in Illinois (2019)
Indiana
- Nonprofit Salary Survey (2023)
Kentucky
- More Than Charity: Kentucky's Nonprofit Sector (2024)
- More Than Charity: Kentucky's Nonprofit Sector (2020)
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
- Previous Reports
Massachusetts
- Previous Reports
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Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
- Kansas City Nonprofit Impact Report (2020)
- 2015 Landscape Report: Quantifying Missouri's Nonprofit Sector
Montana
Nebraska
- Nebraska's Nonprofit Sector (2019)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Previous Reports
New York
- Previous Reports
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- In Every County, Across All Budget Sizes: White Overrepresentation in the New York City Area’s Nonprofit Leadership (2023)
- State of the Nonprofit Sector in New York State (2023)
- The Economic Power of the Hudson Valley's Charitable Nonprofit Sector (2022)
- The Economic Impact of NYC Nonprofit Organizations (2020)
North Carolina
- Nonprofits' Impact on North Carolina (2016)
- Essential: Our State's Nonprofit Sector is a Vital Economic Engine (2015)
North Dakota
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
- 2023 State of the Mid-South Nonprofit Sector Report (2023)
- 2020 State of the Mid-South Nonprofit Sector Report (2021)
Texas
- Previous Reports
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- Virginia Nonprofit Sector Report (2023)
- State of the Nonprofit Sector on the Virginia Peninsula (2019)
Washington
Wisconsin
- Nonprofit Wisconsin in Brief (2019)
Wyoming
More Reports from the National Council of Nonprofits
- The Nonprofit Overtime Implementation Conundrum (July 2016)
- Toward Common Sense Contracting: What Taxpayers Deserve (May 2014)
- A Dozen Common Sense Solutions to Government-Nonprofit Contracting Problems (December 2013)
- Investing for Impact: Indirect Costs Are Essential for Success (September 2013)
- Partnering for Impact: Government-Nonprofit Contracting Reform Task Forces Produce Results for Taxpayers (April 2013)
- Three Simple Things Statewide and Local Elected Officials Can Do to Strengthen Communities, Improve Government, and Save Taxpayers Money (October 2012)
- Three Simple Things State Legislators Can Do to Strengthen Communities, Improve Government, and Save Taxpayers Money (October 2012)
- Costs, Complexification, and Crisis: Government’s Human Services Contracting “System” Hurts Everyone (October 2010)
- State Budget Crises: Ripping the Safety Net Held by Nonprofits (March 2010)
Notable Regularly Updated Reports on Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
- Building Movement Project
- Fundraising Effectiveness Project
- Giving USA
- Leading with Intent
- Nonprofit Impact Matters
- State of the Sector Survey
Sources of Research on the Nonprofit Sector
- Association for Research on Nonprofits and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
- Candid's U.S. Social Sector Dashboard
- Congressional Research Service
- Council on Foundations
- Foundation Center
- George Mason University Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise
- Government Accountability Office
- Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University
- International Society for Third-Sector Research
- Johns Hopkins University, Nonprofit Economic Data Project
- The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University
- National Center for Charitable Statistics
- National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
- Nonprofit Quarterly
- Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Urban Institute