US Nonprofit Sector
Simple aggregate statistics on nonprofit organizations, public charity finances, volunteerism, charitable giving & foundation giving.
Summary information on the different types of 501(c) organizations: charities, foundations & other exempt entities.
Interactive table comparing 1999 and 2009 data on the total number of public charities, private foundations, and other organization categories.
Analyze nonprofit data by state, county, zip, or MSA.
View the top organizations by assets, expenses, 501(c) subsection, and location.
Access a broad set of national and state-level reports on nonprofits and charitable activities in the U.S. Customize filters and break down data by organization type, state, year, and other criteria.
The Nonprofit Sector in Brief 2011: Brief (PDF)
This brief highlights trends in the number and finances of 501(c)(3) public charities, as well as key findings on private charitable contributions and volunteering, two vital resources to the nonprofit sector.
Nonprofit Almanac 2008: Brief (PDF) / Full Version
This publication includes numerous tables on the size and scope of the nonprofit sector, and trends on a variety of measures ranging from the economic data to the latest statistics on giving and volunteering.
If you would like more information, you can create custom tables using NCCS data analysis tools or you can download raw NCCS nonprofit data.
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Giving USA
Giving USA estimates total national giving to nonprofits by major source (foundations, corporations, individuals, etc.) and by type of nonprofit (arts, education, etc.)
See our resources page for many other sources of information on the US nonprofit sector.
