These 1. This broad spectrum, however, only includes registered nonprofit organizations; the total number of nonprofit organizations operating in the United States is unknown.
Both revenues and assets grew faster than GDP; after adjusting for inflation revenues grew Expenses grew In the short term, after adjusting for inflation, revenues grew 1. Organizations that had their tax-exempt status revoked for failing to file a financial return for three consecutive years have been removed from the nonprofit total.
Foreign organizations, government-associated organizations, and organizations without state identifiers have also been excluded. Unless noted, all amounts are in current dollars and are not adjusted for inflation. Public charities are the largest category of the more than 30 types of tax-exempt nonprofit organizations defined by the Internal Revenue Code. Classified under section c 3 along with private foundations , public charities include arts, culture, and humanities organizations; education organizations; health care organizations; human services organizations; and other types of organizations to which donors can make tax-deductible donations.
In , about 1. Between and , the number of public charities grew Consequently, public charities made up a larger share of the nonprofit sector in The number of reporting public charities required to file a Form or Form EZ grew slightly between and , showing an increase of 1 percent. Almost three-fifths As shown in figure 1 below, Table 2 below displays the distribution of public charities by type of organization.
Human services groups—such as food banks, homeless shelters, youth services, sports organizations, and family or legal services—composed over one-third of all public charities They were more than twice as numerous as education organizations, the next-most prolific type of organization, which accounted for Education organizations include booster clubs, parent-teacher associations, and financial aid groups, as well as academic institutions, schools, and universities.
Health care organizations, though accounting for only Education organizations accounted for Hospitals, despite representing only 2. The number of reporting public charities in was approximately 1 percent higher than the number in The total revenues, expenses, and assets for reporting public charities all increased between and ; after adjusting for inflation, revenues rose 1.
These trends are indicative of larger growth in the sector: both the number and finances of organizations in the nonprofit sector have grown over the past 10 years. But this growth has differed by subsector and period table 3. Subsectors experienced varying degrees of financial expansion: although all subsectors reported increases in revenue in compared with even after adjusting for inflation , a few decreased in number of nonprofits, including arts, education excluding higher education , health, and other public and social benefit organizations.
Consequently, these organizations accounted for a slightly lower proportion of the total sector in The smallest subsectors international and foreign affairs organizations and environment and animals organizations saw the largest growth rates in the number of organizations, increasing 16 and Both types of organizations, however, still account for a very small proportion of overall nonprofit sector revenue in , at just about 1 percent each.
Health-related organizations, which account for a much larger proportion of overall sector finances Public charities' financial growth within the given span largely occurred within the second half table 4. From to , revenue and assets for all public charities increased Further, expenses grew much faster than revenues between and , with expenses increasing But between and growth in expenses The registered nonprofit organizations had assets with a combined value of 5.
In addition, reported revenues amounted to 2. Fundraising In order to achieve these revenues, the nonprofit organizations used a variety of different methods. Based on a survey among some organizations, the most commonly used fundraising method is from their board, with approximately 92 percent of all organizations using it.
Based on a survey, 61 percent of the nonprofit organizations believe that their fundraising budgets will increase in , allowing for further spending. As of , expenses of reporting nonprofit organizations in the United States amounted to 2. While some nonprofits focus on conducting research with the goal of finding a treatment or cure for a specific disease, others focus on providing services or programs to help the local or international communities.
These programs may include donations of clothing or food from the public, while others require funding to pay teachers to provide education abroad. These programs cost money to operate and the expenses vary depending on the size and scope of the program. On the international level, the Sub-Saharan Africa region profited the most from donations by the U. This text provides general information.
Statista assumes no liability for the information given being complete or correct. Due to varying update cycles, statistics can display more up-to-date data than referenced in the text. Number of non-profit organizations in the United States. Expenses of reporting nonprofit organizations in the United States.
Revenues of reporting nonprofit organizations in the United States. Public Charities Number of public charities in the United States. Foundations Number of foundations in the United States. What is a Nonprofit? Simply put, a nonprofit is a tax-exempt organization that benefits the broad public interest.
Facts and Figures about the Nonprofit Sector The charitable sector plays a crucial role in lives across the country and around the world. There are 1. The nonprofit sector — 10 percent of the American workforce or Americans are generous.
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