brief

2015 Nonprofit Sector in Brief

The Nonprofit Sector in Brief 2015: Public Charities, Giving, and Volunteering

The Nonprofit Sector in Brief 2015 uses the most recent data available to highlight significant trends in the nonprofit sector. Each year, The Nonprofit Sector in Brief presents key information on the number and finances of 501(c)3 public charities as well as findings regarding two critical resources for the sector: private charitable contributions and volunteering. This edition, updated for 2015, presents data from 2003 to 2013.

More Resources
project

Regulation of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Project

A project advancing research and practice on nonprofit regulatory frameworks and their impact on the sector

survey
project

National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) Codes

IRS Activity Codes Used to Categorize Nonprofits

metadata
project

Nonprofit Trends and Impacts

A nationally representative survey of nonprofits

survey