The New Nonprofit Almanac and Desk Reference
The Essential Facts and Figures for Managers, Researchers, and Volunteers
1. Edition March 2002
288 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The New Nonprofit Almanac and Desk Reference is a completely
revised version of the INDEPENDENT SECTOR'S landmark publication.
This accessible, user-friendly new edition of The Almanac produced
jointly by INDEPENDENT SECTOR and the National Center for
Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute, provides key data,
high-quality information, and insightful trend analysis about the
nonprofit sector as a whole. This comprehensive volume defines the
size and scope of the independent sector and compares it with the
business and government sectors.
The Almanac includes vital information about the number of
organizations in the sector, the income originating from the
independent sector, and the value of volunteers. It also analyzes
statistical information about the number of people employed, their
share of total wages and salaries, and general employment trends in
the independent sector. This must-have reference includes an
overview of the total private contributions from individuals,
foundations, and corporations and offers analyses of current giving
trends and the effect of tax laws. It estimates the income derived
from three major sources-- private giving, government payments and
private payments-- and includes information on how the funding is
distributed.
The Almanac contains detailed financial information on reporting
organizations and public charities as processed and analyzed by the
National Center for Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute
from the newly created GuideStar/NCCS Nonprofit Database.This
latest edition-which is the sixth in the series-provides chapter
summaries with quick, fingertip facts and includes useful
references to other nonprofit websites and government data sources.
List of Figures.
Foreword (Sara Melendez and Elizabeth Boris).
Introduction.
Acknowledgments.
Overview and Executive Summary: The State of the Independent
Sector.
PART 1: THE SIZE OF THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR.
1. Defining the Independent Sector and Its Place in the National
Economy.
What Is the Independent Sector?
Growth in the Number of Organizations Among the Major
Sectors.
Share of National Income Among the Major Sectors.
Employment in the Major Sectors.
Earnings from Work in the Major Sectors.
Relationship Between Expenditures of the Independent Sector and
theAmerican Population.
Independent Sector s Share of Total Services and Personal
Consumption.
2. Employment Trends in the Independent Sector.
Employment Patterns in the Independent Sector.
Employment Trends by Subsector.
Trends in Wages and Salaries by Subsector.
Employment Trends by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Independent
Sector.
3. Trends in Private Giving.
Total Private Giving.
Giving by Individuals.
Giving by Foundations.
Giving by Corporations.
4. The Financial Trends and Condition of the Independent
Sector.
Trends in Total Revenue for the Independent Sector.
Financial Trends in Health Services.
Financial Trends in Education and Research Organizations.
Financial Trends in Religious Organizations.
Financial Trends in Social and Legal Services.
Financial Trends in Arts and Cultural Organizations.
Financial Trends in Other Subsectors.
Variations in Financial Trends Among Subsectors.
PART 2: A DETAILED LOOK AT REPORTING PUBLIC CHARITIES.
5. The Distribution and Finances of Public Charities.
What Are Reporting Public Charities?
Reporting Public Charities by Size and Age.
Reporting Public Charities by Type and Age.
Finances of Reporting Public Charities, 1998.
Growth in the Number and Finances of Reporting Public Charities,
1992 1998.
Trends in Reporting Public Charities by Major Subsector.
Geographical Distribution of Reporting Public Charities.
Financial Trends in Reporting Public Charities by State.
RESOURCES.
A: National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities Core Codes (NTEE-CC) for
the Nonprofit Sector.
B: Technical Notes.
C: Key Data Sources and Web Sites on the Nonprofit Sector.
D: Glossary of Terms.
Index.
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than seven hundred national organizations, foundations, and
corporate philanthropy programs, collectively representing tens of
thousands of charitable groups in every state across the nation.
Its mission is to promote, strengthen, and advance the nonprofit
and philanthropic community to foster private initiative for the
public good.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHARITABLE STATISTICS is the national
repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States.
Its mission is to develop and disseminate high-quality data on
nonprofit organizations and their activities for use in the
research sector and the broader civil society. The center,
established in 1982 as part of the research division of INDEPENDENT
SECTOR, has been a program of the Center on Nonprofits and
Philanthropy at the Urban Institute since its transfer to the Urban
Institute in July 1996.