Nonprofit by Numbers
Giving time & money
Board of Directors
Legal / Nonprofit Status
Miscellaneous
100

Approximately 1.5 million in the U.S.

How many nonprofit organizations are there?

100

Individuals

What is the largest sources of donations in the nonprofit sector in the U.S?

100

Board of Directors

Who has the ultimate authority over and responsibity for a nonprofit organization?

100

The agency that you apply for 501(c)3 status with?

What is the IRS?

100

Religion and Education

What types of organizations do most people give?

200

10-12% of the population.

Approximately what percent of the population is employed by the nonprofit sector?

200

Donor pyramid

What is the graphic that is used to visualize giving and different groups of donors?

200
Duty of Care

Duty of Loyalty

Duty of Obedience

What are the three legal duties of a board of directors?

200
This is the first legal documents you file with a state when starting a nonprofit organization.

What are the Articles of Incorporation?

200

Form 990

What does a nonprofit organization have to file annually?

300

As of April 2024, this represents what - $33.94/hour, according to Independent Sector

What is the value of a volunteer hour?

300

Utah

What state is the most charitable?

300

If a board member has a conflict of interest between a personal interest/where they work and the nonprofit program this can lead to a breach of which duty?

Duty of Loyalty

300

A nonprofit organization that is not required to file with the IRS.

What is a nonprofit organization with less than $$50,000 in gross receipts?

300

Budget of $250,000 or less and 6 or few employees?

What is the size of most nonprofit organizations?
400

$499.33 Billion in 2022

What is the total in charitable giving?

400

About 30% of Americas do this.

What is volunteer?

400

Hire, evaluate and fire the executive director.

What is one of the most important responsibilities of the board of directors?

400
Nonprofit income that is not related to nor advances the mission of the organization.

What is Unrelated Business Income

400

Approximately 67% of donors also do this.

What is volunteer?

500

30% in the month of December

What time of year do most people donate?

500

What is the trend with total dollars donated and number of donors?

Total giving continues to rise with donors giving more, but total number of donors is decreasing.
500

The Rule Book that guides a Board of Directors.

What are the by-laws?

500

Organizations with gross receipts of less than $200,000 and assets of less than $500,000 can do this annually.

What is file Form 990-EZ?
500

Was started by 40 of America’s wealthiest people in 2010 including Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates?



What is the Giving Pledge?