Sector Impact

Giving Breakdown

Fundraising Tactics

Donor Characteristics

Platform & Device

Foundations

Numbers at a Glance

1.56 Million

Number of tax-exempt nonprofit organizations in the United States[1]

Numbers at a Glance

588,665

Number of nonprofits with less than $1,000,000 in total revenue[1]

Numbers at a Glance

2.39%

Percentage of nonprofits that account for 90% of total reported revenue[1]

Numbers at a Glance

$449.64 billion

Total amount donated to U.S. charitable causes in 2019[2]

Numbers at a Glance

5%

Percentage of U.S. charitable giving that comes from corporations[2]

Numbers at a Glance

17%

Percentage of U.S. charitable giving that comes from foundations[2]

Numbers at a Glance

69%

Percentage of U.S. charitable giving that comes from individuals[2]

Who Gets It?

12%

Percentage of US charitable giving that goes to Foundations[2]

Who Gets It?

12%

Percentage of United States charitable giving that goes to Human Services organizations[2]

Who Gets It?

14%

Percentage of United States charitable giving that goes to Education organizations[2]

Who Gets It?

29%

Percentage of United States charitable giving that goes to Faith-based organizations[2]

While the nonprofit sector is very large, around one third of the organizations making up the sector have less than a million dollars in total annual revenue. In fact, 90% of total reported revenue in the sector comes from just 2.39% of the organizations. So while the sheer number and volume of organizations is high, most of the sector’s revenue is concentrated in a very small number of those organizations. Click here for a full description of the section.