For more than 30 years, the National Council of Nonprofits has mobilized the nation’s largest sector-wide network of nonprofits to achieve transformative results.
We provide nonprofits with the tools, research, and resources needed to operate more effectively, efficiently, and ethically. Our collective efforts ensure a connected and powerful nonoprofit community equipped to champion the public good.
Nonprofits have tremendous impact in each of our communities every day. Find out more about what makes nonprofits unique.
- What the word “nonprofit means
- Nonprofits per thousand people
- Number of nonprofits by state
Myths About Nonprofits
While nonprofits are all around us, there are common misconceptions about what nonprofits are and what they do.
Research, Reports & Data on the Nonprofit Sector
In addition to telling the story of the nonprofit sector from the nonprofit perspective, the Nonprofit Impact Matters site houses extensive data, up-to-date research, and key facts on the sector, including state-by-state nonprofit data and reports. Nonprofits depend upon quality research to, among other things, increase their understanding, improve their operations and programs, and advance their public policy and public awareness initiatives.
Nonprofit State Associations in America