The Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy (CNP) conducts and disseminates research on the role and impact of nonprofit organizations and philanthropy.
Our Mission
To promote understanding of civil society and improve nonprofit sector performance through rigorous research, clear analysis and informed policy. Read more about the role of the center in this interview with the director Elizabeth T. Boris.
Latest CNP Reports
Small Nonprofit Organizations: A Profile of Form 990-N Filers
by Katie L. Roeger
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: A Look at Organizations that May Have Their Tax-Exempt Status Revoked
by Amy Blackwood and Katie L. Roeger
Who Helps Public Schools? Public Education Support
Organizations in 2010
by Erwin de Leon, Katie L. Roeger, Carol J. De Vita and Elizabeth T. Boris
The State of Society: Measuring Economic Success
and Human Well-Being
by Erwin de Leon and Elizabeth T. Boris
Click here to read Five Questions with co-author, Erwin de Leon, about moving beyond gross domestic product as a measure of properity.
The Nonprofit Sector in Brief: Public Charities, Giving and Volunteering
by Kennard Wing, Katie L. Roeger and Thomas H. Pollak
National Center for Charitable Statistics
The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), a program of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. A full range of data are available at the new NCCS Tools Menu.
For quick answers about the U.S. nonprofit sector, visit our Statistics and Profiles pages.
Thomas H. Pollak, NCCS program director and author of "Washington-Area Nonprofit Operating Reserves" answers five questions about local nonprofits’ financial health. This first-of-its-kind study looks at the operating reserves of public charities—from soup kitchens to job-training centers to local arts groups—as reported in their 2006 tax filings. The study found that most nonprofits had weak reserves before the downturn, leaving them vulnerable to effects of the recession.
File Forms 990 and State Registration Forms Electronically
Developed by NCCS, 990 Online© is a web-based application that allows nonprofit organizations and nonprofit accountants to electronically prepare and submit IRS Forms 990, 990-EZ and 8868 (Extension Request). Organizations can electronically file their tax returns for fiscal years ending 2005 to 2008. The service is free for small organizations. State Registration Forms are currently available for Pennsylvania, Michigan and Hawaii. New York and Mississippi are slated to join our offerings soon.
Read more.
Form 990-N (ePostcard)
Small tax-exempt organizations whose annual gross receipts are normally $25,000 or less may be required to electronically submit Form 990-N, also known as the e-Postcard. Organizations can file this form using our IRS-approved web product.
Click here to get started.
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