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Donor Acknowledgment Timeliness Review
An analytical review of gift records, acknowledgment dates, and the controls that keep donor communication accurate.
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Nonprofit statistics with sources attached.
Each brief puts a liftable number near the top, explains the source, and links the underlying evidence.
Donor engagement
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Charitable giving participation statistics for 2026
Almost 49 percent of Americans gave more than $25 to a nonpolitical group between September 2022 and September 2023.
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Informal community helping statistics
An estimated 54.2 percent of Americans helped or exchanged favors with neighbors in the year ending September 2023.
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Multiple organization membership statistics
Among Americans who belonged to organizations in 2023, 54 percent belonged to two or more groups.
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How many Americans donate to charity?
Federal survey analysis estimated a donor base of at least 121.8 million people for the year ending September 2023.
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Civic organization membership statistics
One in four Americans, more than 62.9 million people, belonged to an organization in 2023.
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Grant Report Evidence and Deadline Controls
A review of reporting requirements, source documents, and the ownership needed before a funder deadline.
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Donor Data Access and Offboarding Review
A review of role-based access, exports, and the evidence that access ends when a volunteer or staff member leaves.
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Program Intake Routing and Referral Evidence
A structured review of intake questions, eligibility documentation, and the boundary between information and a promise of service.
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Volunteer Retention Signals in Nonprofit Operations
A review of scheduling records, response patterns, and the evidence that precedes volunteer disengagement.
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Annual volunteer hours statistics for 2026
Formal volunteers contributed an estimated 4.99 billion hours in the year ending September 2023.
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How many Americans volunteer? Statistics for 2026
Federal survey estimates put the number of formal volunteers at 75.7 million for the year ending September 2023.
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Value of volunteer time statistics for 2026
Independent Sector estimated the national value of a volunteer hour at $34.79 for 2024.
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Virtual volunteering statistics for 2026
The first federal measure of virtual volunteering found that 18 percent of formal volunteers served partly or completely online.
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Volunteer participation rate statistics for 2026
Federal survey data found that 28.3 percent of Americans age 16 and older formally volunteered between September 2022 and September 2023.
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IRS nonprofit sample size statistics
The IRS reports a 2022 exempt organization study sample of 22,010 returns.
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IRS exempt organization study population statistics
The IRS lists a population count of 349,483 for its 2022 exempt organization study.
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Public charity asset statistics
The IRS reported $4.8 trillion in assets for public charities in tax year 2019.
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Public charity revenue statistics
The IRS reported $2.4 trillion in revenue for public charities in tax year 2019.
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Tax exempt organization count statistics for 2026
The IRS Business Master File extract reported 1,964,958 tax exempt organization records in September 2026.
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Nonprofit employment by state statistics
The District of Columbia had the highest nonprofit share of private employment in 2022 at 25.2 percent.
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Nonprofit employment statistics for 2026
U.S. nonprofit establishments accounted for 12.8 million jobs in 2022.
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Nonprofit health and education employment statistics
Education and health services accounted for 65.0 percent of nonprofit workers in 2022.
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Nonprofit share of private employment statistics
Nonprofits accounted for 9.9 percent of private sector employment in 2022.
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Nonprofit worker education statistics
Nearly two thirds of private nonprofit workers age 25 and older held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2022.
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