Resources on Nonprofit Statistics

Statistics on nonprofits can sometime be hard to track down but the following websites can make your research much easier.  

• The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University provides research on giving and volunteering
• Center on Charitable Statistics at the Urban Institute offers statistical tables and reports on the nonprofit sector in the U.S.
• The Education Trust publishers an annual Education Watch State Reports of achievement indicators in the U.S. public schools
• The U.S. Census Bureau's State and County QuickFacts provides population, business activity, and geographic data.  Each state profile provides access to additional data from the American Community Survey