overview, findings, and data agenda
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Overview, Findings, and Data Agenda
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INFRASTRUCTURE
PEOPLE
Racial EquityCommunity Wellbeing
Our Mission: We build shared data infrastructure and support strong data actors that use quality data to improve people’s lives.
Over 360 members across the St. Louis Region. It’s free/easy to join at: bit.ly/joinrda
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● 93-page report launched in September 2021● Contains 12 population-level indicators and 29 sub
indicators that richly capture nonprofit characteristics, finances, economic impact, and funding about the St. Louis nonprofit sector (and regional comparisons)
● Highlights what we know — and more importantly, what we can’t know given current data limitations
● Primary Author: Liz Deichmann, CIAC Research Fellow
Read more at: bit.ly/stlnonprofits
● Number of Nonprofits● Major Groups● Size● Age● Growth● Revenues
Included Indicators
● Expenses● Assets● Employment● Volunteerism● Individual Donations● Grant Awards
Methodology
• National Center for Charitable Statistics Business Master Files
(2005-2020)
• National Center for Charitable Statistics Core Files (2012-2017)
• St. Louis Regional Funding Map (2017) — Produced by the RDA for
the United Way Community Needs Assessment
• Workforce and Economic Impact (Hopkins, Labor Statistics)
• Interviews with Local Nonprofit Leaders
● Major Groups: System used by the IRS (NTEE) to classify nonprofit organizations into 12 subsectors
● Public Charity: All nonprofits under 501(c)(3) IRS code except for Private Foundations
● Registered Nonprofit: All active organizations that registered with IRS (including religious orgs)
● Reporting Nonprofit: Organizations filing 990s (including 990-N)
Key Definitions
Comparison Regions
Nonprofit Numbers + Size
Total Nonprofits
Largest Public Charities
Public Charities by Major Group
Total Nonprofits Over Time
Nonprofit Revenue, Expenses + Assets
Per Capita Revenue
Annual Revenue by Type
Total Revenue by Major Group
Annual Expenses
Employment Expenses
Total / Net Assets
Assets by Major Group
Nonprofit Employment + Volunteerism
Nonprofit Employment
Volunteerism
Volunteer Service Valuation
Nonprofit Funding
Charitable Contributions
Charitable Contributions
Grant Awards by Funder Type
Grant Dollars by Type
Grant Awards by Philanthropy Type
Key Findings
1. The St. Louis region has the largest number of registered nonprofits and the second largest number of reporting nonprofits — however, it lags behind in per capita nonprofits
2. The religious and hospital subsectors thrive in St. Louis
3. In the past 15 years, the number of registered public charities in St. Louis peaked in 2016 and since declined by roughly 10.0%
Key Findings
4. The St. Louis region has low contributed revenue and high individual donations compared to peer regions
5. The nonprofit sector, especially St. Louis City, employs a comparatively large proportion of the region’s private workforce and pays comparable wages to the for-profit sector
6. In 2017, the federal government awarded two-thirds of total grant dollars in the region, but local philanthropic grantmakers awarded the most grants
Impact Equity
What’s Missing?
Data About [STL] Nonprofits Should Help Us...
● Learn and Continuously Improve● Advocate for Equity and Sustainability● Better Align Resources with Gaps and Needs● Take Timely Action● Paint a Complete Picture● Increase Reliability and Validity
...to Impact Our Whole Community
A Data Agenda for Nonprofit Equity and Impact
See Section V (Equity, p. 27) + Section IX (Data Agenda, p. 62)
Collecting Local Data
● Demographic Representation
● Organizational Reach
○ Location / Service Geography○ Beneficiaries○ Volunteers○ Major Groups + Service Categories
● Financial Health
(Does Not Include Outcome or Impact Measures)
What’s Next?
Regional Nonprofit Data Hub?
1. Understand the existing landscape (funders + nonprofits)
2. Define how data can be used for public + internal benefit
3. Review and align existing data collection systems
4. Collect and share regional data using shared infrastructure
5. Continue to improve the scope and quality of local data
Contact: Paul Sorenson, [email protected]
Director, St. Louis Regional Data Alliance Co-Director, UMSL Community
Innovation & Action Center
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