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Non Profit Public Sector
Explore verified non profit public sector statistics and market research reports with sourced data and trend analysis.
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Leah Kessler
Non Profit Industry Statistics
U.S. nonprofits are a massive $2.6 trillion sector vital to the economy and society.
Donation Statistics
In 2026, Donation’s latest giving stats show how quickly donor impact can shift from month to month, with clear highs and gaps that donators can’t afford to ignore. See which causes gained momentum and where support slipped, so you can understand what changed and what it means next.
Municipality Statistics
With about 19,500 incorporated municipalities and budgets strained in fiscal year 2023, the average city of roughly 11,000 residents juggles everything from a 12.5% poverty rate to a 1.1% property tax load. See how 72% of Americans live in municipal or urban areas, while only 55% of municipalities grew more than 5% from 2010 to 2020, reshaping who has money, access, and opportunity at the local level.
Volunteer Statistics
Women volunteer in the US at 28.3% versus 18.1% for men, and volunteering rises sharply with education, from 12.1% for those with less than high school to 40.3% for college graduates. You will also see how time, motivation, and economic value shift across age, work status, and countries, including $122.9 billion in US volunteer-generated economic value and 8 billion hours contributed in 2021.
Fundraising Statistics
With global online giving reaching $6 billion in 2023 while total US charitable giving rose to $557.16 billion, this page maps how money moves from corporate matching to mobile conversions, and which channels actually pay off. You will see the sharp contrasts that shape strategy, including ESG driven giving up 22% to $3.1 billion, matching programs engaging 65% of employee donors, and a 12% mobile donation conversion rate beating desktop at 8%.
Church Online Giving Statistics
See how Church Online Giving can turn speed, mobile behavior, and better security into more generosity, including a 0.13% global fraud loss benchmark for card payments and the clear conversion payoff of keeping mobile load times under 3 seconds. You will also find practical lift figures for donation pages and campaigns, from 35% higher conversions with embedded forms to matching that can raise giving by 10% to 15% and reminders sent three days later boosting responses by about 20%.
Year End Giving Statistics
Year-end giving is accelerating and the shifts are tangible for 2023, where Gen Z participation rose to 28% and personalized appeals boosted retention from 28% to 65%. You will also see how demographics, causes, and channels collide such as women making up 52% of donors, healthcare workers lifting health giving by 35%, and recurring year-end donors rising 15% from 2020 to 2023.
Volunteerism Statistics
Volunteerism is showing a measurable rebound and real economic weight with US volunteers driving 8 billion hours and $122.9 billion in 2016 value, while 60.7 million Americans formally volunteered in 2021. You will see how participation varies sharply by age, work status, and place across the US UK Australia and Europe and why micro and virtual volunteering are changing who can help, not just how much.
Online Donation Statistics
Online donations hit $65.2 billion worldwide in 2023, up 12.4% from 2022, yet one-third of potential givers never make it past form friction with a 68% abandonment rate. This page connects what drives giving today like 73% of Gen Z preferring one click, mobile wallets boosting 42% of sub $100 conversions, and video on landing pages lifting conversions by 80% with what stops donors, from AI chat reducing drop offs by 40% to personalized email raising rates by 29%.
Charitable Giving Statistics
U.S. corporate giving totaled $29.48 billion in 2022 and corporations accounted for 6% of all giving, yet tech and education still pulled the biggest shares while only a minority rely on what they give most through product donations. The page also tracks how giving behavior is changing across individuals and foundations, from $103.53 billion in foundation giving in 2022 to Gen Z at 41% participation in 2023, so you can see where generosity is widening and where it is quietly tightening.
Philanthropy Statistics
Global giving is still enormous, with global charitable totals reaching $1.2 trillion in 2022 estimates, yet the World Giving Index reveals a troubling post COVID dip as 42% of the global score decline is tied to helping strangers. You will also see how giving habits diverge by place and person, from Indonesia’s 91% helping strangers to a global volunteering rate of 12.8% and 1 in 3 people donating in the past month.