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Who is sharing nonprofit demographic data with Candid? 

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The chart below compares the proportion of nonprofits by subject area overall (in blue) with that of the subset of nonprofits sharing demographic data (in orange). Analysis is limited to 501(c)(3) public charities that filed at least one Form 900 or Form 990-EZ between 2017-2021 and had at least $50,000 in annual expenses.

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How Nonprofits Can Stay Compliant with Online Fundraising Laws in 2022

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In 2001, the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO) released a set of recommendations called the Charleston Principles to supplement fundraising laws that had not kept pace with technology. Here’s a chart with state-specific charitable registration details. 3) Participation in Giving Days. 4) Online Events.

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

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tax exempt nonprofit organizations must file various Forms 990 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) each year. The chart below shows how the percentage of our data sources shift as more 990 data comes in. corporate donations, public charities that give donations). Myth 1: “Candid grants data” is the same as “990 data.”

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Happy New Year? It depends what nonprofit “year” you’re talking about.  

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The chart below shows the percentage of nonprofits that have fiscal years ending in each month. Month of fiscal year end Public charities Percentage of public charities Total expenses Percentage of total expenses Total assets Percentage of total assets January 1,661 0.33 February 1,592 0.31 March 6,409 1.27 April 4,150 0.82

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Where are the 2019 (and 2020) 990s? On filling the gaps in Candid’s grants data

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There’s no universal date for filing 990s; instead, the end of an organization’s fiscal year determines when its 990 is due at the IRS. Add in six-month filing extensions and IRS processing time, and it can be two years before we receive all the returns for a specific year. A status update on filings.

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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

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foundations in a given year (see chart below). Why we use the Foundation 1000 sets for trends analysis As illustrated in the chart above, the Foundation 1000s’ grantmaking is much more stable over time compared to the broader grant data set. private and community foundations. private and community foundations. Pledges are excluded.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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Much like a developing human, our data collections have gotten bigger over time (see chart below), undergone developmental changes, and experienced the associated growing pains. funders, and public foundations (aka grantmaking public charities). And this year, it enters full-fledged adulthood!

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