A Snapshot of Non-Profit Finances

The number of charities that filed tax returns with the government rose from 82,048 in 1975 to 180,931 in 1995, while the number of foundations grew from 26,889 to 47,983.

The reported appeared in the Fall 1998 Statistics of Income Bulletin. For a copy, send $18 to the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh 15250-7954.

• Changes in Contributions, Assets, and Revenue of the Nation’s Charities
• Sources of Charitable Revenue, 1995
• Composition of Charities’ Assets, 1995
• How Foundation Assets, Revenue, and Amount of Grants Distributed Have Changed, 1974-95
• Sources of Foundations’ Revenue, 1995
• Composition of Foundations’ Assets, 1995