Research Services: California Nonprofit Database
With expertise developed through more than a decade of data collection
and analysis, the USF Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management
offers data and advising services to enhance the capacity and effectiveness
of the California Nonprofit Sector. We can provide maps, tables,
and analysis in a variety of formats for internal planning, presentations,
and reports, tailoring the design to almost any need:
The possible data analyses are not limited to the examples provided
above. We can create longitudinal files to examine change over time,
provide advanced statistical analysis, and combine our nonprofit
sector data with other data sources like the US Census. We work
with a variety of organizations including nonprofits, foundations,
and public policy professionals.
The Institute can offer:
I. Resources for Outreach to Nonprofits
Where are nonprofit (501(c)3) organizations that we have not
funded yet?
How many additional organizations in a particular field or region
can our grant officers reach out to?
How can I coordinate our grants program with existing community
resources?
The Institute can tailor listings of nonprofit organizations to
the activity and geographic area of interest. We also have the expertise
to help you link the data to internal grant tracking systems.
For example, The California Endowment (TCE) is interested in helping
its program officers find additional nonprofit organizations in
places where they have existing programs, and in places where they
would like to expand their investments. We provided a focused subset
listing of the state’s nonprofits based on activity codes
that match The California Endowment’s program areas. The listing
of nonprofit organizations has also been matched against a list
of grantees from 2000-2003 so that program staff can pinpoint potential
grantees who have not received funding from TCE in the past.
Using contact management software, program staff in several TCE
regional offices can use this listing to probe for new potential
grantees based on any combination of activity, location, and size
(based on income).
II. Asset Mapping
How do regions of the state differ in terms of nonprofit sector
capacity?
Where are the nonprofits in my region/service area?
How do the locations of nonprofit organizations in particular service
fields match up to relevant social needs such as concentrations
of poverty or elderly residents?
Using data about nonprofit organizations from the Internal Revenue
Service we have measured aggregate nonprofit sector revenue for
California’s counties. We have also combined IRS and census
data, using GIS maps to pinpoint the location of nonprofit organizations.
This work results in community asset maps which highlight places
of unmet need. These maps are useful to policymakers and advocates.
III. Keeping Up With Change
How is the nonprofit sector responding to California’s
inland population shifts in the Central Valley and Inland Empire?
Where might population growth be outpacing the sector?
What communities have a relative abundance of nonprofit organizations?
The Institute maintains data about California’s nonprofit
sector going back nearly 10 years. By combining this with additional
data on population change we can analyze whether regional nonprofit
sectors are keeping up with demographic change, for example in places
like the Central Valley.
IV. Employment
How many people work in the nonprofit sector in my city/county/legislative
district?
How does this compare to other parts of California?
What are comparable numbers in the for profit and government sectors?
The Institute has worked with the California Employment Development
Department, Labor Market Statistics Division, to draw up custom
analyses of data about the nonprofit sector workforce, combining
EDD data on employment and wages with our knowledge of the nonprofit
sector.
For example, we have found that nonprofits employ nearly one million
of the state’s residents, 6.5% of the workforce. Breaking
this down by county, we found that nonprofit employment varies by
county, ranging from less than 2% in Alpine to more than 10% in
Marin.
V. Evaluation
The Institute conducts sponsored research and commissioned program
evaluations for foundations, government, and other nonprofit organizations,
when we have staff available and when such projects fit well within
our current research priorities. For example, the Institute evaluated
the effectiveness of a program where organizations that distribute
food to needy populations were given energy efficient equipment
upgrades for PG&E. In an evaluation for the Faiths Initiative,
the Institute asked religious leaders about their knowledge and
interest in applying for public funding for social service programs.
Data Sources
The Institute has developed methods to incorporate data from the
Internal Revenue Service, the California Secretary of State's listing
of incorporated organizations, the California Registry of Charitable
Trust, the California Department of Finance, US Census, the American
Community Survey, and other sources.
Cost
Quotes for data access and/or analysis are provided after an initial
discussion with Institute staff.
For additional information about the California Nonprofits Database
or to discuss a quote for data, please call Carol Silverman, Research
Director at 415.422.2164 or email silverman@usfca.edu.
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