[mp_row]

[mp_span col=”12″]

[mp_text mp_custom_style=”mpce-prvt-2318-585006b66186c”]

About This Profile

Across the United States, the charitable sector generates incredible impact on both communities and economies. This profile is a snapshot of major statistics about North Carolina’s charitable community. It’s designed to give you a broad sense of the scale and diversity of nonprofits, foundations, and charities across the state. A downloadable PDF version is available above.

[/mp_text]

[/mp_span]

[/mp_row]

[mp_row mp_custom_style=”mpce-prvt-2318-584ef2d8f07ac”]

[mp_span col=”12″]

[mp_row_inner]

[mp_span_inner col=”12″]

[mp_text margin=”15,15,20,none”]

Employment by Nonprofit Service Area

North Carolina’s charitable community employs individuals committed to the common good across a diverse range of organization types.

[visualizer id=”2826″]

[/mp_text]

[/mp_span_inner]

[/mp_row_inner]

[mp_row_inner]

[mp_span_inner col=”12″ classes=” motopress-space”]

[mp_space]

[/mp_span_inner]

[/mp_row_inner]

[/mp_span]

[/mp_row]

[mp_row]

[mp_span col=”12″]

[mp_row_inner]

[mp_span_inner col=”12″ classes=” motopress-space”]

[mp_space]

[/mp_span_inner]

[/mp_row_inner]

[mp_row_inner]

[mp_span_inner col=”3″]

[mp_image id=”1571″ size=”large” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”]

[/mp_span_inner]

[mp_span_inner col=”9″]

[mp_text margin=”none,none,20,none”]

Number of North Carolina Nonprofit Organizations

• All nonprofit organizations: 39,587
• 501(c)(3) Public Charities (includes some religious organizations): 27,777
• 501(c)(3) Private and Public Foundations: 2,420
• Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations*: 9,390

* includes civic leagues, chamber of commerce, veterans organizations, etc

[/mp_text]

[/mp_span_inner]

[/mp_row_inner]

[/mp_span]

[/mp_row]

[mp_row]

[mp_span col=”12″ classes=” motopress-space”]

[mp_space]

[/mp_span]

[/mp_row]

[mp_row]

[mp_span col=”3″]

[mp_image id=”1570″ size=”medium” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”]

[/mp_span]

[mp_span col=”9″]

[mp_text margin=”none,none,20,none”]

Economic Impact of the North Carolina Nonprofit Sector

• Employs more than 298,462 – over 8.4% of the state’s workforce
• Generates over $52.5 billion in annual revenues
• Holds assets of more than $154 billion
• North Carolina foundations annually give over $1.4 billion
• North Carolinians give $5.9 billion to charity each year, representing 3.79 percent of household income

[/mp_text]

[/mp_span]

[/mp_row]

[mp_row]

[mp_span col=”12″ classes=” motopress-space”]

[mp_space]

[/mp_span]

[/mp_row]

[mp_row]

[mp_span col=”3″]

[mp_image id=”1569″ size=”large” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”]

[/mp_span]

[mp_span col=”9″]

[mp_text margin=”none,none,20,none”]

Public Charities and Foundations Benefit North Carolina Communities

Give voice to the people they serve
Girls on the Run has 225 councils that impact communities nationwide.
Headquartered in Charlotte, the organization inspires girls to be joyful, healthy
and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively
integrates running.

Contribute to vibrant communities
No other orchestra in America serves its state to the extent that the North
Carolina Symphony does. Each year, its 300 concerts, education programs, and
community engagement events are enjoyed by adults and schoolchildren in
more than 90 North Carolina counties.

Advance solutions for challenges facing society
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County’s primary goal to reduce the
impact that poverty has on the lives of students, families and communities in
Asheville and Buncombe County. In 2017 alone, over 3,000 Buncombe County
residents called 2-1-1, their free 24 hour service line. Seeking housing, more
than 1,500 sought free and affordable food and over 2,500 calls were received
related to healthcare assistance.

Address societal challenges
Headquartered in Cary, the Sall Family Foundation invests in new ideas, to
promote collaboration among people and institutions for worldwide human
development. The Foundation focuses on conservation and the environment,
public health, and science, especially when these areas intersect.

[/mp_text]

[/mp_span]

[/mp_row]

[mp_row]

[mp_span col=”12″ classes=” motopress-space”]

[mp_space]

[/mp_span]

[/mp_row]

[mp_row]

[mp_span col=”3″]

[mp_image id=”2396″ size=”large” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”]

[/mp_span]

[mp_span col=”9″]

[mp_text margin=”none,none,20,none”]

Sources

Note: The “nonprofit sector” encompasses organizations that are defined as tax-exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. This includes both public charities and private foundations [501(c)(3)] and other nonprofits such as civic league organizations [501(c)(4)]. Exceptions are noted when relevant.

Employment Information and Breakdown by Nonprofit Service Area
Number of nonprofit employees: The 2019 nonprofit employment report, Lester M. Salamon and Chelsea L.
Newhouse, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, Nonprofit Employment Bulletin #47, Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society
Studies, 2019 {Data is 2016, page 3}

http://ccss.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/01/2019-NP-Employment-Report_FINAL_1.8.2019.pdf

Number of Nonprofits
Urban Institute, National Center for Charitable Statistics, State Summary reports
http://www.nccs.urban.org/statistics/profiles.cfm {Data are 2013}

Asset and Revenues
Urban Institute, National Center for Charitable Statistics, “Registered Nonprofit Organizations by State (BMF
12/2015)” http://nccsweb.urban.org/tablewiz/bmf.php {Data are 2015}

Foundation Giving
The Foundation Center, FC Stats: “Foundation Stats: Total Grantmaking Foundations” {Data are 2015}
http://data.foundationcenter.org/#/foundations/all/state:NC/total/list/2015

Individual Giving
How America Gives, 2014. The Chronicle of Philanthropy. {Data are 2012}.
https://philanthropy.com/interactives/how-america-gives#search

Nonprofit Examples:
Sall Family Foundation: https://www.sallfamily.org/
Girls on the Run: https://www.girlsontherun.org/ and https://www.girlsontherun.org/What-We-Do
North Carolina Symphony: https://www.ncsymphony.org/our-story/
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County: https://www.unitedwayabc.org/what-we-do

As of October 2019

[/mp_text]

[/mp_span]

[/mp_row]