Mapping Nonprofit Locations

Ever wonder how many nonprofit organizations are in your area? Well thanks to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), you can view nonprofit locations on PolicyMap. The NCCS helps to track data regarding the nonprofit sector. You can search for non-profits based on the organization’s primary cause (arts, education, religion, etc.), the reason for 501(c)(3) status, and an array of financial indicators such as net assets, fund balance, total revenue, total expenses, public support (i.e. donations), and the fiscal year that these financial indicators come from.

One new searchable indicator that we’ve included this year is total lobbying expenses. While a 501(c)(3) is limited in its lobbying capacity, nonprofit organizations still have limited ability to lobby the public (to try and sway public opinion) as well as the legislature.


As a subscriber, you can check out who spends the most on lobbying in your area by going to PolicyMap and clicking on the Nonprofit Locations tab in the Add Sites menu.

Another interesting fact according to 2010 NCCS estimates, the average 501(c)(3) organization received a little over $550,000 in donations. In total, this amounts to over $25 billion in donations. If every American made a donation to one of these organizations, it would average out to a $82 donation per person.

So let’s all put this data to good use & find a non-profit near you to get involved with!