Growth in the Nonprofit Sector Mostly at Mid- to Large-Sized Organizations; Smaller Nonprofit Start-ups Struggle to Survive

PRESS RELEASE
Growth in the Nonprofit Sector Mostly at Mid- to Large-Sized Organizations; Smaller Nonprofit Start-ups Struggle to Survive:

"The Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Maryland Nonprofits) released a research report, Field of Dreams, which details the likelihood of survival and growth of nonprofit organizations in Maryland. The report examines the makeup of the sector by revenue size, organizational growth, and the effect of Maryland Nonprofits as a capacity building organization on member organizations within the sector. The research report is based on IRS financial data consisting of 11,938 nonprofit organizations from 1995-2005. The key finding exposed by the analysis was that in the nonprofit sector, organizational growth is mostly from mid- to large- sized organizations. Smaller nonprofits that might be expected to show growth are struggling to survive. These findings are even more striking because the nonprofit sector represents nearly 11% of the overall work force in the State of Maryland."