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The Pulse of the Sector:Nonprofit Organizations in North Central Florida
The Pulse of the Sector: Nonprofit Organizations in North Central Florida
RESEARCH TEAM Jennifer A. Jones, Ph.D.
Caitlin J. Hunter
CONTRIBUTORS
Tracy Irani, Ph.D.
Muthusami Kumaran, Ph.D.
Angela B. Lindsey, Ph.D.
Dale Pracht, Ph.D.
SPONSORS
UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth & Community Sciences
Copyright © 2016
University of Florida
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Family, Youth & Community
Sciences
All Rights Reserved
http://fycs.ifas.ufl.edu/research-nonprofit/
Please cite as:
Jones, J. A., Hunter, C. J., Irani, T. A., Kumaran,
M., Lindsey, A. B., & Pracht, D. (2016). The Pulse
of the sector: Nonprofit organizations in North
Central Florida. Gainesville, FL: Institute of Food
and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.
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Table of Contents
Introduction 5
Snapshot of the Nonprofit Sector in North Central Florida 6
The 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Sector in North Central Florida 7
TypesofNonprofitOrganizations 8
Economic Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector in North Central Florida 10
GeneralEconomicDimensions 10
NonprofitRevenueandExpenses 10
NonprofitFinancesDuringtheGreatRecession 13
Nonprofit Employment in North Central Florida 16
Nonprofit Funding in North Central Florida 17
LocalPrivateFoundations 17
MoniesFlowingIntoNorthCentralFlorida 17
FoundationFunding 17
FederalGrantDollars 20
Conclusion 21
Technical Appendix 22
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Introduction
HOME TO MORE THAN 62,000 nonprofit
organizations, Florida has one of the largest nonprofit
sectors in the country. Nonprofit organizations often
work closely with other public sector organizations,
including public institutions of higher education. In
Florida, the University of Florida is a public institution
of higher education that makes an investment in
local communities through the efforts of its state
and county faculty, and often collaborates with
nonprofit organizations to do so. However, there are no
current, validated analyses of the imprint of nonprofit
organizations on the state and its communities. The
purpose of this pilot project, therefore, is to develop
an accurate, useful snapshot of the nonprofit sector in
North Central Florida (see map on page 3).
When we understand the nonprofit sector, we under-
stand a lot about a community. The financial and organi-
zational health of the sector, as this report suggests, is
related to the economic and social health of the commu-
nity. A strong, vibrant nonprofit sector contributes to a
strong, vibrant local economy by, for example:
1. Providing childcare and afterschool programs that
allow parents to go to work each day;
2.Organizing cultural and religious activities
that help businesses attract and retain
talented employees;
3.Offering sports and leisure activities that provide
opportunities for adults to exercise and develop
sportsmanship; and
4.Acting to preserve our environment for
generations to come.
North Central Florida, in particular, is a region of great
beauty and a region of great contrasts. It is the home of
several large universities and the intellectual and social
resources attracted by such institutions. It is also home
to some of Florida’s poorest counties, counties with
some of the lowest health indicators in the state.
This project is sponsored by UF/IFAS Extension and
UF/IFAS Research, which are part of the University of
Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
(UF/IFAS). UF/IFAS is a federal-state-county partner-
ship dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture,
human and natural resources, and the life sciences.
UF/IFAS has research and education facilities located
throughout Florida and UF/IFAS Extension has offices in
all of Florida’s 67 counties.
It is our hope that by presenting these data we can
collectively see the significant and varied imprint of the
nonprofit sector in the North Central Region. We hope
to inspire cross-sectoral partnerships—including the con-
tinued and expanded collaboration with UF/IFAS Exten-
sion and nonprofit organizations—that can improve the
quality of life for all Floridians. We also hope to provide
data that can inform the decision-making processes of
policy makers, funders, and nonprofit leaders. The pulse
of the nonprofit sector is, after all, the pulse of the com-
munity.
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Snapshot of the Nonprofit Sector in North Central Florida
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE RECOGNIZES many types of 501(c) nonprofit
organizations. However, the most commonly
known are 501(c)(3) organizations, or those
nonprofits which are tax exempt and organized
for charitable, religious, educational, scientific,
and other exempt purposes.
SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Insti-tute, 2014 Business Master Files and 2013 Core Files; Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
In North Central Florida, there are 4,968 501(c)
nonprofit organizations, 77% of which are
501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organizations.
From this point on, this report will address only
501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations—the largest and
most rapidly growing category—and will refer to
them as “nonprofits”.
Snapshotof501(c)(3)NonprofitsinNorthCentralFlorida
FIGURE 1: Typesof501(c)NonprofitOrganizationsinNorthCentralFlorida
The 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Sector in North Central Florida
LIKE MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES, Florida
experienced a steady increase in the number of
nonprofits between 2000 and 2010, a trend which then
slowed between 2010 and 2013. This change is likely
attributable to the recession and, also, to a change in
IRS tax law which resulted in approximately 272,000
nonprofits nationwide being removed from the official
IRS records. The sector’s downswing, however, may
have ended: Both North Central Florida and Florida
experienced an increase (7% and 9% respectively) in
the number of nonprofits between 2013 and 2014.
FIGURE 3: GrowthintheNonprofitSectorinFlorida
SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2000-2014 Business Master Files
FIGURE 2: GrowthintheNonprofitSectorinNorthCentralFlorida
SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2000-2014 Business Master Files
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TYPES OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Nonprofit organizations are classified into sub-
sectors via the National Taxonomy for Exempt
Entities (NTEE). In Table 1, the number and
percentage of nonprofits in each subsector is
presented for North Central Florida, Florida, and,
for comparison purposes, the United States. With
regard to the number of nonprofits, Religion is
the largest subsector in North Central Florida, fol-
lowed by Human Services and Education.
In general, the distribution of nonprofits between
subsectors is similar throughout all three geo-
graphical areas. However, Florida and North
Central Florida have a slightly larger percentage
of Religious nonprofits than the U.S. in general.
There is variation in the number of nonprofits
headquartered in each county and the subsectors
in which these nonprofits operate. Rural counties
tend to have fewer nonprofit organizations and,
in many cases, a greater percentage of Religious
organizations than urban areas such as Leon or
Alachua County. While these data do not account
for nonprofit organizations that are headquar-
tered in one county but operating in another or in
multiple counties, it does appear that some rural
counties experience a dearth of activity in spe-
cific subsectors, notably Health, Human Services,
and Arts, Culture, and Humanities.
TABLE 1: NCF501(c)(3)NonprofitOrganizationsbySubsector
SUBSECTORNCF
NUMBERNCF
PERCENTFL
NUMBERFL
PERCENT US
NUMBERUS
PERCENT
ARTS,CULTURE,&HUMANITIES
290 8% 4,169 7% 96,488 9%
EDUCATION 566 15% 7,813 13% 152,951 15%
ENVIRONMENT&ANIMALS
209 5% 2,545 4% 50,649 5%
HEALTH 249 7% 4,150 7% 74,346 7%
HUMANSERVICES 869 23% 12,684 20% 259,273 25%
INTERNATIONAL 43 1% 1,140 2% 18,225 2%
MUTUALBENEFIT/PUBLIC&SOCIETALBENEFIT
423 11% 10,494 17% 106,533 10%
RELIGION 1,158 30% 18,945 30% 263,320 26%
UNKNOWN 0 0% 222 0*% 3,225 0*%
TOTAL 3,807 100% 62,162 100% 1,025,010 100%
*Percentage <0.5 SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2014 Business Master Files
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TABLE 2: Numberof501(c)(3)NonprofitsbyCountyandSubsector
COUNTY
SUBSECTOR
ARTS, CULTURE, & HUMANITIES
EDUCATIONENVIRONMENT
&ANIMALS HEALTH
HUMAN SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL
MUTUAL BENEFIT/ PUBLIC & SOCIETAL BENEFIT
RELIGION TOTAL
ALACHUA 101 266 72 101 260 22 125 319 1,266
BRADFORD* 1 4 2 2 7 3 6 39 64
COLUMBIA* 10 13 9 6 58 2 8 91 197
DIXIE* 2 2 3 2 8 0 3 29 49
GADSDEN 10 11 7 7 37 0 24 75 171
GILCHRIST 3 3 6 2 9 0 5 24 52
HAMILTON* 2 2 5 2 9 0 0 17 37
JEFFERSON 10 5 2 1 11 1 4 26 60
LAFAYETTE* 0 1 0 1 5 0 2 14 23
LEON 127 221 60 109 376 14 205 284 1,396
LEVY* 9 12 18 3 22 0 6 57 127
MADISON* 2 6 4 3 9 0 9 38 71
SUWANNEE* 4 9 6 4 26 1 7 65 122
TAYLOR* 2 3 4 2 6 0 5 27 49
UNION* 2 1 0 1 7 0 2 19 32
WAKULLA 5 7 11 3 19 0 12 34 91
TABLE 3: Percentageof501(c)(3)NonprofitsbyCountyandSubsector
COUNTY
SUBSECTOR
ARTS, CULTURE, & HUMANITIES
EDUCATIONENVIRONMENT
&ANIMALS HEALTH
HUMAN SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL
MUTUAL BENEFIT/ PUBLIC & SOCIETAL BENEFIT
RELIGION TOTAL
ALACHUA 8% 21% 6% 8% 21% 2% 10% 25% 100%
BRADFORD* 2% 6% 3% 3% 11% 5% 9% 61% 100%
COLUMBIA* 5% 7% 5% 3% 29% 1% 4% 46% 100%
DIXIE* 4% 4% 6% 4% 16% 0% 6% 59% 100%
GADSDEN 6% 6% 4% 4% 22% 0% 14% 44% 100%
GILCHRIST 6% 6% 12% 4% 17% 0% 10% 46% 100%
HAMILTON* 5% 5% 14% 5% 24% 0% 0% 46% 100%
JEFFERSON 17% 8% 3% 2% 18% 2% 7% 43% 100%
LAFAYETTE* 0% 4% 0% 4% 22% 0% 9% 61% 100%
LEON 9% 16% 4% 8% 27% 1% 15% 20% 100%
LEVY* 7% 9% 14% 2% 17% 0% 5% 45% 100%
MADISON* 3% 8% 6% 4% 13% 0% 13% 54% 100%
SUWANNEE* 3% 7% 5% 3% 21% 1% 6% 53% 100%
TAYLOR* 4% 6% 8% 4% 12% 0% 10% 55% 100%
UNION* 6% 3% 0% 3% 22% 0% 6% 59% 100%
WAKULLA 5% 8% 12% 3% 21% 0% 13% 37% 100%
*Rural Counties SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2014 Business Master Files 10
Economic Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector in North Central Florida
THIS REPORT HAS THUS FAR presented
data on the population of 3,807 nonprofits in
North Central Florida. To discuss the economic
dimensions of the sector, however, the scope
must narrow and include only those organizations
for whom financial data is available. Therefore,
from this point on, this report will present data
about the 1,157 nonprofit organizations that file
IRS Forms 990 or 990-EZ, i.e., organizations with
annual revenues greater than $50,000. It does
not include private foundations.
TABLE 4: NonprofitRevenueandExpenses:NorthCentralFloridavs.Florida
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA FLORIDA
TOTALNONPROFITREVENUE $4,670,263,433 $68,764,139,473
TOTALNONPROFITEXPENSES $4,415,915,339 $64,224,499,180
TOTALASSETS $7,886,585,561 $120,076,461,526
TOTALPOPULATION 922,402 19,893,297
NONPROFITEXPENDITURESPERCAPITA $4,787 $3,228
NONPROFITMEDIANREVENUE $147,910 $116,246
NONPROFITMEDIANEXPENSES $136,070 $108,921
MEDIANASSETS $158,607 $84,391
TOTAL NUMBER OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
1,157 17,958
SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2013 Core Files; 2014 US Census Estimate
GENERAL ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS
Generally speaking, the nonprofit sector in North
Central Florida is slightly more robust than the
nonprofit sector in Florida: As presented in Table
4, it has higher median revenue, expenses, and
assets. This is likely attributable to the relative
prominence of university foundations and gov-
ernment hospitals, both of which have multiple
501(c)(3) funding arms. Data may not reflect the
health of nonprofit organizations not affiliated
with those subsectors.
NONPROFIT REVENUE AND EXPENSES
Nonprofit organizations receive revenue from
multiple sources. Contrary to popular belief,
nonprofit revenue is largely derived from
program services (i.e., fee for service), and not
from philanthropic donations. This is true even
when accounting for Hospitals and Higher Edu-
cation, the two subsectors with the largest total
program revenue.
Revenue varies by subsector. The Health sub-
sector, for example, accounts for 13% of the
organizations but 65% of the sector’s revenue.
In contrast, Human Services account for 35% of
the organizations in the sector but only 17% of
the revenue.
Revenue sources also vary by type of organi-
zation. In North Central Florida, Health organi-
zations rely more heavily on program revenue
(fee for service) than Religious organizations,
for example, which draw a higher percentage of
donative revenue.
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FIGURE 4: PercentageofNCFRevenueSourcesforallSubsectors
SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2013 Core Files
FIGURE 5: PercentageofNCFRevenueSourcesExcludingHigherEducationandHospitals
TABLE 5: TotalRevenueandPercentageofRevenueinEachSubsector
SUBSECTORNUMBER OF NONPROFITS
PERCENT OF NONPROFITS
TOTAL REVENUE
PERCENT OF REVENUE
PROGRAM REVENUE
DONATION REVENUE
OTHER REVENUE
ARTS,CULTURE,&HUMANITIES
97 8% $28,360,225 1% 33% 53% 14%
EDUCATION 208 18% $598,533,072 13% 22% 56% 23%
ENVIRONMENT&ANIMALS
87 8% $47,626,821 1% 51% 43% 7%
HEALTH 149 13% $3,014,694,040 65% 76% 18% 6%
HUMANSERVICES 402 35% $805,557,463 17% 43% 52% 6%
INTERNATIONAL 12 1% $14,609,209 0*% 70% 28% 2%
MUTUALBENEFIT/PUBLIC&SOCIETALBENEFIT
128 11% $148,307,384 3% 18% 77% 4%
RELIGION 74 6% $12,575,219 0*% 14% 78% 8%
TOTAL 1,157 100% $4,670,263,433 100% 61% 31% 8%
*Percentage <0.5 SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2013 Core Files
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TABLE 6: NonprofitExpendituresperCapitabyCounty
COUNTYTOTAL
EXPENDITURESAVERAGE
EXPENDITURESPOPULATION
EXPENDITURES PER CAPITA
ALACHUA $2,483,248,243 $6,586,865 256,380 $9,686
BRADFORD* $4,094,511 $341,209 26,702 $153
COLUMBIA* $33,922,028 $605,751 67,857 $500
DIXIE* $850,870 $106,359 15,907 $53
GADSDEN $12,013,150 $375,411 46,281 $260
GILCHRIST $20,375,511 $2,037,551 16,997 $1,199
HAMILTON* $6,021,877 $752,735 14,048 $429
JEFFERSON $3,666,993 $458,374 14,050 $261
LAFAYETTE* $74,533 $74,533 8,835 $8
LEON $1,739,912,229 $3,264,376 283,988 $6,127
LEVY* $5,241,599 $201,600 39,613 $132
MADISON* $15,462,286 $909,546 18,518 $835
SUWANNEE* $58,258,167 $1,879,296 44,022 $1,323
TAYLOR* $27,408,273 $3,915,468 22,582 $1,214
UNION* $648,025 $162,006 15,190 $43
WAKULLA $4,717,044 $174,705 31,432 $150
TOTAL $4,415,915,339 $3,816,694 922,402 $4,787
*Rural Counties SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2013 Core Files; 2014 US Census Estimates
TABLE 7: Urbanvs.RuralNonprofitExpenditures
TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNTIES
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
AVERAGE EXPENDITURES
POPULATIONEXPENDITURES
PER CAPITA
RURAL 10 $151,982,169 $15,198,217 273,274 $556
URBAN 6 $4,263,933,170 $2,149,547 649,128 $6,569
TOTAL 16 $4,415,915,339 $3,816,694 922,402 $4,787
SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2013 Core Files; 2014 US Census Estimates13
Nonprofit expenditures also vary and, in particular, vary
by county. On average in 2013, the nonprofit sector in
North Central Florida spent $4,787 per person; however,
this can range significantly by county. Urban areas tend
to have higher per capita expenditures than rural areas.
On the high end, the nonprofit sector in Alachua County,
for example, spends approximately $9,686 per resident.
These expenses likely reflect the sizable nonprofits
associated with the University of Florida. On the lower
end, the nonprofit sector in rural areas such as Lafay-
ette, Union, and Dixie spend less than $100 per resident.
NONPROFIT FINANCES DURING THE GREAT RECESSION
The Great Recession that began in 2008 impacted non-
profit organizations throughout the country.
As a sector, it appears that nonprofit organizations in
North Central Florida weathered the Great Recession
quite well. Nonprofit assets overall increased approx-
imately 22% between 2007 and 2013. Revenue and
expenses, however, appear to have risen dramatically
and then tapered off. This may be the effect of revi-
talization efforts such at the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act.
The specific effects of the recession varied by subsec-
tor. The initial decreases in revenue were experienced
by the Education, International, and Arts, Culture, and
Humanities subsectors. Overtime, the effects were
experienced most drastically by the Public, Societal, and
Mutual Benefit organizations as well as the Religious
organizations.
1 See technical appendix.
TABLE 8: PercentChangeinRevenue,Expenses,andAssetsbySubsector2007-2013
SUBSECTOR
REVENUE EXPENSES ASSETS
2007—2010 % CHANGE
2010—2013 % CHANGE
2007—2010 % CHANGE
2010—2013 % CHANGE
2007—2010 % CHANGE
2010—2013 % CHANGE
ARTS,CULTURE,&HUMANITIES
-6% 38% 3% 26% 5% 111%
EDUCATION -37% 13% 2% 2% -5% 17%
ENVIRONMENT&ANIMALS
44% 31% 25% 45% 27% 42%
HEALTH 37% -4% 39% -7% 34% 3%
HUMANSERVICES 6% 6% 8% 7% 3% 5%
INTERNATIONAL -15% 10% -16% 13% 9% 63%
MUTUALBENEFIT/PUBLIC&SOCIETALBENEFIT
67% -28% 68% -47% 5% 31%
RELIGION 49% -10% 52% 6% 141% -32%
TOTAL 17% -1% 29% -5% 10% 10%
SOURCE: National Center for the Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2013 Core Files
FIGURE 6: Assets,Expenses,andRevenueforNonprofitsinNorthCentralFlorida
SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2013 Core Files
FIGURE 7: Assets,Expenses,andRevenueforNonprofitsinFlorida
SOURCE: National Center for charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2013 Core Files
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Nonprofits in North Central Florida employ 34,647 people
& pay $1.6 billion in annual wages.
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Nonprofit Employment in North Central Florida
IN NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA, AT least 500
nonprofit organizations employ more than
34,000 people. Collectively, this amounts to more
than $1.6 billion in wages. As presented in Table
9, most nonprofit employers have fewer than 50
employees. The larger organizations, typically
hospitals and institutions of higher education,
contribute the majority of total nonprofit
wage dollars.
TABLE 9: Matched*NorthCentralFloridaNonprofitOrganizations2014EmploymentandWagesbySize
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
2014 EMPLOYMENT
2014 TOTAL WAGES
0-4 156 287 $13,020,676
5-9 112 757 $23,749,989
10-19 95 1,305 $47,515,111
20-49 86 2,520 $79,225,766
50-99 21 1,385 $43,434,326
100-249 19 2,912 $102,542,463
250+ 11 25,481 $1,304,969,185
TOTAL 500 34,647 $1,614,457,516
*See Technical Appendix
SOURCE: Florida Department of Eco-nomic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program.
TABLE 10: NorthCentralFloridaNonprofitEmploymentandWagesbySubsector
SUBSECTOR2014 NUMBER OF MATCHED*
NPOS
2014 AVERAGE ANNUAL
EMPLOYMENT IN THE SUBSECTOR
2014 TOTAL WAGES
ARTS,CULTURE,&HUMANITIES
30 352 $7,640,347
HIGHEREDUCATION 4 11,346 $582,803,533
EDUCATION 69 1,775 $61,470,885
HOSPITALS 11 13,266 $708,502,036
ENVIRONMENT&ANIMALS
24 163 $5,889,523
HEALTH 65 2,368 $85,371,868
HUMANSERVICES 217 4,683 $132,789,359
INTERNATIONAL,FOREIGNAFFAIRS
5 19 $833,486
PUBLIC,SOCIETALBENEFIT
43 524 $26,022,808
RELIGIONRELATED 32 149 $3,133,671
TOTAL 500 34,645 $1,614,457,516
*See Technical Appendix
SOURCE: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Labor Market Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages Program.
Nonprofit Funding in North Central Florida
LOCAL PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS ARE ONE OF the vehicles
used by funders to manage philanthropic contributions.
Private foundations are 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organizations but, unlike public charities, private
foundations’ funds come primarily from one source,
usually a corporation, individual, or family.
North Central Florida is home to 74 private foundations
which collectively manage more than $208 million in
total assets. These foundations expended more than
$25 million in 2013. Combined, these foundations
expended 12% of their assets, more than the 5% they
are legally required to expend.
As with public charities, private foundations are often
concentrated in urban areas. In North Central Florida,
77% of the area’s private foundations are located in two
counties: Leon and Alachua.
MONIES FLOWING INTO NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA
Nonprofit organizations attract federal and private
dollars from outside of the area. The effects of this eco-
nomic stimulus ripples across the community through
monies spent locally to hire employees, rent or purchase
real estate, and purchase goods and supplies. Monies
spent in rural communities can be especially impactful.
FOUNDATION FUNDING
One way to measure the number of dollars coming into
the region is to look at dollars flowing to nonprofit orga-
nizations from private foundations. In 2013, nonprofits
attracted more than $37.7 million into the area through
more than 235 private foundation grants.1
Foundation grant dollars also varied by county. Urban
counties attracted 93% of private foundation funding
from outside of the area. This funding was largely con-
centrated in Alachua (37%) and Leon (54%) Counties.
1 See Technical Appendix for more information about the FC 1000 Data Set.
TABLE 12: PrivateFoundationsinNCFbyCounty
COUNTYPRIVATE
FOUNDATIONS
ALACHUA 31
LEON 26
GADSDEN 7
MADISON 2
WAKULLA 2
COLUMBIA 1
DIXIE 1
GILCHRIST 1
JEFFERSON 1
LAFAYETTE 1
LEVY 1
COUNTIES WITH NO PRIVATE
FOUNDATIONS
Taylor
Hamilton
Suwannee
Union
Bradford
SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2014 Business Master Files
TABLE 11: PrivateFoundationResourcesinNorthCentralFlorida
TOTALREVENUE $34,043,833
TOTALEXPENSES $25,076,624
TOTALASSETS $208,751,258
SOURCE: National Center for Charitable Statistics, Urban Institute, 2013 Core Files (PF)
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North Central Florida is home to 74 private
foundations & 6 community foundations.
TABLE 13: FoundationGrantDollarsintoNCFbyProgramArea
SUBJECTNUMBER OF
GRANTSPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL GRANTS
TOTAL GRANT DOLLARS
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL GRANT
DOLLARS
AGRICULTURE,FISHING,&FORESTRY 1 0% $20,000 0%
ARTS&CULTURE 7 3% $1,417,353 4%
COMMUNITY&ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT 12 5% $742,247 2%
EDUCATION 95 40% $16,938,504 45%
ENVIRONMENT&ANIMALS 20 9% $5,057,869 13%
HEALTH 22 9% $3,279,348 9%
HUMANRIGHTS 0 0% $0 0%
HUMANSERVICES 35 15% $2,324,902 6%
INFORMATION&COMMUNICATIONS 1 0% $113,140 0%
INTERNATIONALRELATIONS 0 0% $0 0%
PHILANTHROPY&NONPROFITMANAGEMENT 9 4% $605,923 2%
PUBLICAFFAIRS 12 5% $512,568 1%
PUBLICSAFETY 10 4% $5,131,599 14%
RELIGION 5 2% $240,000 1%
SCIENCE&ENGINEERING 3 1% $1,045,000 3%
SOCIALSCIENCES 0 0% $0 0%
SPORTS&RECREATION 3 1% $325,900 1%
TOTAL 235 100% $37,754,353 100%
SOURCE: Foundation Center, FC 1000 Data Set, 2013
TABLE 14: FoundationGrantDollarsintoNCFbyCounty
COUNTYNUMBER OF
GRANTSPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL GRANTS
TOTAL GRANT DOLLARSPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
GRANT DOLLARS
ALACHUA 86 37% $16,004,435 42%
BRADFORD* 0 0% $0 0%
COLUMBIA* 6 3% $122,898 0%
DIXIE* 0 0% $0 0%
GADSDEN 0 0% $0 0%
GILCHRIST 0 0% $0 0%
HAMILTON* 0 0% $0 0%
JEFFERSON 5 2% $237,500 1%
LAFAYETTE* 0 0% $0 0%
LEON 126 54% $21,021,071 56%
LEVY* 2 1% $53,247 0%
MADISON* 2 1% $52,000 0%
SUWANNEE* 5 2% $168,702 0%
TAYLOR* 1 0% $14,500 0%
UNION* 0 0% $0 0%
WAKULLA 2 1% $80,000 0%
TOTAL 235 100% $37,754,353 100%
*Rural Counties SOURCE: Foundation Center, FC 1000 Data Set, 2013
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FEDERAL GRANT DOLLARS
Another way to identify dollars flowing into
the region is to review the federal grant dollars
received by nonprofit organizations. In 2014,
more than 5,700 federal grants were awarded
within North Central Florida. Ninety-six of those
grants were awarded to nonprofit organizations
(excluding nonprofit higher education institu-
tions). Those 96 grants brought more than $36.7
million into the region.
TABLE 15: FederalGrantDollarsintoNorthCentralFlorida
NUMBEROFGRANTSTONONPROFITORGANIZATIONS*
96
TOTALDOLLARSRECEIVED $36,792,832
AVERAGESIZEDAWARD $383,259
LARGESTAWARD $13,366,088
*Excluding nonprofit higher education institutions SOURCE: United States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Fiscal Services
FIGURE 8: FederalGrantDollarsbyCounty
SOURCE: United States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Fiscal Services
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Conclusion
IT WAS OUR INTENTION in this report to present an
accurate, nuanced overview of the nonprofit sector in
North Central Florida. This was accomplished by pre-
senting the number and type of nonprofit organizations,
the type of funding sources, and the overall revenue,
expenses and assets. We also looked at how the number
of organizations in the area has changed over the past
15 years and at how organizations fared during the
Great Recession. In all this, a few key findings emerged:
NonprofitorganizationsareaneconomicassettoNorthCentralFlorida.
1. Nonprofit organizations employ more than 34,000
people and contribute more than $1.6 billion in
wages to the regional economy.
2.Nonprofit organizations attract more than $36
million in federal grant dollars and $37 million in
private foundation funding from outside the region.
Thereisgreatdisparityacrosstheregion.
1. The average nonprofit expenditure per capita
is $556 in rural counties and $6,569 in
urban counties.
2.The type of nonprofits located in the area varies by
county, and some rural counties have two or fewer
local organizations that offer educational services,
health services, or arts and cultural outlets.
3.90% of federal grant dollars awarded in the region
were allocated to organizations with headquarters
in Leon County.
Thereareanumberofuniquestrengthsuponwhichfutureeffortscanbuild.
1. Religious organizations can be found in every
county and, in many counties, make up a greater
percentage of the nonprofit sector than is the
average nationally. UF/IFAS and nonprofit leaders
can and should build upon the social and cultural
capital of the region’s religious institutions.
2.The average nonprofit expenditures per capita
are higher in North Central Florida ($4,787) than
in Florida ($3,228). This is likely influenced by the
many organizations located in Leon and Alachua
Counties, areas that are both saturated with
intellectual and social capital upon which nonprofit
sector leaders can draw.
Whatever role you play in the nonprofit sector—leader,
funder, or policymaker—we hope you consider UF/IFAS
and the faculty in the Department of Family, Youth and
Community Sciences to be your partners in the process.
For more information or to inquire about additional
analyses of this type for your area, please contact
author Jennifer A. Jones, Ph.D., University of Florida
assistant professor at [email protected].
Technical Appendix Data Sources and Methodology Notes
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHARITABLE STATISTICS
THE STUDY UTILIZED DATA BY National Center
for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) available via
subscription (http://nccsdataweb.urban.org). In
particular, this report made use of two datasets:
the Business Master Files (BMF) and the Core
Files. Both files were developed by NCCS using
data from the Internal Revenue Services (IRS).
The BMF includes the population of nonprofit
organizations in the United States. This includes
both private foundations and public charities,
both of which are tax exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organizations. The Core Files include only those
public charities that file the IRS Form 990 or IRS
Form 990 EZ. Religious organizations are not
required to file IRS Forms 990 and, consequently,
may be underrepresented in tables where Core
data are presented. The subsectors described
in this report are based on the NCCS’s National
Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE; http://
nccs.urban.org/classification/NTEE). There are
several limitations to this dataset. Most notably,
NCCS data cannot account for variation between
an organization’s headquarters (i.e., the address
listed on the IRS forms) and service distribution
(which may be far broader)1. Data should be
interpreted cautiously.
FLORIDA’S DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Data presented here were supplied by Florida’s
Department of Economic Opportunity and repre-
sent all nonprofit organizations in NCF that pay
reemployment assistance tax. There are several
limitations to this dataset. For example, many
religious organizations have employees; however,
religious organizations not required to pay this
tax and, consequently, may not represented
in this report. Additionally, it is uncertain how
many nonprofit organizations use Professional
Employer Organizations and would, also, not
be represented on this list. The data presented
in this report, therefore, underreport the true
employment of the sector.
THE FOUNDATION CENTER
The Foundation Center dataset, the FC 1000, includes
all grants of $10,000 or more awarded by 1,000 of the
largest U.S. independent (including family), corporate,
community, and grantmaking operating foundations.
For community foundations, only discretionary and
donor-advised grants (when provided by the foundation)
are included. Grants to individuals are excluded. The
data presented, therefore, underreport the total number
of grant dollars flowing into the region.
URBAN VS. RURAL
Counties were designated as either urban or rural based
on a definition developed by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). An area is considered metro/urban if
it includes at least one county with a core urban area of
50,000 or more people. This includes adjacent counties
which have high social/economic integration (such as
commuting to work) with the urban core.
REFERENCE1 McDougle, L. M. (2015). The accuracy of the core files
for studying nonprofit location: How many nonprofits
are there? Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,
44(3), 609-624. doi: 10.1177/0899764015573873.
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THIS REPORT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF:
UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth & Community Sciences