Iowas Charitable Nonprofit Organizations

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Iowas CharitableNonprofit Organizations

• The Impact of Charitable Nonprofit Organization
  on Iowas Economy
• and Quality of Life

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Introduction

• In January of 2004, Governor Vilsack appointed
  the Governors Task Force on The Role of
  Charitable Nonprofit Organizations in Iowa to
  assess the present and potential role of Iowas
  Nonprofit Sector in advancing the vitality of
  communities throughout the state.

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Introduction

• The Task Force presented a list of 12
  recommendations to Governor Vilsack that would
  enhance the effectiveness and services of Iowas
  charitable nonprofit organizations.
• The first result was to publish a guide of the
  Iowa Principles and Practices for Charitable
  Nonprofit Excellence and conduct Principles and
  Practices training sessions throughout Iowa.

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Introduction

• The second result of the Task Force was to
  create and publish an annual report on the
  economic and programmatic impact of the
  charitable nonprofit sector in Iowa.

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This Report is useful in many ways

• Informs local elected officials, legislators,
  business leaders, and key decision-makers about
  the charitable nonprofit sectors impact on the
  states economy and qualify of life
• Encourages consideration of the charitable
  nonprofit sector in policy decision-making by
  government leaders on the state and local levels
• Informs the general public, potential donors, and
  professional advisors of potential to influence
  the future quality of life in the state.

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Quality of Life

• Nonprofit Organizations
• Improve the character and quality of communities.
• Make communities attractive to businesses seeking
  cultural richness and essential services.
• Provide direct job training programs to improve
  Iowa's workforce.

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Quality of Life

• Nonprofit Organizations
• Provide jobs for underemployed and unemployed
  members of the workforce.
• Provide opportunities for people to become more
  active in their communities through volunteerism
  and other cooperative efforts.
• Attract foundation and federal grant dollars into
  the state.

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Special Thanks

• The Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource
  Center
• Jill Smith Research Associate
• Iowa Department of Economic Development
• Mike Miller - Supervision
• Catherine Bierling - Research
• Jason Boten - Graphics
• Iowa Workforce Development
• Paulette Day - Employment Statistics Bureau
  Chief
• Debra Ostrem - Labor Market Research Economist
• Bob Schutt - Labor Market Research Economist
• University of Iowa Office of Vice President for
  Research

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Research Team

• The Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource
  Center Jill Smith
• Iowa Department of Economic Development
  Catherine Bierling and Michael Miller
• Iowa Workforce Development and the Urban
  Institutes National Center for Charitable
  Statistics.

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Iowas CharitableNonprofit Organizations

• IOWA 2005
• There were 12,425 charitable nonprofit
  organizations in Iowa with 501(c)(3) status.
• There were 11,370 public charities and 1,055
  private foundations.
• Only 4,908 organizations were required to file
  an annual IRS Form 990.

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Total Revenues
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Revenue Sources
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Expenditures

• The dollars spent annually show the impact of
  Iowas public charities, including program,
  infrastructure, and fundraising expenses.
• Iowas reporting public charities spent 8.3
  billion in 2004 up from 6.8 billion in 2000.
• This represents a 21.8 increase in expenditures
  from 2000 to 2004.

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Total Assets of Iowas Public Charities
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Iowas Charitable Nonprofit Employment by
Activity Areas

• The number of jobs within the charitable
  nonprofit sector varies widely by field of
  activity. The vast majority of charitable
  nonprofit jobs are in four key activity areas
• Health Care and Social Assistance,
• Education,
• Other Services, and
• Arts and Entertainment.

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Iowas Charitable Nonprofit Employment by
Activity Areas
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Charitable Nonprofit OrganizationsNumber of Jobs

• Of the 4,952 reporting charitable nonprofits in
  2005, at least 1,892 organizations, or 38, have
  one or more employees covered by the Unemployment
  Insurance law of Iowa.
• These organizations employed 128,544 people in
  2005 who earned 3.7 billion in wages or nearly 8
  of the state total.
• The balance of these organizations may use
  volunteers for their services or have employees
  not covered by the Unemployment Insurance law of
  Iowa.

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A Comparison of Wages in Iowa in 2001 and 2005
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Volunteers

• 39.2 of Iowas population volunteer their
  services.
• Total annual number of hours contributed by these
  individuals in Iowa is over 99 million hours.
• Volunteer service is worth almost 1.8 billion
  (based on 18.04 per hour.)

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Summary

• Significant economic contributions in 2005
• Charitable nonprofit employment represented 8.9
  of total employment in the state of Iowa.
• There were only four industry groups in Iowa that
  employed more people than the nonprofit sector.
• Charitable nonprofit employees earned 3.7
  billion in wages or nearly 8 of the states
  total wages.

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Summary

• Significant economic contributions in 2005
• Public charities in Iowa had 20.7 billion in
  total assets.
• Public charities in Iowa spent more than 8.3
  billion.
• The number of Iowa public charities with more
  than 25,000 in gross receipts increased by 21.9
  between 2001 and 2005.
• Iowans contribute an estimated 99 million hours
  of volunteer time and labor each year.

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Copies of the Report
This report will be available Iowa Department of
Economic Development Website -
www.iowalifechanging.com/nonprofit and The
Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center
website - http//nonprofit.law.uiowa.edu