Methodology

Background:

Every three years, NICNE (Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence) collects regional data to help nonprofit organizations.The data informs organizations and reports on the value of the sector.

The focus of the survey is on organizations serving Winnebago and Boone Counties. The Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies created an online survey in Qualtrics. NICNE distributed the survey link to nonprofit organizations in late August, which stayed open through September 21, 2022.

Data Confidentiality:

No personal information was collected from the survey response to ensure anonymity.

Report Citation: Schatteman, Alicia. 2023. State of the Nonprofit Sector and Nonprofit Salary and Benefits Report for Boone and Winnebago Counties. DeKalb, IL: Center for Nonprofit and NGO Studies, Northern Illinois University.

End Notes

1 Urban Institute, 2020, The Nonprofit Sector in Brief 2019 https://nccs.urban.org/publication/nonprofit-sector-brief2019#the-nonprofit-sector-in-brief-2019

2 Salamon, Lester and Newhouse, Chelsea. 2020. Nonprofit Employment Report: Economic Data Bulletin No. 48 . Baltimore, MD: Center for Civil Society Studies, Johns Hopkins University. http://ccss.jhu.edu/research-projects/nonprofiteconomic-data/covid-nonprofit-employment/

3 Independent Sector, 2022. Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector: A Quarterly Review. Washington, DC: Independent Sector. https://independentsector.org/resource/health-of-the-u-s-nonprofit-sector/

4 Williams, Jeff. 2020. In the Time of Coronavirus: How Many Eligible Nonprofits Benefitted From the Paycheck Protection Program?. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy. Grand Valley State University. https://johnsoncenter. org/blog/in-the-time-of-coronavirus-how-many-eligible-nonprofits-benefited-from-the-paycheck-protectionprogram/#:~:text=Nearly%20182%2C000%20nonprofits%20received%20a,nearly%204.9%20million%20total%20loans

5 National Philanthropic Trust. 2022. The 2022 DAF Report. Jenkintown, PA. https://www.nptrust.org/reports/daf-report/

6 Giving USA Foundation. 2022. Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2021