Help with Non-Profits

September 2, 2008 6:38 PM

Does anybody know how to get demographic information on who is (or has been) starting non-profits?

I'm looking for a study or a table or something that shows who is starting non-profits by gender, age, geography, type (social welfare, educational, etc.), income, education, political preference, etc. I've contacted the IRS thinking they probably have some of this, but thought there might already be something out there. I've checked with Guidestar, the Journal of Philanthropy and a few others but haven't yet found anything. I already have information on who tends to give what on the public side. I need to know who is starting and running them on the organizational side.

posted by CollectiveMind to society & culture (1 comment total)

The Foundation Center is the most likely source for this information, if it's been collected at all.
posted by Sidhedevil at 6:45 PM on September 2, 2008