U.S. nonprofit sector trends, year by year
An annual report for the whole U.S. nonprofit sector — combined revenue and spending across every e-filed Form 990, straight from IRS data, updated monthly.
Sector revenue, FY2024
$2.68T
▼ 35.9% vs prior year
Sector spending, FY2024
$2.42T
Returns e-filed, FY2024
550,362
Revenue growth since FY2013
+32%
$2.03T → $2.68T
Hover any year for exact totals. The gap between the lines is the sector's operating surplus.
Nonprofits file Form 990 five to eleven months after their fiscal year ends (plus extensions), so the newest fiscal year fills in gradually — we hide it until coverage is meaningful, and the chart grows with each monthly data refresh.
| Fiscal year | Returns filed | Total revenue | Total spending | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 550,362 | $2.68T | $2.42T | ▼ 35.9% |
| FY2023 | 658,286 | $4.18T | $3.93T | ▲ 7.3% |
| FY2022 | 643,852 | $3.90T | $3.68T | ▼ 0.7% |
| FY2021 | 613,483 | $3.92T | $3.41T | ▲ 13.4% |
| FY2020 | 554,117 | $3.46T | $3.08T | ▲ 14.8% |
| FY2019 | 472,681 | $3.01T | $2.81T | ▲ 6.5% |
| FY2018 | 443,072 | $2.83T | $2.63T | ▲ 1.5% |
| FY2017 | 409,201 | $2.78T | $2.57T | ▲ 10.6% |
| FY2016 | 374,543 | $2.52T | $2.38T | ▲ 11.0% |
| FY2015 | 351,439 | $2.27T | $2.15T | ▲ 3.8% |
| FY2014 | 322,641 | $2.19T | $2.02T | ▲ 7.7% |
| FY2013 | 286,002 | $2.03T | $1.89T | — |
Only fiscal years with a substantial share of returns already e-filed are shown; the newest year keeps growing as filings arrive. Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data, updated monthly.