Research Results:
Indiana Nonprofit Survey

Survey Topics

The Indiana Nonprofit Survey sought information from all types of nonprofits in the state: Congregations, charities, advocacy nonprofits, and membership associations. The full survey instrument is available here (you will need a free copy of the Acrobat program to read this file).

Asked of all respondents

• General information: Includes questions on year of establishment, incorporation status, tax status, formal affiliations (by type of organization), and whether grant-making entity.
• Nonprofit programs and services: Includes questions on mission, most important programs/activities, whether programs/activities are targeted (members/general public, type of groups), number served, type of fee structure, changes in demands for services/programs, plans to expand/start health and human services, and number of locations in which services provided.
• Impact of Community and policy changes: Includes questions on impact of September 11 events, whether observed changes in community conditions and in public policy and whether these have had an impact on the organization.
• Relationship with other organizations: Includes question on whether involved in formal collaborations or informal networks, the purpose of the collaboration/network, size of network, types of organizations involved, impact on own capacity, and whether compete with various types of other organizations for key resources.
• Human resources: Includes questions on staff employed full-time and part-time, amount spent on staff compensation, whether paid executive, use of volunteers, number of volunteers, importance of volunteers, own board of directors, size of board, frequency of board meetings, and whether a board committee structure.
• Management information: Includes questions of whether various management activities pose challenges, and what types of organizational features are in place.
• Financial information: Includes questions on revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, changes in these, reliance on major revenue sources, changes in these, and whether any revenues from specific sources.

Asked of selected respondents

• Membership and mutual-benefit activities: Includes questions aimed exclusively at congregations and other membership associations on whether members pay dues, type of dues structure, changes in number of members, and how many members.
• Faith-based organizations: Includes questions aimed exclusively at religious congregations or other organizations with religious identity on whether affiliated with religious denomination, aware of national initiative to help religious organizations obtain government money, and likelihood of seeking government funding over next two years.
• Advocacy and political activities: Includes questions aimed exclusively at organizations involved in advocacy on whether promote positions on policy issues or of interest to certain groups, which issues/groups, and extent to which devote organizational resources to work.

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