In an effort to highlight the sector's economic impacts, this project attempts to identify employment demographics, funding sources, expenditure levels, volunteer activity, and the various types of nonprofits that exist within the state. Baseline information will be taken from a survey and the 1995 IRS 990 form in order to ensure a resourceful tool. This information will be made available to policy makers, nonprofits, agency administrators, and municipal officials. The goal of this project is to demonstrate the importance of the sector to decision makers and provide a means of integrating the nonprofit sector as a whole. Currently, the Center for Rural Studies at the University of Vermont houses the data for the study.
Funding is needed to further collect data and improve the overall response rate.